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The first thing I noticed was that there are a lot of black people in Charleston. In fact, most blacks still live in the South—55 percent of black Americans, which is 10 percent more than the rest of the country combined. And it's a number that has been growing ever since then. And the growth is not just in numbers; it's in political clout, too. Half of black representatives in Congress represent southern states, and black Americans are experiencing a growth in local political power, too, with towns across the South electing black mayors. This is not the result of segregation either, another facet of the South I had expected to find and was pleasantly surprised not to; the opposite, in fact: Data routinely finds northern American cities more segregated than the South. In 2019, only three of the top 10 most segregated American cities were in the South. And a recent study found California and the Northeast were more segregated than the South. As for children, New York—that bastion of liberalism—is the most segregated state for black students,
originally posted by: greendust
a reply to: The GUT
I went out for a smoke and there was a little boy tugging at his dads shorts and his dad was busy talking to a friend. Even that was comical as the father and his pal ended just about every other sentence with "an sh_t" . Conversation was something like this, "So I was down at the creek an sh_t, and I landed me a catfish that was big as a bathtub an sh_t."
I look and the kid had a fried chicken leg in his other hand. Face covered in grease. Probably was about 7:30 in the morning.
Not sure why, but it cracked me up.
originally posted by: The2Billies
originally posted by: greendust
a reply to: The GUT
I went out for a smoke and there was a little boy tugging at his dads shorts and his dad was busy talking to a friend. Even that was comical as the father and his pal ended just about every other sentence with "an sh_t" . Conversation was something like this, "So I was down at the creek an sh_t, and I landed me a catfish that was big as a bathtub an sh_t."
I look and the kid had a fried chicken leg in his other hand. Face covered in grease. Probably was about 7:30 in the morning.
Not sure why, but it cracked me up.
Eating fried chicken is low class and Southern. How hysterical. I wouldn't say that to any Japanese person though, KFC is a holiday favorite, if not THE holiday favorite of the Japanese.
I know, it's so funny that they were saying sh*% instead of the approved and repeated every other minute on liberal TV shows and in liberal circles, fu*#.
But you are right, hard working lower class Americans are hysterical and you should go back to the north where no one eats fried chicken and they say the approved FU instead of the low class SH.
Glad you got a good education and won't be returning.
People in the North appreciate a good arrogant bigoted joke when it comes to people who aren't raging liberals. That's why we don't want liberals moving here with their condescension and arrogance toward literally everyone who doesn't think, speak, and act like liberals tell them they must - or else.
originally posted by: JAGStorm
a reply to: The GUT
I’ve lived all over the US.
I will share my observations and generalizations. Again, these are my experiences and thoughts on these areas.
The South is racist but they don’t hide it and everyone kinda just accepts it and at least tries to make peace with it 99% of the time, until they don’t, like the recent Montgomery incident. Their racist background goes back a long time but in a weird way they still have respect for each other if that makes sense.
New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey (I lived in all of those places) are some of the most racist areas I’ve been to. Some of it is downright ridiculous. There is a lot of stereotyping and self segregation happening. When areas get overcrowded and people mix is when there are problems. There is lack of respect between races. There were places that refused to serve me based on how I look. I am just an Asian girl, I can’t even imagine what a black or Hispanic, or GASP a Puerto Rican has to go through…..
The Midwest…. Lord have Mercy…..This is such a mix. You have some of the most accepting people and some of the most racist people living here. People don’t believe it, but there are a lot of racists in the Midwest and they all aren’t white either. Some areas are exceptionally self segregating. I think areas of Milwaukee are considered the most segregated in the US. I’ve had some of the most scary racist incidents in the Midwest.
Pacific NW….Racism??? How can they have racism when they hate themselves. Racism here is in pockets, some parts of Oregon… Funny story my brother and his wife were out minding their own business and a group started harassing them and yelling at them to go back to Mexico…. We all still laugh about that. Appears that some of us Asians look Mexican to some. Must be why the Chinese are slipping through the border.
The West and Mountain regions…(Colorado specifically) I can’t say as an adult, but as a child it was torture going to school there as an ethnic person. I was harassed and taunted. My mother was harassed. Our friends received death threats for being Asian…. It was a nightmare and to this day an area I still don’t want to visit.
So after all that……..I have to say I agree with the OP, the South IS the least racist of all!!!!!!!! 🥰
I’ve lived up and down the east coast but have lived most my life outside Philadelphia and the only racism I have seen numerous times have been towards Mexican people.
originally posted by: ColeYounger
While visiting the South many years ago, I saw a sign on a barbecue restaurant that said "Come on in. We ain't mad at nobody." I'll never forget that.
I love it when someone who is addressing a group of people will say "All y'all".
Another favorite: I heard someone describing a man and his wife as being very friendly. They said the couple was "Just full of personableness".
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Enduro
there are some words that are specific to a small area, like inside 20 square miles specific near here. In a place called "Beaver Dam", super small community south of Roseboro, they call the stack of bricks or rocks that allows the smoke from your indoor fire to exit the house a "Chimley". I have heard a few people use that term, and all of them are from the same area. They are all intelligent people, who can spell "chimney" just fine, but if they say it, that's how it comes out.
My MIL is from White Oak, and when she says the word "shrimp", she says it "srimp". I can't get her to say it with the h, and I cannot get my wife to say it without the h. They grew up in the same house.
originally posted by: Klassified
a reply to: The GUT
It's a little early in the day. The Yankees are still sleeping and all Y'know, but I'm sure someone will be along later...when they take a notion...to tell you how racist Y'all really is.
Y'all have a good day now, Y'hear?
In North Carolina I worked with a bunch of good ole boys and I was talking about a creek I was fishing in except the way I say creek it sounds like crick. The good ole boys told me a crick is what ya get in your neck!
originally posted by: network dude
a reply to: Enduro
there are some words that are specific to a small area, like inside 20 square miles specific near here. In a place called "Beaver Dam", super small community south of Roseboro, they call the stack of bricks or rocks that allows the smoke from your indoor fire to exit the house a "Chimley". I have heard a few people use that term, and all of them are from the same area. They are all intelligent people, who can spell "chimney" just fine, but if they say it, that's how it comes out.
My MIL is from White Oak, and when she says the word "shrimp", she says it "srimp". I can't get her to say it with the h, and I cannot get my wife to say it without the h. They grew up in the same house.