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From: fujinaka@hplabsb.UUCP (Hisashi Fujinaka)
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Subject: Macho *
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Date: Tue, 10-Jul-84 16:32:52 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jul 10 16:32:52 1984
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<so, if this doesn't get to anyone, did it ever exist?>

In regards to people being obnoxious or otherwise unfriendly, has anyone noticed
the regional differences towards social interactions?  What I mean to say is 
that when I say hello to a stranger on the street in Oregon, they say "Hi."
If I say hello to a stranger (much stranger :-)) in Boston, they say something
that is not worth repeating or just look at me funny.  If I say hello to a
police officer in Portland, they also will take the greeting in the manner that
it was intended, but in Boston a cop told me to "watch it".  I have even heard 
of an instance where someone was instructed to get "up against the wall" because
"normal people don't say hello to cops".  

So am I just going into the situation with a preconceived notion of Boston?
(BTW, I am a student at MIT working at HP for the summer)

Maybe it's because I am oriental and they don't accept us as well on the east
coast.:-)

Well, I hope this gets me some more mail.

Todd Fujinaka hplabs!fujinaka