It's true that context counts, I can see your point since, similar to your experience, I also come from a rural area and I lived in a tiny town for some years.

It's true that context counts, I can see your point since, similar to your experience, I also come from a rural area and I lived in a tiny town for some years. But I also feel like I have a "default setting" for situations where I don't really know who I'm talking to, and in those situations, what I said above still applies.