tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post5888325807791671357..comments2023-06-01T07:54:24.796-05:00Comments on Ranger Readers: What makes Us Southern?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14617531850501189610noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post-4949048300397479492008-06-07T19:13:00.000-05:002008-06-07T19:13:00.000-05:00I happened upon your blog and have often felt the ...I happened upon your blog and have often felt the same way concerning what is concidered the south. I have also been a part of many debates on the subject. I live in MS but Louisiana is home. Because of the debates we've decided that there is the South and the Deep South, this seems to satisfy everyone:)Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06017873481856601926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post-67828368476743415862008-05-21T09:33:00.000-05:002008-05-21T09:33:00.000-05:00I have NEVER thought Mark Twain was the real south...I have NEVER thought Mark Twain was the real southern deal.I do have fond memories of Tom Sawyer, though. The south is an odd little bird as a whole. Take Mississippi, for example. Outsiders would lump us all into one big thing but we residents know full well that a Delta girl is different from a hills girl who is CERTAINLY different from a coast girl who varies greatly from a Jackson girl. I know this because I've moved around so much..HA!So many nuances, so many accents.Then you have to divide us by "raised in the country, raised in town or raised in the city", there's also "raised middle class,raised with delta money, raised with old money, raised with new money, raised with no money" and living in Mississippi ensures that, eventually, all of the above will be discovered about you. We are great preservers of family stories and,through that,"all will be revealed".Susiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14580619649435374268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post-15318135573901218052008-05-19T21:29:00.000-05:002008-05-19T21:29:00.000-05:00I think maybe the south is all a matter of mind. ...I think maybe the south is all a matter of mind. I grew up in Southern Illinois - most would not consider Illinois even close to being Southern. However, most Southern Illinoisans trace their ancestry back to Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, etc. Strangely, the accents and behaviors are similar to more southern states as well. My mom's family is all from that area, my dad's family is from Louisiana. Anyhow, I tell people I am a Southern girl, I feel the tie to my family's history. My geography might not be Southern, but my heart sure is!jezebelskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11422897828943163583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post-27791288562730597282008-05-15T06:16:00.000-05:002008-05-15T06:16:00.000-05:00I lived in OakCity for approx. 1.5 yrs, off and on...I lived in OakCity for approx. 1.5 yrs, off and on while at the FAA, and it just doesn't fit the profile. Plenty of heat and wind, but it is missing humidity. We used to have a joke. Why doen't Texas fall into the Gulf? 'Cos Oklahoma sucks! ;Dmaggie moranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02462439415973311990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2409043982372741840.post-41120751730561786512008-05-14T08:09:00.000-05:002008-05-14T08:09:00.000-05:00Having lived in OKC for five years, I would not co...Having lived in OKC for five years, I would not consider it part of the south, heck it wasn't even a state until 1907. Old, modern...it just doesn't fit.QueenBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10365773537932927986noreply@blogger.com