It is hot and humid here in GA from mid-June to the end of September. So 3.5 months. Sometimes it can be hot in May, so 4.5 months. But no snow and the rest of the year is quite pleasant.
Is Texas considered the south?
The weather there in the big cities is hell on earth.
I grew up in Texas, yes, it is considered the south with a very strong Southwestern and Latino flavor. And yes, the summers are unbelievably hot. I mean, the kind of hot that most people just don’t understand.
Been here two days and I’ve had three different women - total strangers - call me “dear”, “sweetie”, and “love.” Fantastic. I grew up in the South but I’ve lived for years in a more northern area. The difference is profound. I mean, where I live now if I called a woman “sweetie” I might get arrested.
And before one of you idiots asks, yes this is Trump country, for sure. I don’t vote for President anymore, so I have no dawg in the fight. Forget all that. I’m talking about people here.
Very church going community too. I am certain that makes a difference. Makes me want to retire here.
I'm from Detroit and lived in Tunica Mississippi for three years 2011-2014. I had "Yankee racism" played on me a lot. Especially at the Piggly Wiggly.
Those supposed "church" folks you mentioned are about as religious as two time divorced, call girl seeking, racist Trump.
1) Beautiful weather, plenty of sun. This is generally helpful for your mental health, obviously.
The weather is awful in much of the south for most of the year.
Far too hot, far too humid and people are fat and miserable.
Yeah, an airplane crashed in Charlotte about 20 years ago because it was overweight. Apparently, many of the passengers were too. The whole industry had to change their weight indexes to account for the average passenger being heavier than when the indexes were first created.
I grew up in the deep, deep South. I'm allowed to sh*t talk it. Beneath the veneer is a spewing hatred, a massive chip on their collective shoulder, and a proud, willful ignorance and mistrust of the actual world. Just look how they vote, and that's all you need to know.
I grew up in the deep, deep South. I'm allowed to sh*t talk it. Beneath the veneer is a spewing hatred, a massive chip on their collective shoulder, and a proud, willful ignorance and mistrust of the actual world. Just look how they vote, and that's all you need to know.
Wait, who has a chip in their shoulder?
The ones who lost the Civil War and are still fighting it.
Been here two days and I’ve had three different women - total strangers - call me “dear”, “sweetie”, and “love.” Fantastic. I grew up in the South but I’ve lived for years in a more northern area. The difference is profound. I mean, where I live now if I called a woman “sweetie” I might get arrested.
And before one of you idiots asks, yes this is Trump country, for sure. I don’t vote for President anymore, so I have no dawg in the fight. Forget all that. I’m talking about people here.
Very church going community too. I am certain that makes a difference. Makes me want to retire here.
Visit Yorkshire in the UK, it will blow your mind. Grizzly old ex miners driving buses call people "luv" as they get on and buy a ticket.
Native and life long resident of small town Deep South. The stereotypes and cynicism about us are funny. And the idea that racism is unique to the south is funny too. No doubt we have many problems, lots of them self induced, but in some places the race relations are as good as anywhere. We continue to try to move beyond those issues but are not where we need to be.
Finally, we hope the rest of the world never comes to understand what we have here. That way you won’t come and screw it up.
Been here two days and I’ve had three different women - total strangers - call me “dear”, “sweetie”, and “love.” Fantastic. I grew up in the South but I’ve lived for years in a more northern area. The difference is profound. I mean, where I live now if I called a woman “sweetie” I might get arrested.
And before one of you idiots asks, yes this is Trump country, for sure. I don’t vote for President anymore, so I have no dawg in the fight. Forget all that. I’m talking about people here.
Very church going community too. I am certain that makes a difference. Makes me want to retire here.
I'd certainly characterize people from the American South as "friendly" and "polite", but not necessarily "nice", at least not more so than anywhere else. People seem to confuse niceness with politeness as the responses here demonstrate so I wanted to point out the difference.
