"DSK" wrote in message

Bart Senior wrote:
I don't think I've met a Southerner that was stupid and
mean. I have to admit as a group, they rate about the
best in the US.

Thanks. I am a Southerner and am proud of it. Cultural differences are
being erased in this country, partly because of mass media and partly
because of everybody moving around so much.

There certainly are mean-spirited and/or stupid and/or dishonest
Sotherners, just like among any other people... we try to weed them out
early though Some cultural anthropologists studying the matter have
identified a number of characteristics of Southerners, the main two are
generosity and sense of honor. This doesn't necessarily mean that
Southerners are more honest or have better families, just that we get
PO'd if you insult them!

Our trip to NC this past December was my first actual experience with
southerners. Apart from all the transplanted New Yorkers they were far and
away the friendliest, kindest, most accommodating people I've ever
encountered. For example, we stopped at a convenience store/gas station in
Bayboro for my wife to buy a bottle of Lipton tea. The girl behind the
counter apologized repeatedly for not having any, and actually offered to
brew some up next door at her house. Never had that experience before.

Max