I agree with this. But for me, I'll take Cleveland, Columbus, Nap-Town (Indianapolis), Chi-Town, and Rockford. In other words, I'm an urban Midwestern blueblood.
They just talk a little different.
Ya think? ;-)
But seriously, my jab at billbears was tongue-in-cheek. He's a big-brutha. The vast majority of Southerners here I truly like. I even have a Confederate battle flag on my profile page (not something you'll see alot of with other blacks). I'm living in the South now and dig it (although I've yet to get used to the summers after 9 years). I spent every summer as a kid in Arkansas. North Carolina is by far my most favored Southern state (surfin' on the beach one weekend and skiing the next, all within the same state). The only state, Southern or otherwise, that I don't care for at all is Louisiana. I see now why they call the mosquito their state bird.
And, as a compromise to my Southern bruthas with a lighter hue than mine, I'll keep my son's hip-hop away from you just as long as country is kept away from me.
But fire up some bluegrass and it's all good!
Ain't nothin' wrong with that. I enjoy an Urban enviroment every now and then.
"But seriously, my jab at billbears was tongue-in-cheek. He's a big-brutha. The vast majority of Southerners here I truly like. I even have a Confederate battle flag on my profile page (not something you'll see alot of with other blacks). I'm living in the South now and dig it (although I've yet to get used to the summers after 9 years). I spent every summer as a kid in Arkansas. North Carolina is by far my most favored Southern state (surfin' on the beach one weekend and skiing the next, all within the same state). The only state, Southern or otherwise, that I don't care for at all is Louisiana. I see now why they call the mosquito their state bird."
Thanks for your support of Dixie, She sorely needs any she can get.
"And, as a compromise to my Southern bruthas with a lighter hue than mine, I'll keep my son's hip-hop away from you just as long as country is kept away from me.
Your son's rap doesn't bother me at all. I'm kinda partial to Cypress Hill, Biggie Smalls, and Nelly along with 70's randb, jazz and blues. Along with my whitebread love of Southern classic rock and some classical.
My original comment was derived more from the working class aspect, the majority of which make up the populations of our respective regions.
Contemporary Christian is right up there, too.