Thank you for your excellent post!
I have another example for people who may not understand the Scotch-Irish culture. When someone apologizes, the appropriate response is, “There’s nothing to forgive.” It means all necessary apology obligations are satisfied and the apology is accepted. It is not correct to follow up by protesting, “No I really was wrong and I want to hear you say that you forgive me.”
Now when some Yankee apologizes, you must look into the eyes and say, “Yes I accept your apology, and I fully, freely, and frankly forgive you and I promise I will with God’s help never speak of it again.” You may go on like that for a while and it may help to say that you have never heard such a gracious, humble, and Christian-like apology and you will have greater respect and eternal admiration because of it.
...Wait a minute.
...Did I just say,
“...Yankee apologizes?!”
LOL! “Yankee apologizes” is like “Yankee uses his turn signal.”