so tired of the south

[nijusjaanu 0]

Love the south, it has a real charm. I just don't like all the republican jerks (not all republicans are jerks) and bible thumpers

the bible thumpers get me too

[mercuryroad 0]

i could never live more than 10 miles from a beach.

I am, after all, tanorexic.

We've got the great lakes......

[CarolineM 0]

hehe true.

I have often thought about moving - but after my two years in NYC - not to the north....

midwest i could do probably.

really i just want to move to australia

[Miranda&James 8]

Lived here (the South) my entire life and I love it

Although, where I live isn't a "typical" southern town, we're full of Engineers and Rocket Scientists, so things are a bit different from the more rural areas.

And it has been my experience (and from what I've heard from Northerners) that racism is bad across the country, it isn't only Southern.

Edited March 7, 2006 by James_and_Miranda

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

Lived here (the South) my entire life and I love it

Although, where I live isn't a "typical" southern town, we're full of Engineers and Rocket Scientists, so things are a bit different from the more rural areas.

And it has been my experience (and from what I've heard from Northerners) that racism is bad across the country, it isn't only Southern.

My personal experiences tell me that the race experience is very different in the South. More annoying stares, more stupid questions. Up North, racism comes in the form of calls to employers that don't get answered, smarta$$ remarks. People don't stare as much up here though, which I like. In some places down South it feels like they've never seen a brown man before except on CNN's special terrorism report

[nijusjaanu 0]

Lived here (the South) my entire life and I love it

Although, where I live isn't a "typical" southern town, we're full of Engineers and Rocket Scientists, so things are a bit different from the more rural areas.

And it has been my experience (and from what I've heard from Northerners) that racism is bad across the country, it isn't only Southern.

My personal experiences tell me that the race experience is very different in the South. More annoying stares, more stupid questions. Up North, racism comes in the form of calls to employers that don't get answered, smarta$$ remarks. People don't stare as much up here though, which I like. In some places down South it feels like they've never seen a brown man before except on CNN's special terrorism report

exactly. nizzar often says (like when we're walking through the mall) "people stare at you a LOT... probably because of me" (and then i say that i don't care and give him a big kiss in front of everyone)

i'm as white as ..... cotton

[000OOO000 0]

Im in the south with a brown boy and we dont get any negative reactions. Im happy here.

[nijusjaanu 0]

Im in the south with a brown boy and we dont get any negative reactions. Im happy here.

i ignore people, so it doesn't bother me (i hardly notice unless he points it out).

most people think he's mexican, though ... at least 2 people called him "amigo". we think that's funny

[chri'stina 190]

Im in the south with a brown boy and we dont get any negative reactions. Im happy here.

same here

It really depends on where in the south one is. I'm in Florida and I am hardly ever around true southerners, most people around here are from up north originally! Sujeet and I have not experienced negative reactions around here. Though if we drove inland to a little town, it might be a different story. When Sujeet and I went to Tennessee last summer, it was like we had to drive north in order to enter the south...Florida is really different than Georgia, Tennessee, etc.

[Garfield fan 0]

My personal experiences tell me that the race experience is very different in the South. More annoying stares, more stupid questions. Up North, racism comes in the form of calls to employers that don't get answered, smarta$$ remarks. People don't stare as much up here though, which I like. In some places down South it feels like they've never seen a brown man before except on CNN's special terrorism report

That's also what my husband told me, he was born in Mississippi and his mom is from Louisiana. He said that he would never take me to the "south" especially to the small towns there because people will be so rude to us and probably even hurt us. I don't know if he is just exaggerating there or what, but that doesn't sound fun at all !

So far we are happy in midwest now, I always love east coast though. Maybe move to MA someday ??

[faith 0]

I was born and raised in the midwest. (near st. louis). I've lived all over this country (California, Virginia, Connecticut, Georgia) and still I come back home to here every time. There's nothing quite like the midwest... it's the best.

HOWEVER, my second favorite place I've lived is Georgia... the south is awesome!

Edited March 7, 2006 by faith

[w¡n9Nµ7 §£@¥€r 123]

When Sujeet and I went to Tennessee last summer, it was like we had to drive north in order to enter the south...Florida is really different than Georgia, Tennessee, etc.

Aren't you near Tampa? That's not really the south. The panhandle is more 'southern'. And TN, hell yea.. that be hillbilly country. Yee haw!

[chri'stina 190]

When Sujeet and I went to Tennessee last summer, it was like we had to drive north in order to enter the south...Florida is really different than Georgia, Tennessee, etc.

Aren't you near Tampa? That's not really the south. The panhandle is more 'southern'. And TN, hell yea.. that be hillbilly country. Yee haw!

Yep near Tampa, it's true the more north in Florida you go, the more southern it becomes!

[CarolineM 0]

that's true! I live in Jacksonville, as far north as you can go - and you'ld think you were in georgia

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

I say end all of that madness now and move to the Midwest.

The midwest is the very definition of madness. I moved there from the south and, trust me, it didn't end any madness but got me right into the middle of it.

i could never live more than 10 miles from a beach.

We've got the great lakes......

Lakes don't have real beaches. If you think that a lake has a beach, then you haven't seen a real beach yet.