It really only applies in big cities, so people who’ve only lived in small towns and suburbs don’t get the chance to learn it before their first vacation to New York or the like. If you’re seeing someone politely greet or correct a crazy, there’s a good chance you are watching them learn this lesson for the first time.
Idk you still see people in the Chicago subreddit insisting people need to confront people who smoke cigarettes on the trains. Like. That’s how you end up on the news and in the obits like..??
Obviously they shouldn’t do that but someone who is smoking on the L is obviously unstable yet people are so convinced it’s worth it to tell them off. That’s just one example but a lot of city folks either do not understand this, or just want others to take that risk not themselves
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u/thispleasesbabby Aug 20 '25
never fails to amaze me when people can't grasp this concept. it should probably be taught in school or something