When we moved to GreenAcres 10 years ago, I was remarking to a new business colleague and brother in The LORD just how much I was enjoying being smack in the midst of a treasure trove of Civil War history, including being not far from the RR line where The General ran.
This brother, warmly but firmly (with tongue planted solidly in cheek) responded in his warm southern voice, "...son, we don't refer to it as 'The Civil War'...in these parts here, it's known as The War of Northern Aggression..."
Still makes me smile today and I'm proud to be the "token Yankee" friend of many area natives...
Ahem...FIRST War of Northern Aggression.
“The War Between the States”
We came close to moving to Alpharetta, GA 15 years ago. We commented to our realtor that the little downtown area didn’t have much to it. She mentioned that was a result of “the war.”
I paused and wondered what the Vietnam war had to do with them having a small village area. Then I wondered Korean War? Nope. WW II? WW I? Nope.
After a little while, it sunk in tha I was in a different world.