concerend about racism and rednecks (Greenville, North: home, purchase, theater)

[NoodlesKnowles]

Originally Posted by averagejoe76

Is there any stats or information on exactly how many transplants are in Greenville?
Im just curious not trying to get off topic.
Do Transplants tend to move to certain areas?
I almost said Yankees but people take offense to that

actually transplants sounds funny to me, I can deal with yankee, although i'm sure some would take offense

[roadpony]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

actually transplants sounds funny to me, I can deal with yankee, although i'm sure some would take offense

Yeah, not to belabor the point, but as I mentioned earlier... I am a transplant but not a Yankee. The two terms are not always interchangeable.

[guestposter24]

[quote=PhotogGal;5602889]

Originally Posted by guestposter24

What happens once our Southerners die out because of all of those other people?quote]

The way you worded this struck me as funny too. I really don't think our Southerners are going to die out BECAUSE of those "other" people. If would be far more likely for them to die out because of a lifetime of eating Southern food.

They won't literally die lol. They'll assimilate to the incoming new culture which will slowly kill the Southern one.

[guestposter24]

Originally Posted by averagejoe76

Is there any stats or information on exactly how many transplants are in Greenville?
Im just curious not trying to get off topic.
Do Transplants tend to move to certain areas?
I almost said Yankees but people take offense to that

You can say Yankees. I know many a Yankee who call themselves one.

[NoodlesKnowles]

[quote=guestposter24;5626040]

Originally Posted by PhotogGal

They won't literally die lol. They'll assimilate to the incoming new culture which will slowly kill the Southern one.

that sounds silly too, I met a 3 year old who was as southern as they come the other day(she was adorable by the way) and I know plenty of southerners who moved up north who never lost their charm and/or accent etc. I think its pretty embedded My boss at the first job I had down here said if you put 1 southerner in a room full of yankees, they'll all come out southern, I tend to agree with that to some extent

[guestposter24]

[quote=NoodlesKnowles;5627635]

Originally Posted by guestposter24

that sounds silly too, I met a 3 year old who was as southern as they come the other day(she was adorable by the way) and I know plenty of southerners who moved up north who never lost their charm and/or accent etc. I think its pretty embedded My boss at the first job I had down here said if you put 1 southerner in a room full of yankees, they'll all come out southern, I tend to agree with that to some extent

Eh...what about Atlanta?

[NoodlesKnowles]

Originally Posted by guestposter24

Eh...what about Atlanta?

just because its a huge southern hub doesn't exclude it from the southern realm, I know you are scared of change, but I know people there too(yes southern people) but this is way off topic, I apologize, i'm done

[staywarm2]

[quote=guestposter24;5627669]

Originally Posted by NoodlesKnowles

Eh...what about Atlanta?

I have lived in Atlanta for 5 years and have not yet met a southerner or really anyone with a southern accent. They are mostly transplants, many with northern accents. Atlanta is not a southern city in the normal sense. It's a huge metropolis of 5 million plus people from all over the country. The actual City of Atlanta has a large population of black people and I don't know any of them, so they could be natives, but again, lots of them are transplants from New Orleans and places north.

[averagejoe76]

[quote=staywarm2;5630705]

Originally Posted by guestposter24

I have lived in Atlanta for 5 years and have not yet met a southerner or really anyone with a southern accent. They are mostly transplants, many with northern accents. Atlanta is not a southern city in the normal sense. It's a huge metropolis of 5 million plus people from all over the country. The actual City of Atlanta has a large population of black people and I don't know any of them, so they could be natives, but again, lots of them are transplants from New Orleans and places north.

I know Atlanta has alot of transplants but i find that hard to believe.
I spoke with two women from Atlanta on the phone last week for..
Something work-related and both had southern accents.
Im sure many people from all over the south move to Atlanta as well.

[Studyin'2Show]

Originally Posted by staywarm2

The actual City of Atlanta has a large population of black people and I don't know any of them, so they could be natives, but again, lots of them are transplants from New Orleans and places north.

You don't know ANY black people? Wow! I find that surprising. I thought with the multi-cultural facets of a city like Atlanta it would be hard to not know someone of another cultural background.