South vs. North?

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by epchick

I like how you think i'm "taking jabs" at the south because I said that I was thankful that El Paso was not considered "southern." Ohh big deal. And seeing as how El Paso is still connected to Texas, and Texas is considered the "south" well then so is El Paso.

The statement "thank GOD its not in the south", is obviously not neutral.

[EE-BO]

The South has a bigger dick than the North.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by EE-BO

The South has a bigger dick than the North.

True story.

[EE-BO]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

True story.

Yup- sums it up in so many ways, and at a level of discourse some of our northern bretheren will surely better understand.

[UGAalum94]

There's no way that I'm reading all the posts in this thread, so if this has been noted already, sorry:

Couldn't you really debate "non-southern" areas of any southern state? Is the Research Triangle in NC southern? Is Alpharetta, Georgia? The DC suburbs in Northern Virginia?

Anyway, why limit this "is this part of the state really Southern" debate to just Texas?

[shinerbock]

The research triangle is not southern. Most of the northern Atlanta suburbs are also not southern. You make a valid point.

[Munchkin03]

Florida south of Ocala shouldn't be considered Southern, either.

I also feel like Texas is just Texas...not North, not South, and not West. It has its own culture. I like Texas...I don't really dig the South that much (even though I grew up there).

[UGAalum94]

I love everything about the South except the sins of our forefathers in regard to race and how addressing those sins keeps everyone living in the past racially without addressing the present.

[Elephant Walk]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

The research triangle is not southern. Most of the northern Atlanta suburbs are also not southern. You make a valid point.

The geographical south is not worth a damn. Parts of Arkansas are hardly Southern, especially the parts north and west of Little Rock. Geographically one would have to include south florida, which is obviously not southern in mannerisms and language at all.

edit: Sins of my ancestors. HAH!

[SWTXBelle]

Elephant Walk - you may not realize this, but many free blacks themselves owned slaves, and many Africans were captured by their fellow Africans (from different tribes, obviously) and sold into slavery. So, yes, it is possible for your ancestors to have contributed to the problem.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

The research triangle is not southern. Most of the northern Atlanta suburbs are also not southern. You make a valid point.

Alpharetta = Not Southern

Marietta = Definitely Southern

[honeychile]

Bottom line on the past aspect: Each of us has as much control over who our ancestors were, or what our ancestors did or thought as we had control over our height or DNA. It's how you process it and how you decide to improve on their lot that's important.

I have ancestors on both sides on the War Between the States. I refuse to deny any of them, because I had nothing to do with their thought processes! People had different ideals 150 years ago, and there's nothing I or anyone else can do to change that.

The important thing is to learn and move on - keeping what is noble and right, and disgarding the evils.