Having been travelling across the US (in both directions), Sandra and I have noticed one very interesting linguistic trait. It's s-o-o-o-o important, I thought I'd better get your take(s) on it.

When you say "thank you" in restaurants or shops in the west, the instant response from service industry people is "You're welcome". As we move further east, this is gradually being replaced by "Mmmm - mmmm". Yesterday in Arkansas, it was about 50/50.

Any thoughts? Is everyone in the east totally syllabically challenged?


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