RE: Is The Cowboy Code Obsolete?
Up North there were quite a few times when I'd taken the
time of course, being a redneck gentleman, to stop and open
the door for a young woman and got THE most hateful,
disgusted, offended, DEATH STARE that one could ever get!
What is polite and kind in one area is seemed to be offensive in another. Sometimes frustrating to everybody. In Korea it is polite to refuse once or twice even though you accept the offer. It is also polite and necessary for the host to offer three times. If not then it is not considered hospitality.
I recommend accepting the stare and apoligizing honestly,
"I'm so sorry Ma'am. I'm a red neck from Texas and don't know any other way to treat a lady. Have a good day."
You might get punched or you might get a smile.
I will be in Louisville and for about a week and won't have no problem there. Chicago is also a hospitable town... but you get both kinds there: "Country and Western."
hahaha! oh man, even your comments need to be entered into the comedyopenmic contests! thank you sir, that is very interesting about the rules of etiquette in Korea, I'd have to memorize those so I wouldn't offend anyone! thank you sir, too bad you can't stay there awhile longer on that island.