Wow....you really raised a good son. I am impressed.
manc, am I correct that you are originally from England? We are so honored and pleased to have you as a Southerner. I wish we could send off some of our home-growns and import more folks like you, LOL.
LOL, Thanks and yes you are correct.
I came over and lived up north and heard many comments about southerners and so I thought I had to check it out for myself and drove to TN, SC, NC,VA, basically a big loop around.
I LOVED IT, LOVED THE PEOPLE, the southern accent on a woman is the sexiest acent in the world.
It was not how I was told , the south was friendly, kids said sir and mam, people helped out and took others for who they were, they were very accepting unlike those in a place in MA where an elitist type of folk lived.\\
We then moved south to north east FL ,I wanted east TN LOL, she won. Over those years I saw some who moved down here give bitter comments, I heard off many here how they just want to be left alone how the north and Hollywood stereotypes made them look stupid .
They were correct and so I looked more and more into the history
My kids who were basically raised southern and are now proud southerners.
My youngest boy was one when I moved here and my daughter was 3
They have travelled around many places in the south and my oldest wants to stop this stereotype.
We’re all fed up of movies today, people not from here making comments and not knowing about the flag, the food, the accents, the lifestyle.
I LOVE IT HERE and do fly the flag, do speak up if I hear certain comments as does my family.