Thank you all for your input. I was curious about others experiences & points of view. Guess you are correct, Wants2Fly, I would probably fit into the Southern life style better than Calif. Seems it is so casual here that I am really out of place with the norm. I'm not one that likes to stick out, but they say "You can't teach an old dog new tricks".

Wisewoman, I think you are very appropriate it the way you handle yourself. You shouldn't feel nervous but sometimes when the words aren't ingrained in your vocabulary, it takes more thought as to what is an appropriate response.

Thank you SkyBdark, I never thought about it being "kewl". I know it has gotten me out of trouble at times without even realizing that would be the effect.

It always seems strange to me when I have to explain myself. I usually turn as red as a tomato & want to crawl under the nearest rock. But I have found it is something that has just become a part of me which comes out without thinking.