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I live in California, where most people have never been to The South. Some people have never even been out of California.
Misconceptions Californians have about The South:
1. The South is all conservative.
2. Better to live in the "ghettos" of California (i.e. Oakland, Stockton, San Bernardino) than even in The Woodlands, TX or Sandy Springs, GA, both of which are upscale suburbs in Houston and Atlanta, respectively.
3. The South is racist.
4. Schools and universities suck in the South.
5. The South's economy is worse than California's.
6. Texas is all desert. Even Houston is desert.
7. The South features horribly depressing scenery.
That the south was fairly treated after the civil war and whatever happened to them they deserved
And that the south were the founders originators and exclusive participants in the hideous practice called slavery
That the south was fairly treated after the civil war and whatever happened to them they deserved
And that the south were the founders originators and exclusive participants in the hideous practice called slavery
I think most people the world over, regardless of religious beliefs, basically think about and are occupied with themselves and their immediate family and those needs and activities most of the time.
I'm not saying this is right or wrong, just human nature.
That being said - there's this - with the US dominating as far as charity per capita, charitable giving, etc.
Per capita, *Americans voluntarily donate about seven times as much as continental *Europeans. Even our cousins the Canadians give to charity at substantially lower rates, and at half the total volume of an American household.
There are many reasons for this American distinction. Foremost is the fact that ours is the most religious nation in the industrial world. Religion motivates giving more than any other factor. A second explanation is our deep-rooted tradition of mutual aid, which has impressed observers like Tocqueville since our founding days. Third is the potent entrepreneurial impulse in the U.S., which generates overflowing wealth that can be shared, while simultaneously encouraging a “bootstrap” ethic that says we should help our neighbors pull themselves up (partly because, in our freewheeling economy, we could be the ones who need help next time).
A number of studies have been undertaken to compare the charitable giving of various countries in fair ways—adjusting for differences in standards of living, population, and so forth. All end up showing about the same relationship that is charted here: Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as our kissing cousins the Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans also volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people.
The difference is that these problems have not been caused by people of color.
Every demographic group in the US has it's own unique issues - many of which are caused and perpetrated by the people themselves in that particular group.
Every demographic group in the US has it's own unique issues - many of which are caused and perpetrated by the people themselves in that particular group.
That's a pretty classic response that...you know what, nevermind. I don't really have the energy today.
I think most people the world over, regardless of religious beliefs, basically think about and are occupied with themselves and their immediate family and those needs and activities most of the time.
I'm not saying this is right or wrong, just human nature.
That being said - there's this - with the US dominating as far as charity per capita, charitable giving, etc.
I live in California, where most people have never been to The South. Some people have never even been out of California.
Misconceptions Californians have about The South:
4. Schools and universities suck in the South.
That's pretty incredible give all the people who come to college in SC from outside of the south. Even Furman which has less than 3000 students had 21, 35, 35, and 27 students from California in recent recent freshman classes.
Is that true even for colleges like UNC, Duke, UVA, G Tech, Vanderbilt that get a lot of hype? They are all ranked high in US News which seems to drive public perception of universities more than anything else.
Last edited by ClemVegas; 06-29-2018 at 10:22 AM..
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