Now that I live in the South, I see how different the social environment is here. It's friendly and relationships definitely come first when doing business. When I lived in NYC, it was enough to say who you were and who you worked with or for and you'd be accepted on your own merit.

So, culturally, the North and South have its differences. Since the south has been a bit behind in a lot of ways, I find myself teaching some of the women here techniques to be noticed more, and how to assert them more. Additionally, I find that the younger men here view their age as a detriment as opposed to an asset. They want to appear older, or have the confidence of an older person. Again, that wasn