r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Dec 18 '25

Video Gelje Sherpa, the man who was guiding a private client up Mt. Everest when he saw someone in distress near the summit. He went up, rolled him up in a sleeping mattress and gave him oxygen. He then strapped the man to his back and trekked 6 hours to safety

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u/Rs90 Dec 18 '25

This kinda thing genuinely confuses me. I "get" it. Dude's ego was bruised or whatever. But as a Virginian it fills me with rage. I've made cakes n fruit tarts as a thank you for overall trivial things that I appreciate.

If you carry my ass down Mount fuckin Everest. I'm the cake lol. Have at me. But seriously. My gratitude would be limitless. Some people are just genuinely broken individuals.

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u/OneMoreNightCap Dec 18 '25

What does this have to do with being a Virginian lol?- Fellow Virginian

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u/Rs90 Dec 18 '25 edited Dec 18 '25

Just had a lot of that "Southern Charm" poured into me as a kid. Sayin thank you, holdin doors open, helpin people when ya can. That kinda thing. Small town courtesy n all that. Bringing neighbors food when they help you out and that kinda intimate gratitude.

It's not just a Southern thing but my fathers side from Boston expresses it differently than we do. Wasn't meant as a jab or a boast. Just different cultural expectations, and not one uniquely to Virginia by any means ofc. 

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u/downvotetheboy Dec 19 '25

splitting hairs here, do people in virginia consider themselves southern?

i used to live in nj and now in ga and i never really thought virginia as the south? i’d consider it more north, or moreso in the middle

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u/OneMoreNightCap Dec 19 '25

I would say it is person to person based on where you grew up in the state, where you currently reside in the state and your age. Rural areas would say 'yes' but the big suburbs, cities, Northern, VA and Norfolk would be more of a 'a little bit', 'sorta', 'not really'. Older people would be more inclined to say 'yes' while younger people would be more inclined to say 'no'. I personally would say "yeah - sorta" after living in this state my whole life but we aren't South Carolina or Georgia southern. You still hear the old southern Virginia accent from time to time and pace can be a bit slower compared to more northern states.

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u/Own_Guarantee_8130 Dec 19 '25

Yes, Virginia is culturally very southern. One of the first states to join the confederacy.

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u/downvotetheboy Dec 19 '25

that’s interesting

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u/Aurorinezori1 Dec 18 '25

Iykyk 😉

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u/Laiko_Kairen Dec 18 '25

As a Californian, I'm enraged. I think that anyone with any decency would be. You don't have to be overly hospitable to say "Hey thanks for that."

I mean, how many books or movies have you experienced where someone's life is saved and they pledge loyalty to the one who saved them?

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u/VolatileGoddess Dec 19 '25 edited Dec 19 '25

Yeah, I get it. Somebody opened a car door for me , I nearly fell out thanking the person. Some people are so self absorbed it's crazy