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Originally Posted by missdpuck
I agree with the comments about the lack of please/thank you, holding doors open etc. There seems to be more politeness in the Midwest and in some parts of the South... and I don't mean Florida..I've only been to Niagara Falls so I don't know about Canada but one thing that really impressed me about the people in Central and Eadtern Europe was the politeness. Seems like I never had to worrry about opening a door if there were guys of any age around. But then again some women get insulted when guys do that! Also I don't remember their names but I used to hear some Canadian comedians harping on the Canadian "eh".
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I can't speak to the American side of things, but as a Canadian man I open doors for people all the time, not just women of someone is behind me I hold it open for them. But It's also expected the other way and it usually happens for me as well. The 'eh?' thing bothers me because yes we do say eh (or i find myself doing it anyways). But from my experience Americans use 'huh?' in the exact same context A LOT.