tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27134097.post115265316196161701..comments2023-09-06T09:06:21.868-04:00Comments on Yankee Family goes South: Settling InEmotenotehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00449766864127433196noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27134097.post-1160963468972800832006-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:002006-10-15T21:51:00.000-04:00Lori I think you're onto something. I'll bet a pe...Lori I think you're onto something. I'll bet a person could start some sort of revolution this way, say, start exporting busloads of southern tourists to the big apple, Friendly the place up a bit. Actually I lived there looooong ago as well, and I have to say that once you did make eye contact and broke the silence barrier people were really fun and helpful. The little bit of crazy didn't Emotenotehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00449766864127433196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27134097.post-1160921375391710392006-10-15T10:09:00.000-04:002006-10-15T10:09:00.000-04:00Wandered here via Laurelines, and found myself cho...Wandered here via Laurelines, and found myself chortling lots.<BR/><BR/>When I moved to Austin (from New York City, waayyyy long ago) and people would ask what living in NYC was like, I'd say "Easiest way to frighten a bunch of tough-skinned, hard-bitten New Yorkers is to get on a crowded elevator, make eye contact and say 'Howdy, how are y'all doing this morning!'"Lori Witzelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04744273435691506484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27134097.post-1153769730931271272006-07-24T15:35:00.000-04:002006-07-24T15:35:00.000-04:00Marchlion, we are still wondering the same thing. ...Marchlion, we are still wondering the same thing. Rumor has it that a guy with a truck will be arriving sometime this week, but I'm afraid they are just teasing us. I understand your DHs view. I have taken to playing air banjo (dueling banjos) when we drive out of the city. I AM a little worried about going camping....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27134097.post-1153767061318914342006-07-24T14:51:00.000-04:002006-07-24T14:51:00.000-04:00Oh, Lordy. I myself grew up across the river in V...Oh, Lordy. I myself grew up across the river in Virginia, and my mother was Deep South. My husband whistles "Dixie" every time we cross the Potomac. He feels like the entire south (except for Palm Beach) is just like the movie Deliverance, and thus best avoided.<BR/><BR/>I wonder where your stuff is?marchlionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04070673036388745001noreply@blogger.com