I used to live South of the Mason/Dixon line (MD, so just barely South), and have many friends, from even farther South. I live in New York. These cultures ha

I used to live South of the Mason/Dixon line (MD, so just barely South), and have many friends, from even farther South. I live in New York. These cultures have radically different approaches to communication. New Yorkers want you to get right to the point. No dilly-dallying. I think that most of the SV Californians I've dealt with, have been similar. They be like: Hey Chris, Do you have a published API for the Widget library that was recommended? Southerners, on the other hand, like to "break the ice," with some small personal talk, like: Hey Chris, I hope this finds you in good spirits, and good health. Down here, we're experiencing a bit of a heat wave, so our air conditioners are running all day. I was writing to ask you if you have an API spec. for that library that was recommended to me...