Nice or kind people generally only become more obvious when some sort of setback occurs. You said the wrong thing during a conversation perhaps, but a nice person won't judge you harshly for it because they know everyone has been there. This is a trivial example, but it demonstrates the kind of litmus test needed to determine true niceness.
I've heard anecdotally in the South that a lot of their gestures that are outwardly nice or polite can hide an agenda. If you live in the South, it's very common for neighbors to be VERY interested in your life. They watch comings and goings, they show up on your front door step with baked goods that can become a segue into being invited into your home, they will figure out if you're religious or not, etc. Personally, I find that kind of thing bizarre and offensive.
I live in the Pacific Northwest so this is a stark contrast to life here. I don't talk to my neighbors nor do I care to know them. The fact that the cubic space my chunk of real estate occupies is next to theirs is purely coincidental and it doesn't entitle them any kind of affiliation to me or details of my personal life. That's not to say I don't value meaningful human interaction, but I prefer to do it on honest terms where no agenda is at play. That takes time to build trust enough where it's clear people are worth the time and risk to build a more meaningful connection.
I bet you are fun at parties...oh wait you dont get invited to any
Been here two days and I’ve had three different women - total strangers - call me “dear”, “sweetie”, and “love.” Fantastic. I grew up in the South but I’ve lived for years in a more northern area. The difference is profound. I mean, where I live now if I called a woman “sweetie” I might get arrested.
And before one of you idiots asks, yes this is Trump country, for sure. I don’t vote for President anymore, so I have no dawg in the fight. Forget all that. I’m talking about people here.
Very church going community too. I am certain that makes a difference. Makes me want to retire here.
Bless your heart. You actually think they are being nice to you.
Ha. My first thought, too. Yankees are so ignorant. (Yanks, BTW, means anyone not from the South. Even if they live in the south now. Don't question our definitions.)
Native and life long resident of small town Deep South. The stereotypes and cynicism about us are funny. And the idea that racism is unique to the south is funny too. No doubt we have many problems, lots of them self induced, but in some places the race relations are as good as anywhere. We continue to try to move beyond those issues but are not where we need to be.
Finally, we hope the rest of the world never comes to understand what we have here. That way you won’t come and screw it up.
I agree. I moved to the South years ago. I was shocked to see how many people of color were dating or married to white people. I always heard they don't mix races down here. The ratio of mixed race relationships here are much higher than other areas I have been to.
Read your history especially as it pertains to how African-Americans have been treated in the South (slavery, Jim Crow, and the existing James Crow, Esq.).
Read your history especially as it pertains to how African-Americans have been treated in the South (slavery, Jim Crow, and the existing James Crow, Esq.).
As opposed to such integrated cities such as Boston.
I grew up in Atlanta and have lived in TX for 25 years. For work, I have been all over Texas. I have been to all the big cities (Houston, Austin, San Antonio, DFW) and to a lot of the smaller towns and cities (Beaumont, Sherman, Sulfur Springs, Edinburg, Corpus Christi, Huntsville, Athens, Amarillo, Big Spring, Vernon, and so on). However, I am originally from Massachusetts and went to school in Ohio. There is definitely a different disposition to people in the south. People are more friendly, courteous, humorous and generally more easy going about everything. What is also interesting is that there are higher rates of domestic violence and assault (as in bar fights, etc.) in the south than in the north. Southerners have a greater sense and valuation of "honor" and are more likely to get into a fight if they feel their honor has been disparaged. Same with domestic violence. If Tammy is getting to flirty with Travis at Zaxby's, her man might rough her up a bit. Southerners are churchgoers at higher rates. But they will drink, drive drunk, do drugs and have promiscuous sex as much as anyone up north.
no matter where you go, eventually you will come to the conclusion that people generally suck. It’s been true for thousands of years and will continue until we manage to wipe ourselves from existence.
Read your history especially as it pertains to how African-Americans have been treated in the South (slavery, Jim Crow, and the existing James Crow, Esq.).
I have read that history, am pretty familiar with it, and I have no idea what that has to do with the experience I related in my original post.
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