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Tom Loncaric, a very smart young man from Atlanta, once told me that the Northern way of doing business is to act smarter than you really are. For example, in the the guitar store in Michigan, where we both worked, all the Northern-born employees acted like experts, and tried to impress the customers.
But, Tom told me, the Southern way of doing business is to act dumber than you really are. Southerners, he said, act impressed by the customers, rather than trying to impress them. Tom did not include a judgment on which method is better, but his insight blew me away.
I have no judgment either, but this is such a brilliant observation that I believe it. And I am sure it has something to do with Garrison's contrast between North and South.
P.S. Even if you are from the South, the Herb David Guitar Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan is a great place to find great music and a great deal.
P.P.S. I do not understand the previous post about "racism."
