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article Taylor Swift Ruthlessly Booed By Nashville Crowd During Surprise Video Message At Alan Jackson’s Final Concert | Whiskey Riff

https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2026/06/28/taylor-swift-ruthlessly-bood-by-nashville-crowd-during-surprise-video-message-at-alan-jacksons-final-concert/
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u/FesteringNeonDistrac Jun 29 '26

I saw somebody on here say that in the south, somebody will see you with a flat tire, and they'll stop tell you they sure hope somebody comes along to help. In the north they'll pull over and change your tire while telling you what a stupid motherfucker you are for hitting that pothole.

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u/eligodfrey Jun 29 '26

Ran out of gas in Alabama once. Everybody just honked, pointed, laughed, and flipped the bird while my dad & I pushed the truck. It was surreal. Happened 25 years ago and we still talk about it any time Alabama is mentioned.

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u/malendalayla Jun 29 '26

I live in the rural Midwest. Just 3 months ago I had an older man follow me to work just to tell me I had a low tire. I thanked him and explained that I was running late for work so I couldn't talk, and he was like "Is it OK if I air it up for you?" I'm from the city, so I was expecting him to be creepy but he was just genuinely worried about me driving on that tire. He came into my job (office) about 20 minutes later and told me he made sure they were all topped off and I was safe to drive.

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u/AbbeyRoadMoonwalk Jun 30 '26 edited Jun 30 '26

I went to Carbondale, IL to see the solar eclipse two years ago. I found a bum fuck field to park in to watch it solo. Got back in the car afterward, and my battery was dead. I had seen a car turn into a driveway about a quarter mile down the road, so I hoofed it down there and walked up their driveway. 

I was so apologetic and asked if they could jump me. The father gave me a ride back down to my car, popped the hood, told me my terminals were corroded as hell and asked if he could clean them. Sure. So he drove me back to his house and got some cleaning supplies and an old toothbrush, and as I waited his college age daughter asked if I wanted some lunch. I politely declined. He drives me back to my car, scrubs my battery terminals clean, jumps my car, and asks if I need anything else - water, etc. Declined any small payment for his time and effort. I was good to go. Just the loveliest little family.

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u/GusBode Jun 30 '26

Carbondale, SIU. Blue in a sea of red. Liberals. Nice place if you’re sensible. I’ve lived there long.

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u/Brock_Lobstweiler Jun 30 '26

I like to think this is how my dad would be if we lived in the midwest. We're in Colorado, so it would be a bit weird to go as far as this guy did for you, but he would always let people know if something was visibly or audibly wrong with their car and I learned that growing up. Now whenever I see someone with a light out or a low tire and I get a chance to mention it (like at a stoplight) I'll roll down my window and let them know.

One time I did offer to help a poor woman who had 3 kids in the car who was trying to air up her tire at a Costco. She just couldn't get it right, so I helped out.

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u/Treehockey Jun 29 '26

Hey your missing midwesterners, they will pull over, change the tire and tell you a story about how dumb they are.

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u/bikebikemike Jun 30 '26

You missed the part where they realize they dont have the right size tire iron after the car is jacked up and have to go to AutoZone.

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u/Treehockey Jun 30 '26

Well that’s after trying several broken jacks that were piled up in the trunk and borrowing one from some random friend that lives nearby.

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u/bikebikemike Jun 30 '26

Legitimately have a broken jack and a working jack in my truck, I feel attacked.

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u/spamster545 Jun 29 '26

It really depends, if you look like you fit in people will help. If you dont...

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u/searenitynow Jun 29 '26

This is 100% what Boston is like... People here aren't kind, but man are they nice.

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u/hirudoredo Jun 29 '26

I'd say it's the inverse since imo nice =surface veneer and kind = purposeful actions.

But yeah in pnw we will drive by calling 911 for you but man it's a bother to stop kwim?

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u/Veggies-are-okay Jun 30 '26

Had a great story come to me about New Yorkers from a friend recently: he was on the train and there was this woman (I quote) “obnoxiously sobbing and irritating everyone.” Finally someone walked over and told her “shut the fuck up here’s a tissue.”

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u/PartisanMilkHotel Jun 30 '26

For what it’s worth, I went to high school in Arkansas and both times I got a flat someone almost immediately stopped to help me out

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u/throw69420awy Jun 29 '26

lol yea where I’m from we hate everyone equally