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Why are Southerners’ eating habits different from other areas? Who thought of grits and green boiled peanuts? I never heard of a boiled peanut until I moved down South from the West. A soft peanut just doesn’t feel right. And the sweet tea down here is way too sweet. And everywhere you look is a barbecue restaurant.
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Name : Leslie B., Gender : F, Religion : Christian, Age : 42, City : Sanderson, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : housewife, Education level : Technical School,People eat differently according to the general area they live in. This is basically due to what naturally grew in that place and/or what grows the best there. With modern plant gene manipulation and other advances, it might seem odd, but you ate what grew in your soil and climate. Then, depending on what things you ate, you turned these items into the most appealing meal you could. Grits were treated so the corn lasted longer and didn’t spoil in the heat of the South, making the food source reliable for longer periods. Or take BBQ. The South is usually hot. BBQ is usually done outside. 100 years ago would you want to cook inside or outside on a really hot day? So BBQ became very common, competitive and eventually popular.
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Name : A--Schurman19769, Gender : F, Age : 27, City : Ammon, State : ID, Country : United States, Occupation : Student, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Lower class,I am a Southerner and I don’t think our eating habits are that bad. I happen to love grits and boiled peanuts. I also don’t mind sweet tea. I am sorry if you cannot accept that this country does not require all of its citizens to like the same thing. Mabye you should go back to the West where they don’t serve sweet tea, grits, boiled peanuts and barbecue everywhere you look. That’s my opinion of your question – seeing as everyone is entitled to their own.
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Name : Traci, Gender : F, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : I am not really sure yet, Age : 27, City : Jacksonville, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : Sales, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,You need to explore why you are so unwilling to experience something different from your own background. Outside of the feel of raw food, the ‘feel’ of a cooked food has only the feel one has become accustomed to in his or her culture. Obviously you moved to Florida from out West and are feeling homesick, so maybe you are turning your feelings of anxiety against our local customs, i.e ‘We did it better back home.’ Where have you found it written that peanuts must be parched/baked/deep-fried, salted and sold in a can? If you were to buy some fresh (raw) peanuts, could you cook them in the style that you prefer? Try it and you will understand that boiling peanuts is the most efficient method of cooking them. Have you ever made your own peanut butter? Why does that ‘feel’ right? It’s mushier than boiled. Please think more about why you feel this way, instead of questioning ‘Southerners’ tastes.
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Name : Brady C., Gender : M, Race : White/Caucasian, Age : 53, City : Melrose, State : FL, Country : United States, Occupation : graphic designer, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I’m not the world’s biggest fan of barbecue, and I certainly don’t care for grits, but what is it to you? One of the beautiful things about our country is the diversity between different regions. Southerners have their own vibrant regional culture, and one part of most cultures is food. I’m sure you (like me) could find an Italian or Indian restaurant, if those foods appeal to you, there in (presumably) Northern Florida. Just appreciate that these people have a slightly different culture than those ‘out West’.
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Name : Jacob, Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 18, City : Hermantown, State : MN, Country : United States, Occupation : Family Business, Education level : High School Diploma, Social class : Middle class,Let me guess, Leslie: When you say ‘back West,’ what you mean is The People’s Republic of Califoregashingtonia, aka ‘Land of Granola Munchers.’ The crap you call food on the West Coast would make the cows you try so hard to resemble gag, much less an actual human being. Southern food is what it is, and too bad if you’re offended by grits, boiled peanuts and people eating meat.
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Name : Ann L. Lowenstein, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Animist, Age : 37, City : K.C., State : MO, Country : United States, Occupation : Administrative Assistant, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I just moved to the South and I’m having to get used to the food and what my friends eat. I find a lot of it gross, but them some of my West Coast eating habits gross them out, too.
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Name : Jay, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Lesbian, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Wiccan, Age : 29, City : San Diego, State : CA, Country : United States, Occupation : web design, Education level : Over 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,If you think our eating habits are strange, you ought to hear us when we talk. Utter day I et a holelot uv tatters n got a bellyache! Now, when you hear that, you won’t be upset at all about our vittles. Seriously, who eats grits, anyway? Nobody I know. Now, boiled peanuts, that’s a different story. They are a great help to the digestion. Easy down, easy out!
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Name : Josh H., Gender : M, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Baptist, Age : 23, City : Cleveland, State : MS, Country : United States, Occupation : Middle Managment, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,I don’t think anyone understands my question. Everyone is taking it all wrong. I never said there was anything wrong with the way people eat in the South. Different strokes for different folks, right? I am just curious, that’s all. I am just trying to learn something. You would think that the pioneers who traveled west would bring some of their eating habits with them. I am sorry if I have offended anyone. I guess I was just looking for an educated answer.
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Name : Leslie, Gender : F, City : Sanderson, State : FL, Country : United States,
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