Greek life at the Southern Ivies

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by ree-Xi

I don't feel "confined" geographically, and yes, I have been out of state further than New Jersey. I take offense to the term "ignorant". The term, as you have used it here, implies that I am lacking (all) knowledge, when the issue - which I admitted - is that I had only recently heard of the term "southern ivies". Would it be okay to mock you for not understanding the terms "tonic" or "bubbler"?

How does my unfamiliarity with a phrase make me pretentious? I didn't make any judgments.

What is this animosity to the northeast? I thought the civil war was over. Good grief.

Bless your heart. Some people can be just a little touchy when other folks are having a bit of fun at their expense, can't they? (And no, it would not be okay for you to mock me for not understanding the terms "tonic" or "bubbler," because I do know what they mean.)

And yes, the War Between the States is over. (Sorry, I usually call it the Civil War, but sometimes it's more fun this way.) Unfortunately, the experience of too many of us is that Yankee arrogance did not end with it. (That's a joke, BTW.)

Seriously, if you're going to come on a forum and "giggle" at "odd concepts" that are quite familiar to lots of people, and if you're then going to treat the OP as if she is ignorant by not knowing what the Ivy League really is, then you really can't be surprised to receive a reply in kind, can you?

[XSK_Diamond]

When I was in high school, I had a houseparent that called the Civil War/War Between the States the War of Northern Aggression.

Originally Posted by MysticCat

And yes, the War Between the States is over. (Sorry, I usually call it the Civil War, but sometimes it's more fun this way.) Unfortunately, the experience of too many of us is that Yankee arrogance did not end with it. (That's a joke, BTW.)