[Janey]

I’m from the Midwest, and lived in Tennessee for ten years. I’d always heard how people in the South were so polite. And when I moved there, I totally disagreed with that notion. But after a couple of months, I didn’t notice it as much. And then after a year or so, I didn’t notice it at all. When I moved back to the Midwest last year, I thought the same thing…these Midwesterners are so rude! But now I don’t think that. I think communicating has regional nuances. And until I got used to those things, I tended to misunderstand people and take things wrongly. I LOVE the South. I hope that you, too, will get used to it and learn to love the people. And if you live down there for fifty years, you’ll still always be a ‘Yankee.’ A lot of Southerners identify very deeply with their Southern heritage and still wish they’d won the war. I never met anybody who called me a Yankee in a mean way, though. But you’ll always be an outsider. Embrace it, I did and had some amazing experiences with people as I learned about Southern cooking and traditions. Enjoy!

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Name : Janey, Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : White/Caucasian, Religion : Catholic, Age : 34, City : Aberdeen, State : SD, Country : United States, Education level : 4 Years of College, Social class : Middle class, 

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