so tired of the south

[canadalaura 0]

THings I specifically HATE about living in the south

-bible thumpers

-ignorant attitudes

-ignorant accents

-people with rotten teeth

-lack of produce in the supermarkets

-bugs

-confederate flag flying

-NO racial diversity outside of black/white

-no Indian restaurants!

-everything is far away

Things I like about the south:

-Barbeque

-beaches

-warm winters

and that's about it!

[faith 0]

THings I specifically HATE about living in the south

-bible thumpers

-ignorant attitudes

-ignorant accents

-people with rotten teeth

-lack of produce in the supermarkets

-bugs

-confederate flag flying

-NO racial diversity outside of black/white

-no Indian restaurants!

-everything is far away

Things I like about the south:

-Barbeque

-beaches

-warm winters

and that's about it!

but ...

all of your hates can be found just about anywhere, not just the south. And we have kick ### bbq here in the midwest

[canadalaura 0]

Oh, wait I forgot to add:

things move at the speed of molasses - we live in the Low Country of SC and call it the "slow" country.

And the drivers here are the worst I have EVER seen.

[almaty 19]

THings I specifically HATE about living in the south

-bible thumpers

-ignorant attitudes

-ignorant accents

-people with rotten teeth

-lack of produce in the supermarkets

-bugs

-confederate flag flying

-NO racial diversity outside of black/white

-no Indian restaurants!

-everything is far away

Things I like about the south:

-Barbeque

-beaches

-warm winters

and that's about it!

but ...

all of your hates can be found just about anywhere, not just the south. And we have kick ### bbq here in the midwest

damn right, we do...

[canadalaura 0]

I don't doubt that there are other areas with all my "dislikes", but they are pretty much universal here. Don't get me wrong, I love the area I live for vacation - it's a great place to visit, I just don't like living here!

[Peggy 1]

I have been in the South now since May.

You couldnt find nicer people. Everywhere you go someone says "hey" to you.

Driving around everyone waves to you.

The weather is the best part thou. I love the sunshine.

When people talk about rotten teeth. You can find that in any Country not just the South

Speaking of nice weather. Its such a beautiful day here today. Gotta love it

[Miranda&James 8]

I don't doubt that there are other areas with all my "dislikes", but they are pretty much universal here. Don't get me wrong, I love the area I live for vacation - it's a great place to visit, I just don't like living here!

I take serious offense at you saying that some of things are universal across the South. Maybe that is your experience with the people you have encountered, but going on to say that applies to everyone who lives in the Southern US is not a logical conclusion, nor a true one. Kind of seems like the same thing that most people on this board say they don't like about the South in the first place. If I were to say I hate all _____ (fill in the blank) people because I met a couple I didn't like I would most certainly be jumped on for being racist, ignorant, etc. So, how is it ok to then use that same logic against the people you don't like?

Edited March 7, 2006 by James_and_Miranda

[canadalaura 0]

ok then, universal in the savannah - charleston coastal area.

[faith 0]

ok then, universal in the savannah - charleston coastal area.

so you're saying everyone in the savannah - charleston coastal area is like that? I know for a fact that they aren't.

You can't use the word "universal" without stereotyping everyone. Would you like to be lumped into a group like that simply because of your geographical location?

[Miranda&James 8]

ok then, universal in the savannah - charleston coastal area.

So you've met every single person in that area and have personally asked them about their views? Faith has an excellent point.

[Welshcookie 17]

I have only been to AL once for a visit and I my impression was as good as it can be after a 2 week visit (and that includes sitting thro hurricane Katrina while I was there ). But my bloke was bought up there and has since travelled quite a bit with the military and if he happy to return and settle then that is good enough for me....

[babybunny 2]

THings I specifically HATE about living in the south

-bible thumpers

-ignorant attitudes

-ignorant accents

-people with rotten teeth

-lack of produce in the supermarkets

-bugs

-confederate flag flying

-NO racial diversity outside of black/white

-no Indian restaurants!

-everything is far away

Things I like about the south:

-Barbeque

-beaches

-warm winters

and that's about it!

but ...

all of your hates can be found just about anywhere, not just the south. And we have kick ### bbq here in the midwest

damn right, we do...

ok NOOOOOOOOO we have the best azz kicken BBQ in Texas. every self respecting texan knows that..

geez..

[faith 0]

THings I specifically HATE about living in the south

-bible thumpers

-ignorant attitudes

-ignorant accents

-people with rotten teeth

-lack of produce in the supermarkets

-bugs

-confederate flag flying

-NO racial diversity outside of black/white

-no Indian restaurants!

-everything is far away

Things I like about the south:

-Barbeque

-beaches

-warm winters

and that's about it!

but ...

all of your hates can be found just about anywhere, not just the south. And we have kick ### bbq here in the midwest

damn right, we do...

ok NOOOOOOOOO we have the best azz kicken BBQ in Texas. every self respecting texan knows that..

geez..

tell you what.. you bring me some of your bbq and i'll give you some of ours and we'll see which we like better

[babybunny 2]

I hate universal and gerneralizations too.

but, having said that TEXAS MAKES THE BEST DAYUM BBQ.

in the south BBQ has Mustard ####### in here. whats with that?

[Miranda&James 8]

I have only been to AL once for a visit and I my impression was as good as it can be after a 2 week visit (and that includes sitting thro hurricane Katrina while I was there ). But my bloke was bought up there and has since travelled quite a bit with the military and if he happy to return and settle then that is good enough for me....

Personally I love where I live, it's not perfect but it could be a lot worse! I'm in a relatively big city though (Huntsville), so my experience is gonna be pretty different from those who grew up in the tinier towns.