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I can appreciate the points you made but some people on here want to separate the south as if it's another country and they don't want anyone to come in. I would like to defend the north (at least where I'm from) in saying that when people move there from anywhere else, they are welcome.
There's a saying....united we stand divided we fall.
The South isn't another country but it is very different than other parts of the US and anyone who doesn't think so is kidding himself. US citizens are free to live in any state, no one is trying to stop them, but the Southerners do not always welcome outsiders. That is reality.
...but the Southerners do not always welcome outsiders. That is reality.
So in a way, they may be creating the situation that they are complaining about.
By rejecting those that are trying to fit in, and not "accepting" them, this can give the message that since they will never be "southern" than they might as well bring their culture and life with them.
The South isn't another country but it is very different than other parts of the US and anyone who doesn't think so is kidding himself. US citizens are free to live in any state, no one is trying to stop them, but the Southerners do not always welcome outsiders. That is reality.
Johnny, I think you're referring mostly to rural Southerners. I've rarely heard anyone around here complain about newcomers.
I' been following this post and I have a question.
I'm from England and I thought Americans were just proud to be Americans, but maybe I'm wrong.
To us your all the same YANKS.
No offence I love you all, even if you are from the North. LOL.
I' been following this post and I have a question.
I'm from England and I thought Americans were just proud to be Americans, but maybe I'm wrong.
To us your all the same YANKS.
No offence I love you all, even if you are from the North. LOL.
I think it's comparable to England and Scotland. Scotland (like the south) has its own accent, culture and what not, but is still a part of the UK. The two might have internal differences and disagreements, but they are still the same country.
People like to vent their frustrations (i.e. "Don't Jersey South Carolina"), but you shouldn't take things too seriously on an internet message board. Unless you're like a living, breathing Yankee stereotype, then things should be fine.
I think it's comparable to England and Scotland. Scotland (like the south) has its own accent, culture and what not, but is still a part of the UK. The two might have internal differences and disagreements, but they are still the same country.
It is no coincidence that the South was settled primarily by Scots and Irish and that the north was settled primarily by the British.
So in a way, they may be creating the situation that they are complaining about.
By rejecting those that are trying to fit in, and not "accepting" them, this can give the message that since they will never be "southern" than they might as well bring their culture and life with them.
You are describing a "chicken or egg?" scenario but there is an alternative. If the South becomes inhospitable (and more expensive) then the transplants may leave. Most transplants don't have any real ties to the South anyway.
Johnny, I think you're referring mostly to rural Southerners. I've rarely heard anyone around here complain about newcomers.
waccamatt,
I grew up in Charlotte, spent my undergrad years in the Triangle, lived in Atlanta for awhile. These are hardly rural areas and yet I hear complaints all the time.
You may not have heard many complaints because Columbia hasn't been overrun by the same growth.
Last edited by JohnnyBreakdance; 06-05-2007 at 07:55 AM..
It is no coincidence that the South was settled primarily by Scots and Irish and that the north was settled primarily by the British.
I don't follow you - England, Scotland, and Northern Ireland (Scots-Irish) are all British. The north and south were both settled by the British. Charleston, Wilmington, Savannah, and Williamsburg were all British cities, just like Boston, Philadelphia or Baltmore.
I think that the big difference is that the north also had Italians, Irish Catholics, Dutch, Germans, Poles, etc. - the list could go on. The south was just protestant British, protestant French, and African.
It is no coincidence that the South was settled primarily by Scots and Irish and that the north was settled primarily by the British.
Scotland and Ireland are British, don't you mean English.
If that is the case then we can end this post now because that explains it all.
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