In the US, “reserving judgement” seems to be appreciated more in the Midwest than on the coasts.

They’re judging, but that’s a Midwestern nice way of saying they’re not.

the homogeny of the midwest allows for more winks and nods than metropolitan areas. not a slight, im a wisconsin kid at heart, but holy moly do some things just get skipped over in places that arent an efficient melting pot

The Midwest has disproportionately high agreeableness levels compared to the coasts which is likely a factor to what you’re observing

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