I wasn’t going to read this one this week, but then it was automatically checked out to me and within about an hour, five more people put a hold on it. It was incredible.
I’ve heard really good things about that series! And yes, definitely read Bad Blood! It’s such a crazy story that it’s hard to believe it’s nonfiction!
Haha as someone who lived in the south for the better part of four years (went to college in Nashville), the single biggest piece of advice I can give you is that “bless your heart” is not a compliment; it is an insult, basically the equivalent of “you are such a dumbass,” and said with a condescending smile to make sure your point gets across even though the words don’t sound rude. Weaponize it as you see fit 😂😂😂
Haha, that’s great. Sometimes I have to ask my boyfriend to interpret for me because I can’t tell if people are being nice or not yet. It’s very different here than in the midwest and the east coast!
Totally agree, it’s way different. I’m from the suburbs of Chicago, and I will say that in general, people in the south were nicer and more polite. They just ALSO have their insults sugar-coated so you don’t always realize them when they happen 😂
Yes, definitely! I’m originally from Wisconsin and people are definitely nice there (not so much in New Jersey), but I feel like I lived in the south for like two minutes before people were offering to help me with things. I was having some trouble with my U-Haul on the way here and some random man just moved it for me. It’s a different world down here but it’s so nice! But yes, definitely still getting used to the “if you don’t have something nice to say, say something mean in a nice way” attitude!
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I really enjoyed Becky Chambers’ The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet! I’m planning on continuing the series… eventually 😅
Now I’m planning to bump Bad Blood up my TBR, though. I keep hearing good things!
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I’ve heard really good things about that series! And yes, definitely read Bad Blood! It’s such a crazy story that it’s hard to believe it’s nonfiction!
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I had no idea that Ellen had a book out! Seems like it would be a funny light read.
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It definitely was!
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Haha as someone who lived in the south for the better part of four years (went to college in Nashville), the single biggest piece of advice I can give you is that “bless your heart” is not a compliment; it is an insult, basically the equivalent of “you are such a dumbass,” and said with a condescending smile to make sure your point gets across even though the words don’t sound rude. Weaponize it as you see fit 😂😂😂
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Haha, that’s great. Sometimes I have to ask my boyfriend to interpret for me because I can’t tell if people are being nice or not yet. It’s very different here than in the midwest and the east coast!
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Totally agree, it’s way different. I’m from the suburbs of Chicago, and I will say that in general, people in the south were nicer and more polite. They just ALSO have their insults sugar-coated so you don’t always realize them when they happen 😂
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Yes, definitely! I’m originally from Wisconsin and people are definitely nice there (not so much in New Jersey), but I feel like I lived in the south for like two minutes before people were offering to help me with things. I was having some trouble with my U-Haul on the way here and some random man just moved it for me. It’s a different world down here but it’s so nice! But yes, definitely still getting used to the “if you don’t have something nice to say, say something mean in a nice way” attitude!
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