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RE: North vs. South - 6/15/2009 5:32:09 PM

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You are not a Yankee, you are a damn Yankee. Yankee's are from the North. Damn Yankee's are from the North and do not go back ;)

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RE: North vs. South - 6/15/2009 5:38:44 PM

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I'm a Californa girl, born and raised. it's very much a part of who I am, that "native" vibe, which I think is something you can only get if you've lived here your whole life.

for the most part, I'm a very proud American, and so, I love my country and find something to like about the North, South, Southwest, etc. the only thing I can't stand are the people who come to California and then complain about it! go home!

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RE: North vs. South - 6/15/2009 9:33:23 PM

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I am a Pacific Rim, Nor Cal girl living on the Central Coast.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/15/2009 9:50:35 PM

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I'm from Washington state, I've never been out of the state longer than a week at a time. It's laid back even in Seattle. I love it here, You have shopping, hiking, camping, mountains and even alpine meadows all within several hours drive.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/16/2009 12:27:24 AM

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Chuckles, well Bridgeport is where we hail from -- however, i also hail from Loyola lol GO CUBBIES!!! But if you every state i said soo --- i will deny deny deny!

we might have passed each other!    I used to take the bus Harlem to Archer-63rd- then to downtown. Birdgeport. That was Polish for the longest time I dont know if it still is.

The family moved further out- Orland Park-/ and Will county- which is getting fairly built up these days.   Odd- like I can recall as a kid- Orland Square opened. but like I dont know the roads there.    (other then the Pulaski, Cicero, Central, Ridgeland, Harlem, Lagrange,   or you could call it Manhieim, and Crawford (not Pulsaski)

I spend alot of time on Harlem- 111th to 135th. and 111th from Lagrange to Pulaski- to 115th.    I do notice a difference when I go back. The place is more crowde. Single family now 2 units- often outside of code. No parking signs everywhere.

Man we did not have lights on Harlem- from 115th to rout 83.   Cal sag was polluted- now "water front property" gags. yeah right guy.

One thing I can say- is people will talk to you on a bus there.   interesting people. Not snobby like some east coast cities.

Go CUBS!

Small world! I lived in Bridgeport til the age of 18. It would be really weird if I knew both of you from the past.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/16/2009 3:31:09 AM

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...we might have passed, been on the same bus, same fast food place, a ballgame, parade, expo, museum, dance party, or even taken a class or Seminar together. When I lived out there I did the tourist and cultural things. Chicagoland does have alot to offer- and for sure I had some great times.

Who can deny the drives on LSD?   (Lake Shore Drive)   Particularly on a nice day. :-)

I used to go to the -what they call boys town now. Belmont- Milwaukee-Broadway.   The gay section- not really the gold coast and not really the name slips me. North of there which could be sort of not the place to be.
Kind of off- last time out there. The shops dont open till late and then I guess stay open late.

Just before Gram got her dementia we took her to Chicago. We had a great time- the museums the lake front. and good food. You can always get good food out there!!!!!!!   Not this microwave crap chain food we have here. :-0

SO when I am out there- I make the rounds.... Gyros first on the list... with pizza., steak, and whatever my brother tellls me is good.

I got my tattoo out there.    Funny how people do that on vacations!

But yeah- quite possibly we passed each other.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/16/2009 4:58:35 AM

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zaphira is a northerner. This slave was born and raised in New York City and lived there until three years ago when Master moved zaphira to Colorado.
Yes, there was a huge culture shock for this slave. Going from a huge city like NYC to a medium sized town like Pueblo was quite a shock. It's been three years and zaphira still has not become used to the change.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/16/2009 6:10:21 AM

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I've always seen more of the East/West mentality rather than the North/South, unless you want to count the battle to get rid of Southern California as part of California. *chuckles*

I was born in California, raised in Idaho, went to school in Victoria, Australia (definitely South there!) and stayed in California for 14 years when I got back, before going to spend 12 years in Idaho. So I'm a Westerner, like Steven. Having visited the East Coast and having friends here, not to mention now living in Canada, I learned that there is a totally different mindset and view on many things. It drives me batty when people talk about how absolutely far away driving 15-20 minutes is and yet in Idaho, we drove 3 hours just to go visit friends for a few hours. "I'm just going to pop up the road to visit so and so" meant an hour's drive each way. When I visited New York in 2001, I used to automatically say hello to people and wave and smile (it's what we did in my small town). Did that ever freak people out! One lady came up to me and started screaming "what do you want? Why did you do that? What do you want?!?" in the middle of a local coffee place. I just looked at her and said "nothing, just being friendly." and she got the most confused look on her face and walked away with her mouthing gaping like a fish on the riverbank.

Now family wise, I'm a mixed bag, having family from the hills of southern Missouri but also southern New York. On both sides, we're a bunch of redneck, country-bumpkins and hillbillies. My ex never believed me until he went to my grandfather's funeral and saw for himself. He shut up after that. (City guy from California, y'know.)

But now that I'm in Ontario, Canada, the big thing I see is about Quebec. There's "us" and then there's "THEM - in Quebec". Part of that is attitude, part of it is the continuing effort of the province to leave the country and become their own country. Most of the provinces are so large that it doesn't define much, unless you're in one of the small Eastern Maritime provinces like Prince Edward Island. It's more cultural in who's French-Canadian and who's English-Canadian.

Eh, it gets interesting at times but in the end, it's great to be here. It's like anywhere else, it has it's own personality and flavour. I like it.

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RE: North vs. South - 6/16/2009 6:47:11 AM

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I live in the central hills of New York State. North to me is Canada. I'm near New Englanders, Pennsylvanians, Ohioans, and New York City.

Beyond those areas is is the mid-West, the mid-Atlantic, and the Arctic. South is Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, etc. Anything west of the Mississippi is West.

But me? I'm in the center of New York State, up in the country, living in the center of the universe.