will they accept a Northerner in Corinth? (Jackson, Tupelo: fit in, high school) - Mississippi (MS) - City-Data Forum

Southside Shrek · 09-12-2006, 09:37 AM

do you think a Northerner will be warmly accepted in Corinth? just wondering how it would be as a Yankee trying to break in and be accepted by the locals down there.

ccb · 09-12-2006, 03:08 PM

I have been to Corinth many times and have found the people there to be like most of the people of Mississippi. Your "yankeeness" is basically irrelevant as to whether you are accepted. Your attitude has much to do with your acceptance there or, IMHO, anywhere else you may travel.

Show your self friendly and you will find many willing to be friends with you.

Southside Shrek · 09-12-2006, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by ccb

I have been to Corinth many times and have found the people there to be like most of the people of Mississippi. Your "yankeeness" is basically irrelevant as to whether you are accepted. Your attitude has much to do with your acceptance there or, IMHO, anywhere else you may travel.

Show your self friendly and you will find many willing to be friends with you.

yes but despite all my friendliness and warmth, will I still be regarded as a Yankee?
I've noticed that there's even an intense dislike among Ole Miss grads for Miss State grads, and they're all Mississippians.

undertheironsea · 09-12-2006, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Southside Shrek

yes but despite all my friendliness and warmth, will I still be regarded as a Yankee?
I've noticed that there's even an intense dislike among Ole Miss grads for Miss State grads, and they're all Mississippians.

That's just Mississippi. Ole Miss and State kids have been hating each other since basically their creation. That's the Egg Bowl for you.

Even as a kid in Brookhaven we disliked Ole Miss. It's just a thing.

Southside Shrek · 09-12-2006, 05:46 PM

Undertheironsea
it's hard to understand some things. it's amazing that Peyton Manning didn't go to either Ole Miss or to State but went to Tenn. and he's obviously widely accepted in Miss. So is his younger bro Eli but he went to Ole Miss.

undertheironsea · 09-12-2006, 06:26 PM

Eh, we Mississippians are an enigma.

And you'll be fine as a Northerner if you stay in the larger towns. Stay away from the itty-bitty places, I was born and raised there and even I'm scared of them. Stay away from Jackson too, for God's sake, stay away from Jackson.

Southside Shrek · 09-12-2006, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by undertheironsea

Eh, we Mississippians are an enigma.

And you'll be fine as a Northerner if you stay in the larger towns. Stay away from the itty-bitty places, I was born and raised there and even I'm scared of them. Stay away from Jackson too, for God's sake, stay away from Jackson.

Jackson sounds like a rough redneck place and not at all like Corinth or Oxford. was some famous singer like Elvis from Jackson? maybe Morgan Freeman was born there, not sure. Even Johnny Cash had a song about Jackson.

I love the South and wish I could speak with a drawl to fit in a little better.

I wanna be from Mizsippi and cheer for the Rebs.

ccb · 09-12-2006, 09:20 PM

Yes, you will ever be a Yankee in Mississippi, much as I am still the "new kid" 30 years later! You should expect a good bit of good-natured "ribbing"...hope you have a broad sense of humor!

Jackson is a puzzle and all the pieces do not fit. Most of the other larger cities have their own personality but Jackson is psycho-schizo with somewhat manic- depressive anti-social tendencies!

Elvis was born in Tupelo (some 50 miles south of Corinth). Morgan Freeman was born in or around Greenwood, I believe. The "Jackson" Johnny and June sang about was probably Jackson, Tennessee.

Charlie Daniels sang about "Jackson, Mississippi on a Saturday night" in "Uneasy Rider".

But, not to worry...Corinth is about as far as you can get from Jackson without leaving the state!

Southside Shrek · 09-12-2006, 10:30 PM

CCB, thanks for all that good info and I don't mind ribbing provided it's good-natured and not mean spirited.

I believe a Notre Dame quarterback came out of Tupelo a few years back but his name slips me at the moment. You probably know who I am talking about.

Southside Shrek · 09-13-2006, 11:50 AM

it was Jarious Jackson who was from Tupelo, Miss. and played quarterback at Notre Dame from 1996-1999.

Jarious Jackson
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A consensus All-America selection in high school, Jarious Jackson waited two seasons to get a chance to start full-time at Notre Dame.

When he got his chance, he took full advantage.

Jackson (6-feet-0, 228 pounds), a three-sport star in high school, started as a junior and senior. He led the Irish to a 14-10 record in 1998-1999, and finished his career as the school's fourth all-time leading passer.

Jackson, who played in 37 games and started 22, completed 306 of 536 passes for 4,820 yards and 34 touchdowns with 31 interceptions at Notre Dame. In 1999, he was named the Irish's Most Valuable Player by his teammates.

He led the Irish to a 9-3 record and an appearance in the Gator Bowl as a junior. He completed 104 of 188 passes for 1,470 yards and 13 touchdowns with six interceptions, and the Irish finished the season ranked No. 22 in the nation.

Notre Dame finished 5-7 in 1999, and Jackson completed 184 of 316 passes for 2,753 yards and 17 touchdowns with 14 interceptions.

A seventh-round draft selection of the Denver Broncos in 2000, Jackson played four seasons with Denver, playing five games and completing 11 of 22 passes for 114 yards and no touchdowns with an interception.