A clean set of clothes. Walk in the store without a chip on your shoulder (e.g. “my mountains are better than Utah mountains), look people in the eye, smile a genuine smile expecting a smile back.
I’m guessing your results will be different. I grew up in California, came to Utah and never experienced what you did.
You have your whole life in front of you. How you enter a building and interact with the people in that building will influence your experience over the next 65 years of your life.
Go Cougs!