I've said several times that people in Charlotte are very friendly and chatty. Sometimes it's hard to explain how this is different from what we've experienced elsewhere. A perfect example of this happened today.
I went to the driving range for a while to practice chipping and pitching before my last lesson on Saturday. I decided to take a different way home than usual. I'm still learning my way around the city and thought it was a good time to explore. Happily, I ended up by Taco Bell. I love Taco Bell and - fortunately - there really aren't many fast food places convenient to where we live. Even though I'd been thinking of the good, healthy salad I was planning to make when I got home, I couldn't help but stop. When I pulled up to place my order, the voice in the box said "Hi, how are you?" rather than the usual "Welcome to XX, would you like to try a XX?" I've noticed that a few times at various fast food places around here. When I was pulling around to the window, I realized that I left my wallet in my golf bag, which was in the trunk. Oops! So, I popped the trunk and hopped out of the car - still wearing my golf shoes - ran around to get my wallet and then drove up to the window. I expected the woman at the window to say something about this. Instead, when I pulled up, the woman at the window said, "Do you play golf? You go girl!" We chatted a bit about golf and husbands and all that while getting my Mexican Pizza and change. When I was leaving, she congratulated me on my new hobby, wished me luck and said, "Have a blessed day!" Sure don't see that in Chicago. :)
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