On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:02:27 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:
>What a charming essay. I very much enjoyed and thank you for sharing.
>It comes at a good time for me, having spent the past week dealing with
>"Southerners" from Alabama. I won't go into detail but the 5 or so people
>I've had to deal with have left a... hmmm... very sour taste in my mouth
>in regards to 'Bammers as being part of the human race.

I have spent just about my whole life in South Carolina(US), and I
have finally come to realize it's not where you live that makes you
great/ignorant/intelligent/worthless, it's what you make of yourself.
I spent a good ten years changing my accent and my ways so people
wouldn't automatically assume I was stupid just becuase I live here.
It doesn't matter to me anymore, I am great (most of the time) and my
friends(northern and not) love me. Don't paint all "'Bammers" with the
same stroke.
Marie