Observations of a Northerner who moved to the South

May 16, 2017, 06:28 AM

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Originally posted by mark123:
Texas is one place I don't think I'd be able to live. Having to tell people to go screw their hat after they tell me I'm cooking wrong would weary me so.

Usually we don't tell you, but you just find a plate full of food.....

{transplant, not a native....}

May 16, 2017, 06:35 AM

Oz_Shadow

quote:
Originally posted by Lord Vaalic:
Moved from Detroit to middle TN....

Damn it's hot in the summer, but fall and spring are just beautiful and winter, well, after Detroit this just ain't winter. And that makes me very happy.

People in TN cannot merge onto a highway for shit!

Other than that I love it here. People actually are nicer, and way more chatty than Michiganders... Taxes are way cheaper, houses are cheaper. There were better gun clubs in Michigan, I haven't found any private clubs here, but I don't miss permits to purchase and registration, although after I left I understand you don't have to come back for that anymore.

You can actually get your money's worth out of a pool here too

You get two weeks of real winter!

May 16, 2017, 07:01 AM

walkinghorse

Having lived over most of the U.S. in most of my almost 70 years, and visited most of the remaining, I find that everything said so far is true! Jerks and good people are everywhere, and those not so are everywhere!
The only generalization is that the larger the population and the more concentration of people is not for me!
Everyplace is what you make it !!!

May 16, 2017, 07:07 AM

Eponym

I spent a week in Muleshoe one day.

Aside: "Don't mess with Texas" was originally (and still is) an anti-littering campaign slogan, that later was adopted as the unofficial state slogan.

The battle cry "Give a hoot; don't pollute." just isn't very bad ass.

May 16, 2017, 08:02 AM

parabellum

We do welcome Carpetbaggers, although there is a quota.

May 16, 2017, 08:10 AM

Bulldog7972

quote:
Originally posted by YooperSigs:
I went north instead of south and learned:
1- Decent, polite people still exist.
2- They put the traffic lights on flash after midnight.
3- No one has broken into my car. Almost 9 years now!
4- The summer is beautiful. Short but beautiful.
5- Sisu!
6- Away from town, no traffic. Traveled the length of M69 Saturday. Encountered one other vehicle going in my direction.
7- Aurora Borealis.
8- An actual winter, as opposed to the rainy, gloomy, icy mess of my former residence.
9- Lake Superior.
10- It is not paradise. but close enough for me.

The UP. The nations best kept secret. My buddy lives in your town and loves it.

May 16, 2017, 09:12 AM

SIG 229R

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Originally posted by Wino:
Grew up in Indiana then lived in Chicago for a decade. Plotted our escape from Chi-Raq for probably 9 out of those 10 years.

No regret at all in our move South, ended up in Austin, TX and are loving life. However, our Southern friend's have exposed us to a few things that are quite different than where I'm from:

- BBQ means smoking meats to perfection, not slapping some sauce on chicken a grill and eating hot dogs.

- The phrase "bless your/their heart" is not followed by anything nice to say about someone.

- The stars at night really are big and bright.

- I DO really drive like an asshole!

- Abraham Lincoln probably was a tyrant.

- Why use olive oil when you can keep a jar of bacon grease in the fridge?

- As a summertime tent camper, I now can see myself getting an RV.

Any other sons and daughters of the North here move South and have their own observations.

And if it were N.C. you would know that real BBQ is made from pork NOT beef or any other type meat.
In N.C. everyone knows Lexington BBQ is what all the others set their standard by.
Anyway welcome to the south. Make yourself at home LOL.

May 16, 2017, 09:25 AM

TigerDore

Southerner by birth and heritage, but grew up in various parts of the north(New England and the upper midwest) and south. Vtail, talking about learning a new language, when I moved to Boston as a kid, it was definitely a different language, both the extreme accent of some and the words used.

Below the Mason-Dixon, I have lived in the Deep South, Mid-south, Florida, Texas and ATL.

There's good and bad everywhere, and I learned something new in each in place I lived. Wherever you are, life is mostly what you choose to make of it.

May 16, 2017, 01:28 PM

jhe888

In the words of a favorite son of Texas, Lyle Lovett; "That's right you're not from Texas, but Texas wants you anyway."

Link to original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMhaehb5AnE

May 16, 2017, 02:27 PM

YellowJacket

Texas, especially Austin, is its own thing. Still pretty different from the Deep South.

As you come in, tag one of the yankees already here and send him home.

May 16, 2017, 02:37 PM

PASig

2 of my 5 sisters and my brother live in NC and they all say they miss a good slice of real pizza and a Philly hoagie. Apparently no one down South knows how to make a decent pizza or hoagie and I suspect that it may be the water not being the same, that does affect how pizza dough and hoagie rolls come out.

May 16, 2017, 02:44 PM

Scoutmaster

My dad spent 2 years in TX/LA after WWII, I was there for 6 mos Army training during the Vietnam era, spent quite a bit of time in Houston/Dallas back in my energy research days. Here is what was explained to me (not sure I have the spelling correct):

When speaking to a small group, you address them as y'all. A larger group is all y'all.

Etlenna is he capitol of the state of Jawjaw.

The large body of water to the south is the Guff of Mexico.

The fun spot of Loosiana is Nawlans.

It has been my observation that, while there are some notorious pockets, overall the South has a much lower rate of liberal insanity disease than does California.

May 16, 2017, 03:24 PM

Sportshooter

Welcome to the neighborhood Mr. Wino and "bless your heart" I knew you were "fixin'" to say something like that. Be sure to try the chitlin's. I don't care for 'em myself. I'm more of a Hoppin' John man.

May 16, 2017, 03:27 PM

flashguy

The major thing I discovered (via 20 years USAF) for "getting along" in various places is to not ever tell the natives how you did things elsewhere. Learn to do it their way (even if it's not as efficient or well done).

Texans don't really care much about how you talk--for one thing, Texas is so big that there are at least a half-dozen different "accents" just within the state. (Myself, I love to hear a nice mid-Texas native speaking--there's just enough harsh edges rolled off to be very pleasant.)

flashguy

May 16, 2017, 03:31 PM

Longbow_06

What a Liberal Shit Hole, Austin is....

I moved further... England, and now a full Georgia boy

Have you picked up the ever present "Ya'll" yet ?

May 16, 2017, 03:37 PM

arfmel

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Originally posted by TXJIM:
Welcome, you can expect about 35 more people to piss in your cheerios here with comments about what a liberal shit hole Austin is, enjoy

You forgot crowded and overpriced.

May 16, 2017, 03:39 PM

smschulz

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Any other sons and daughters of the North here move South and have their own observations.

When I moved to Texas from Iowa many years ago I was shocked that all the girls didn't have that cute southern drawl accent.
My mom grew up in Kentucky and everytime we visited as a kid they ALL sounded that way ~ cool!
I know KY is not TX but hey it's farther south so what happened to the accent?

May 16, 2017, 03:54 PM

NavyGuy

quote:
Originally

I know KY is not TX but hey it's farther south so what happened to the accent?

Californians.

There are actually quite a few with traditional Texas accents. Both of my SILs and even my girls who are married to them lean that way. Or as they would say "that-a way". Stop in just about any of the smaller Texas towns and you'll hear it.