To all the non-Southerners

[Evil_Frisky]

Louisiana is its own planet.

That's not even part of the South, or of the US, or of Earth. Louisiana is like no place else.

I lived in Crowley for a while, also New Orleans for some time. Spent a lot of time in Acadia Parish...actually got to know most of everything between Lafayette and Lake Charles.

Some beautiful women down there, but you gotta get them young.

lol@ gotta get them young.

Thats because we are all such a good catch, we don't stay single for long

Hee hee..

Next time your down, you'll have to visit my hometown.

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

lol@ gotta get them young.

Thats because we are all such a good catch, we don't stay single for long

Hee hee..

Next time your down, you'll have to visit my hometown.

Louisiana women are like nothing else.

I'll stop by - haven't been in a while.

 

[Delinquent]

I'm going to assume that you are talking about Dixie not all of the Southern part of the U.S. I currently live in Northern VA (20 minutes outside of D.C.) and I can honestly say that this is as far South as I will go. Unless an opportunity with my current company comes in Florida (Orlando or Miami), thereby bypassing all of the states in between VA and FL.

I've been to GA and NC. Life is just way to slow down there for me. I gave up being able to get what I want whenever I wanted it to now getting what I want between 6am and 12am. I'm not willing to give up more.

Even though Florida isn't considered Southern as much as say georgia or alabama, I grew up in a pretty southern town as there are many that aren't really known here due to Mickey. I'm the complete opposite though. I think everything moves to fast up north from what I have gathered talking to people. Everybody is so busy that they forget to smile to one another or even say hi. So wrapped up in their own little bubble that they tend to lose many of lifes little joys. I'm not saying one is definitely better than the other but the southern mindset is definitely different.

 

[sublime35]

Well I do agree w/ a few things said here so far.
I agree that Southern Hospitality is not as common as people think it is. Yes many people are very nice, but you can't expect everyone to walk around being happy go lucky all the time.
I don't think that life moves too fast in either parts.
Yes there definately are more "slow" people in the south.
There are def. too many people in the south, hung up on the Civil war. People just won't let it go and seem to want to seperate themselves from other parts of the country, like by calling northern people Yankees and always bitching about that god damn flag and can't seem to realize that there aren't black and white people, but just Americans. but that's not just here and that's a whole diff. story.

 

[sublime35]

97% of Cali residents think this.

Myself included.

I could tell you want I think of Californians but I won't go there.

LOL, actually I know a few california people an they aren't bad, but I have my thoughts on the others.

 

[gotmilk]

southern women are easier to bang imo

With what? A stick?

There are coastal areas in South Carolina and Georgia I would live in...but everything else is like ass..I'm not into it.

 

[sublime35]

I also think that I would rather just visit here instead of living here. We are moving to PA hopefully if my dad gets this job. My parents don't want to go through another bad hurricane. Not that I won't visit, just not live here.

 

[gjohnson5]

With what? A stick?

There are coastal areas in South Carolina and Georgia I would live in...but everything else is like ass..I'm not into it.

A big stick may be a useful item down south , lol

 

[bigbair]

Probably more rednecks here in the north than in the south. I love the south...lots of good people down there. My favorites are Kentucky, Georgia, and Virginia. Making a new friend in the south takes all of about 5 minutes...here in the north it takes like 5 years.

Thanks, I consider that a compliment. I've spent my whole life in KY and have traveled to the deep south and the northeast and I personally prefer the pace of life in the south. Many people (south of us) don't consider KY as part of the south. That's OK and geographically it may not be AS south as say AL or LA, but I wouldn't advise calling anyone here a northerner (no offence intended).

I have a few buddies in the Cape Cod area. We all met on vacation in MX and have partied in each other's states on occasion since then. The biggest difference I notice in what I've seen of the northeast and where I'm at is the pace of life. We do things SLOOOOOOWWWLLLY down here. We talk slow, live slow, and in general don't get in too big of a hurry for much anything. I enjoy visiting in the northeastern areas and the Midwest (which I do alot of), but only for short periods and it's always good to get home. My GF is from IA and she jokingly says that she could fall asleep waiting for me to finish a sentence. Funny, but kinda true.

To summarize, all you need to know about the south is what I (and most of us down here) hold closest:

1. Jesus
2. NASCAR
3. Our Momma
4. Sweet Tea (which is completely foreign to many of the northern areas)


BB



P.S. Any of you in the north ever hear of a dry county?

 

[MattTheSkywalker]

P.S. Any of you in the north ever hear of a dry county?

Not before I moved to GA.