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Also grew up in the deep south, and my mom would always call this "killing them with kindness"

• kevmo 9y ago
  That's what my momma said, too.
• aeountdh34th 9y ago
  As a northerner who lived in the South I can unequivocally tell you this doesn't work. Southerners who do this come off as saccharine and insincere. It's incredibly transparent and irritating (which I always felt was the point) to people who don't agree with you. You aren't fooling anyone.
  • wu-ikkyu 9y ago
    >Southerners who do this come off as saccharine and insincere. If they're not being sincere then they're doing it wrong.
  • craftyguy 9y ago
    I think the trick is that you actually have to be sincere. You almost have to feel sorry for the other person, but in a "wow you seem fucked up but I hope you can still have a good day" way. I never mastered it.