An armed society is a polite society. -- Lazarus Long.

FUDs (F****g Utah Drivers) come up north on I-15 from Salt Lake City, which ranks lower than Chicago or LA in terms of driver ability. Because they are "out in the country" and everyone up here is a hick, they drive like maniacs -- or rather, like they do at home. Chicago drivers have the same reputation in Wisconsin, where they are known as FIBs -- F'ing Illinois Bastards.

My wife has noticed out here that there is a distinct tendency not to engage is simple courtesies such as holding the door, even if your arms are full. This seems to be tied especially to men belonging to a certain three-letter Church -- not all, but most. Elsewhere in the West such simple courtesies are extended.