Reply #42: Until I got to know some southernors [View All]

[loyalsister]

personally, I may have had more sympathy for the bashers.
However, I have a totally different perspective now. I have learned that aside from the negative stereotypes there is a very unique and charming southern culture. The whole romanticized idea of the old south and it's most endearing characteristics are something people try to live up to. Gentlemenly manners, etc. At the same time, phrases like "The South will rise again" and the confederate flag have taken on alternate meanings. If a word can have a double meaning, why not a flag?
It's all matter of perception. People from the midwest or south sometimes view New Yorkers to be rude because largely they live in a fast paced city and move fast. They are also very cautious because they live in a city with a high crime rate.
These stereotypes are all a matter of perception based on things that are usually not related. Lay off of the southernors. There have been so many of these threads and this is a terrible line of posting.