Why *some* Northerners are ruining the Southern way of life in Charlotte (Raleigh: property taxes)

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by shannon70

I am from the South. I love many of the Southern mannerisms and traditions. I love the way total strangers use terms of endearment when speaking to you. I feel closer to Southern folk. All this being said, the way someone, no matter where they are from, raises and corrects their children, is really none of my business. Being a parent of two children, I can empathize with all parents. The way each chooses to correct ther children has no affect on me and I do not get offended by hearing or seeing it. I haven't walked in their shoes. How is this affecting my Southern way of life? I like living in a place like Charlotte where everyone has a different accent and brings something different to the community. We all don't have to be the same. The way one chooses to live doesn't have to effect the way you live your life. I think folks that feel they have to have everyone around them be just like they are to be ignorant and mentally impaired.

Funny, I seem to remember you posting, on another thread, that you're from Portland, hmmmm. But, if you are in fact, a real Southerner and are implying that I am mentally impaired, well, then, congratulations, you're the first Southerner I've come across who posesses NO MANNERS!

No one is asking anyone to be "the same", just respectful.

[md to nc]

Originally Posted by DawnW

Ha! The last frappucino I had was over a year ago and I the last purse I bought was at the thrift store! Anyone want to be my friend?

Dawn

I can relate although since they put the Starbucks in Sun Valley, I can't resist sometimes. But I just love the Salvation Army in Matthews, I get most of my clothes from there especially 50% Wed LOL And my last purse was actually Walmart last year. But I can say, I love it and it beats a $300 Coach.

[nyxmike]

Do any of you realize how petty this is?

And for the record, I love how people move here and think this is some genteel southern TOWN. Charlotte is a CITY (a fast growing one at that) with a mix of different people. If you want real southern life, move to a small town somewhere else. I am soo tired of these stupid petty topics (and most of them are from northerners or wherever who seem to have forgotten where they come from.) And guess what? Today at Walmart, I heard a southern women with a southern accent yelling and reprimanding her child. Oh my GOD! How could this be? A southern person... doing something like that? Impossible!!!!

And I agree with shannon70.

[LKNArea]

Originally Posted by Dakota4791

Well, I don't hear Southerners yelling at their kids, I see them sitting back and doing nothing as they run around trashing things in stores and restaurants. I think there are bad apples in every bunch...

I was being sarcastic to this post not the thread stmaarten

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by LKNArea

I was being sarcastic to this post not the thread stmaarten

Oh NO! I'm so sorry!

[LKNArea]

must be the Notherner in ya!!

[stmaarten]

Originally Posted by LKNArea

must be the Notherner in ya!!

Funny! I just thought the same thing.

[Angelica4]

wow, interesting reading! so are South Floridians viewed the same as Northerners? Just curious!

[shannon70]

Originally Posted by stmaarten

Funny, I seem to remember you posting, on another thread, that you're from Portland, hmmmm. But, if you are in fact, a real Southerner and are implying that I am mentally impaired, well, then, congratulations, you're the first Southerner I've come across who posesses NO MANNERS!

No one is asking anyone to be "the same", just respectful.

I was a transplant to Portland, like many are transplants here. We lived there for 10 years. I missed the South and moved back. In mentally impaired I am suggesting that some may lack tollerance for others who are different from them. To me that is a mental impairment and quite sad really AS for me not having manners, my manners are just fine. I was taught to not judge others and treat folks the way I want to be treated. I lived in Portland for 10 years and it was the most left wing, liberal place you could think of outside California. I got along fine with those folks, I just missed the South.

[Sekurit]

Originally Posted by kmway

Yes, and your age is showing. If you are actually advocating people coming here to save you from your own "redneck image" as someone from NC then I feel sorry for you and your apparent self-hatred.

Who said anything about me having a redneck image. I said the transplants coming into charlotte are helping the city shave it's redneck image and has been for years, thank god. The good 'ol boy mentality is losing ground thanks TO the transplants.

Fail #2...