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To: Savage Beast
I'll let you in on a secret....I'm originally from Maine which is about as northern as you can get in the lower 48. Mainers don't like people from NYC, Massachusetts, Hartford, etc, either.

Freepers excepted, of course. :-)

41 posted on 07/06/2006 8:24:23 AM PDT by wbill
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To: wbill
I know what you mean. But, in the fall of 2004, while visiting relatives in New England (Maine, as usual, was beautiful!) I had car trouble.

Fortunately I was at a rest stop. I ran into several obnoxious people, including one man with a Brooklyn accent, whom I asked for directions and who ordered me to get my hands off his car.

When the tow truck arrived, the driver was so friendly and such a fine man that we wound up going to dinner together; I picked up the tab. We became good friends over a short period of time, stayed at the restaurant talking until almost midnight. He was great, one of the best people I've ever met. I never saw him again after that evening. He is a strong supporter of President Bush; "He's a good man," he said.

There are great people everywhere.

In Western North Carolina, the natives refer to all newcomers, regardless of origin, as "Florida people" or "floridiots". A "halfback" is somebody who moved to Florida, didn't like it, and moved to North Carolina (i.e. halfway back). None of these labels is particularly derogatory; they are considered amusing.

43 posted on 07/06/2006 8:48:43 AM PDT by Savage Beast (9/11 was never repeated--thanks to President George Bush and his supurb leadership.)
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