On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 18:29:39 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 >
wrote:

>On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2:46:27 PM UTC-10, Bruce wrote:
>> On Mon, 31 Jul 2017 17:43:48 -0700 (PDT), dsi1 <dsiahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>> >On Monday, July 31, 2017 at 2:11:14 PM UTC-10, cshenk wrote:
>> >> Sqwertz wrote in rec.food.cooking:
>> >>
>> >> > Virginia, like Florida, is not culturally nor culinarily in the
>> >> > "South". Geographically, its called part of the Southern Atlantic
>> >> > states, but that is just an outdated arbitrary geographical definition
>> >> > leftover from the Civil War era when Virginia was party of the
>> >> > Confederate (Southern) states.
>> >> >
>> >> > -sw
>> >>
>> >> Sorry Steve but very wrong abut Virginia. It's only a blending zone on
>> >> the coast and even then, it's more apt to be teaching Northern critters
>> >> about what a proper hushpuppy is.
>> >>
>> >> Florida on the east side isnt very Southern now (used to be) but still
>> >> is on the west side and along to New Orleans direction
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >
>> >My wife used to live in W. Virginia. She calls it the redneck capital of the United States. That's a awful thing to say but she said it - I didn't.
>>
>> Is that where they have snake handlers? Guys who handle venomous
>> snakes because it's up to God whether they get bitten and die or not?
>
>I don't know a damn thing about W. Virginia. Obviously, you know a ton more.

I used to know someone from there, but I can't remember if she was
from West Virginia or from the other Virginia and if that makes a big
difference or not.