South vs. North?

[Elephant Walk]

I went to Juarez and El Paso recently, I'm pretty sure there were more English speakers in Juarez than in El Paso.


P.S. Future Greek you have no idea what your talking about

[epchick]

Originally Posted by Elephant Walk

I went to Juarez and El Paso recently, I'm pretty sure there were more English speakers in Juarez than in El Paso.


P.S. Future Greek you have no idea what your talking about

And your point is?

I think El Paso is perfectly fine.

[shinerbock]

Feel free to think so. But taking jabs at the south warrants the kind of response you got.

[Tom Earp]

Hm, thought it was all in the same country? From sea to shining sea and border to border.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Feel free to think so. But taking jabs at the south warrants the kind of response you got.

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.

[SWTXBelle]

If stating that you were thankful El Paso was not considered part of the south was not meant to be a slam at the south - then what was it you were trying to convey? And to further complicate things, you then provide a geographical defense of El Paso as a southern city - seemingly contridicting your earlier assertion that you were thankful El Paso was not southern. Huh???
For the record, I believe you will find no arguement with the idea that El Paso is a part of the cultural and geographical Southwest. Geography is more apt to change than culture. At one time, Texas extended all the way up to what is now Colorado! El Paso has more in common with, say, New Mexico, then it does with east Texas on just about every level.
If I were to state "Thank God I'm not an Alpha Phi" - wouldn't you consider that a slam at Alpha Phi? (Not that I ever could - Syracuse Triad Forever!) I believe that is why your earlier statement was seen as an insult. If you did not mean to insult the south, you might wish to reword it. If you did, well, then at least own it!

[Elephant Walk]

In terms of Texas, the Southern line probably ends around Dallas, though I believe in smaller towns in Texas the line may go quite a bit further west.

[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.