I've noticed new behavior in public places.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

I meet a lot of people in my job, I am in courts frequently, elevators, halls, court rooms, law offices, etc.

People are going out of their way to be nice to one another. Regardless of color, sex, socio-economic standing, age, it seems that Trump has brought out the best in people. Lots of "please," "hellos" to complete strangers, and more. Cops are engaging in conversation, total strangers are making eye contact and talking to one another.

The more vile and outlandish that Trump becomes, the more people seem to be making a clear choice and effort to reject his behavior, and is seems like no one has any problem in actively being nice.

I don't know about your nape of the forest, but this is Chicago-land. While we have always been good to strangers and tourists, there is a marked change in people's behavior. I once heard a furriner from New Jersey describe Chicago as having people almost as cold as our winters.

Has anyone else noticed a change? Excepting the trumpenstein activists, of course.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. I have noticed this as well. I live in a very diverse area and it's especially noticeable here.

And I like it!

[ChairmanAgnostic]

5. It helps to have a determined, but cool headed

person heading up our ticket. The comparison to the "warthog with the red power tie" is striking.

My sweetie and I were watching green bay, sound off, (she's a YUGE fan) while I was playing the debate, sound on, on the iPad. The conversation went like, "WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?" to "Great pass, Rogers!"

A stable, polite "Nice" (his words) person Trump is not.

[mnhtnbb]

2. I've been living in the south for the last 16 years where it's second nature to greet people

and say good morning or something like that.

It took this NY city girl a while to adopt the same behavior.

[madokie]

23. I talk to every one

I come in contact with. 99% of those I speak to respond back to me too.

I like it that way

[annabanana]

3. We want to make sure that the people around us know that WE

are not Trumpsters.

[Wounded Bear]

4. I don't get out much...

but that sounds like a good thing.

[Brickbat]

6. Correlation is not causation.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

10. So, to apply more scientific approaches, we need to test this hypothesis.

Perhaps by asking them what they think of Der Groping-Fuehrer?

[FrodosPet]

20. Whatever the cause is, people being friendlier to each other is a good thing

beats

[marble falls]

7. I think I see it too. I know I want to see it.

[Freedomofspeech]

8. Not in Soutwest PA

This area is a hot bed for Trump. There are trump signs, billboards, Confederate flags, etc., everywhere. We Hillary supporters have to keep under the radar. Gun permits have been selling like mad since Mr. Obama came in to office. This is NOT a nice place.

[Cosmocat]

15. Yep

I moved away in great part because I just generally did not like the people where I lived, mean sprited and back stabbling.

I lived there during the Bill years and I never got how they were so unhinged about him, but I was younger and naive about these things then. I drove through Westmoreland County a few weeks ago and it was Trumpstanigan, not to my surprise.

I now live in a slightly conservative area that will go Trump pretty clearly, but the people are infinitely more decent.

[Freedomofspeech]

28. Lucky you.

We are seriously thinking of relocating...we are in Westmoreland County. It is really very scary here.

[Cosmocat]

29. My mom lived off 22

Never married, and she just was constantly taken advantage of by people. I never really got how horrible people were there until I moved out to where we live now.

[SunSeeker]

9. Depends where you go.

Diverse crowds seem to be getting more polite. But not Trump's base. Trump Republicans seem to be losing their minds and are ruder than ever.

[The2ndWheel]

11. Which adds to the overall diversity

If everyone was polite, that wouldn't be as diverse as some people being polite, and others not.

[True Dough]

12. I live in Alberta, Canada

And I practice the sort of behavior you're referring to with everyone. Most are very pleasant in return. Life is largely a "get what you give" situation. There are exceptions, of course. But if you spend your day pissing in others' Corn Flakes, then it's going to catch up with you eventually.

[lindysalsagal]

13. Can't agree. If anything, people are angry, self-centered, pushy, inconsiderate

At the grocery store I saw a young man pull a 12lb bag of frozen chicken wings out of his cart, slam it down on the side shelf next to the self-check register, ring up all of the rest of his groceries, and walk away, leaving it there to defrost.

I was in line behind him and picked it up as soon as I could (he was still there) and handed it to one of the register monitors while it was still frozen. She said people do it all the time.

People are pushy driving, beating you to the door, walking right into you, it's not good. I see it in my students, too.

Lots of bad behavior, now that it's so "fashionable."

[Atman]

14. There you go! He's already making America great again!

Don't let him read your post. He'll take credit for it.

[Baitball Blogger]

16. LOL! I'm noticing just the opposite.

It's obvious the desperation is setting in locally.

[G_j]

17. Oh, oh, what I want to know is are you kind?

My friends tend to be kind and loving people.
After discussions with some others, we seem to agree that focusing on tolerance and kindness is the best medicine for all the bad vibes out there.
Imagine..

[closeupready]

18. No. People have become more aggressive and grasping over the last 20 years.

IMHO. That has not receded, it's gotten only worse as the years go on.

[FrodosPet]

22. Do you still treat them politely?

Maybe it is because I am larger than average that people are scared to be rude to me? They are not being nice to me because I am nice to them, they are nice to me because I intimidate them? Damn. And all this time I thought it was a reflection of my desire to be polite and encouraging.

Are you SURE they are not just reflecting the vibe they feel from you?

[closeupready]

24. I simply refuse to be a victim - if I sense ANYTHING awry,

I am off and running. Sometimes, I feel like I could write a book, "The Pedestrian's Guide to Successful Street Navigation," lol, complete with half-block rules, timing commute with the ebb and flow of crowds, how, when and why to avoid Times Square, and more!

[Gidney N Cloyd]

19. I've mainly noticed a reluctance to talk politics. People don't want to butt heads right now.

[bigtree]

21. makes sense

...and seems very likely, given the depths Trump is working to drive us all to.

[Shankapotomus]

25. I just assume everybody hates me

So it's hard to tell.

[marybourg]

26. People are amazingly nice where I live,

although it's a red area and many of them are rabid red. But they reliably sort the 2 sizes of shopping carts into the 2 lane cart corral and last week when my head merely turned a bit to look in the next row of cars for mine, a woman stopped her car and asked if I needed help finding my car. Of course, I do the same. I believe it's because it's uncrowded, largely homogeneous and life is easy and low-cost here

[TransitJohn]

27. "Yo, MFer, I want more iced tea!!!"

http://crooksandliars.com/2007/09/24/bill-oreilly-surprised-at-civility-of-black-restaurant-patrons