<p>generally you’ll find that b/c there are more students from south at duk than ivies, it will be a lot nicer. if u walk down the street and make eye contact with a random person and smile or say hello they will acknowledge u back. few people did this when i went to boston and did the same thing, people are more uptight in NE, however midwesterners are usually friendly. it’s all about the nice sunny weather in the south. coming from dallas i’m expected to use please and thank yous and hold open doors for the ladies, this attitude is much more prevalent(on average) than in yankee land</p>