The look on his face says it all. "No big deal..."
We recently moved into a new subdivision and I mentioned to my wife that it was odd that after a month or so we had only one neighbor come over and welcome us to the neighborhood. When we did see people outside, they didn't appear to be overly friendly for the most part, either. Turns out that most of the people in here are from up north, moved here for a very large steel mill that was built a couple of years ago. Our subdivision has the name "Charleston" in it, but it appears it should have been named after Cleveland or Philadelphia instead.When I meet people, they are not usually from the local area, and most of the southerners I encounter no longer have any discernible accent. I am more likely to hear someone from Ohio or Indiana put on a southern accent. Other than that, traditional southern culture is disappearing. Fewer people go to church, fewer people know traditional southern cooking, and fewer people engage in traditional southern pastimes.
My perspective might be a little skewed. I lived outside of the south for about 25 years, then moved back, and the area I am living in has had a higher influx of transplants than most other parts of the South. Either way, I am fine with it, but it is considerably different than it was 25-30 years ago.
Folks wave at you on the road.
Nobody has mentioned the fireflies yet. Surprised about that one
Did you mean to say lightning bugs?
Nobody has mentioned the fireflies yet. Surprised about that one
Did you mean to say lightning bugs?
Funny, haven't seen a firefly since I moved to Texas, but used to see them all the time in Ohio. Of course, here I live in a big city, and lived in the country for a lot of my time in Ohio.
Wow! Some of those were just spot on! In New Orleans, however, we use Blue Plate mayonnaise. And you can tell the difference.
For me... I find I've entered the south when I started to see signs telling me how far it is to Vancouver and Seattle in kilometres and miles.
Well a bit north of the border, if you ever visit Vancouver then go north to see the rest of BC you will see what I mean. Those lowermainland types... they are an odd bunch.Ha! You know you're in the south when you've crossed the US/Canadian border eh?
when you can start a story with " this one time me and my cousin..."
double points If the story involves a shot gun or you went to prom together.
Speaking of witch this one time when I was in high school, I went to prom with my Westchester cousin...
when you can start a story with " this one time me and my cousin..."
double points If the story involves a shot gun or you went to prom together.
Speaking of witch this one time when I was in high school, I went to prom with my Westchester cousin...
On a forum full of gentlemen and gentle ladies alike, I thank you for being as offensive as possible.