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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
There's a weird romanticizing/demonizing of the South by a lot of people here on GC, none of whom are even from the South. These are the same people who will give advice about SEC recruitment when they don't know the difference between the Greek systems at Vandy, UF, and Arkansas. A lot of these people propel the "helpless Southern Belle" stereotype, since most of us know it's not true. 
I don't see this happening with any other region--most people understand that there's a big difference among different sections of New England, for example. |
Good points - I do think, though, that people tend to sometimes group everyone in the North together. In other words, there are people who say "Well, I've visited NYC and they were rude, so all Northerners are rude," or people who tend to group New Englanders together (although, as you noted, there are big differences among the states).
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Originally Posted by Munchkin03
I also find it really funny that many of the "Frattiest" brand names started in the Northeast--Ralph Lauren (nee Ralph Lifschitz), Vineyard Vines, and Brooks Brothers are not what comes to mind when I think of the South! I do see seersucker here pretty regularly, but I think that comes from the circles I run in more than anything else. |
I find this hilarious, especially with regards to Vineyard Vines. I've been to the Vineyard a bunch post-college, and to me it represents everything old-school New England. It's interesting that such a New England landmark has become adopted by the South.
ETA: As to the seersucker, I saw it a lot more in Boston than I do in central CT (although I see it every great once in a while in West Hartford and Farmington).
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