Quote:
Originally Posted by GetMeOutOfHere
I'm an intelligent, conservative, religious man with manners, I play tennis, and am very into football. I'm not like the majority of liberal, snapback and vans wearing Californians.
|
I guess you missed the manners lesson on not generalizing about who you're not like -- say, for exampe, the majority of liberal, snapback and vans wearing Californians.
Seriously, I'm just going to put this out there to you -- I'm about as Southern as it gets from a family about as Southern as it gets, and few things turn me off as much as statements like the one quoted above. It just comes across as trying too hard. Be yourself, feel free to mention Southern connections like your dad, but don't get into telling people how you're not like stereotypical Californians or how you are like stereotypical Southerners.
And do be aware that not all Southerners are conservative, and that many are conservative about some things but not so much about others. Granted, in the groups and schools you're probably eying, there may be a heavier conservative lean, but Southern = conservative is a stereotype that doesn't work any better for you than Californian = liberal.
Good luck!