Funny Way ‘a Talkin’
“Somehow Northerners have the vague idea that Southerners are just like them, except for their funny way of talking… I know I thought that. Seeing Truman with the [others], however, I realized that there is a whole shared experience in being Southern.”
–from the biography of Truman Capote, “Capote,” by Gerald Clarke
November 29th, 2005 at 2:19 pm
Except in NY, where northerners just think anyone with that accent is just retarded. Lovely people, NYers.
See you tomorrow! Looking forward to it. Pretend you’ve never seen my outfit before.
xx
November 29th, 2005 at 5:12 pm
Hmmm… I grew up in the midwest and live in New York now, and I have never thought that southerners were anything like us, and every election reminds me how true it is.
November 29th, 2005 at 7:24 pm
Nice blog!, mine is in Spanish though!, nevertheless I’ll be stopping by, take care,
JD
November 29th, 2005 at 8:51 pm
Yep. Nope. Y’all’s is right?
Is any of that correct?
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November 30th, 2005 at 1:17 am
From my experience, I’ve always felt Southerners were much more chivalrous (is that even how you spell it?) than Northerners. I guess it’s cuz Southerners tend to be more family-oriented and more respectful towards others…
November 30th, 2005 at 8:59 am
Family oriented? Isn’t the divorce rate in the south way above the national average? I have relatives in the south and relatives up north. Neither is better, just different. NYers do not believe anyone with an accent is retarded b/c most NYers have accents.
November 30th, 2005 at 10:52 am
I’d substitute “Southern” for “Texan.” Then, I believe that statement is even more true.
But to advocate my ante-bellum brothers and sisters, Being from the South is just a way of life. Large, metropolitan cities in Southern states seem to move at a different rythym than the hustle-bustle of New York City, Boston or Chicago. A slower, more relaxed rythym. Maybe it’s the set pace after decades of traversing pavement in cowboy boots …
All in all, the South is different because it is rich in tradition and pride and a high regard for all things Southern.
November 30th, 2005 at 11:28 am
so u’re saying that southerners and notherners are different besides the reason that they have different accents??
November 30th, 2005 at 4:32 pm
Ahhh I love being Southern! There’s just no explaining it.
November 30th, 2005 at 11:04 pm
There is something different about being Southern. I never realized how much different until the year I spent in NY. It really hit home when we buried my mother. My Northern relatives were confused when all the cars on the road stopped and pulled over as we passed. Oncoming traffic, all of it. They asked if those people knew Mom, and I told them “No, that’s just a sign of respect. It’s what you do in the South.” One of the things that I missed about my small southern town. For just a minute when my mother died, people stopped whether they knew her or not.
November 30th, 2005 at 11:26 pm
I finally made it to the city. And I’ve never felt so southern in my life.
December 1st, 2005 at 3:57 pm
The southern way of life is much more laid back, and the people are much friendlier–to fellow southerners. To anyone from California or with a Yankee accent, we can be just as hostile and intolerant as any New Yawkers ever been to any hillbilly.
December 1st, 2005 at 4:48 pm
The great thing about Midwesterners is that we don’t make generalizations about people.
December 4th, 2005 at 12:35 pm
I have to disagree, westender. As an Alabamian in Chicago, I can attest that midwesterners can make generalizations.
“Have you ever tipped a cow?”
“I wouldn’t of thought you’d be a vegetarian having grown up in the south.”
“You’re a liberal? But you’re from Alabama?…”
“My only problem with southerners is that I think they would have a problem with me.”
Harmless enough, but stereotypes all the same. I don’t think any area of the country has the advantage on this point.
December 10th, 2005 at 1:22 am
It was a yoke, Susie! Saying midwesterners don’t make generalizations is a generalization about midwesterners.