[Oberon]

I’ve found the north to be far more racist than my home state of North Carolina.

[Vigilanteman]

I more or less agree what Dick Gregory said back in the 1960s:

In the South, they don't care how close you are as long as you don't get too big. In the North, they don't care how big you are as long as you don't get too close.

I've heard far worse racist crap hurled about up here than I ever did when I lived in the south.

[SumProVita]

I’ve found the north to be far more racist than my home state of North Carolina.

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Being born in the north and having spent my entire youth in a mostly northeastern culture, I was fortunate to move to the South after my spouse got out of the Navy.

What you have stated is ABSOLUTELY true!!!!!!

[latina4dubya]

i have been living in NC for the last 16 months... i am from California... and i have to say that in my experience, blacks and whites seem to coexist more harmoniously here than in California... i cannot explain it... it is just an overall feeling i get...

plus i have found that whole southern hospitality thing to be very true!

[huldah1776]

I was born in the Bronx, grew up outside philly, lived in Springfield, MO for 13 years, and after being in Jville NC for 1.5 years I had to come back to pa. Boy am I homesick for NC! And I don’t even like the beach. I would be in earth/heaven if I was in the Appalachians but was truly content in Jville.

[who knows what evil?]

I’ve found the north to be far more racist than my home state of North Carolina.

Ditto. When visiting Red Hampshire relatives (in-laws, of course) while living in Tennessee some few years back, politics came up. I was supporting Alan Keyes at the time, and asked if anyone else was considering the same. My wife's father said two words in response: "Wrong color."

NEVER heard that in Tennessee, or anywhere else, for that matter.