9/2/2008 9:24:40 AM |
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jackster123
Murfreesboro, TN
age: 54
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Well, 've got one for you. I am originally from Fl. but because I did not have the southern drawl, I was pegged as a damn yankee. To which I would reply, Last time I looked ata map, Fl. was below the mason-dixon line, which usually went over their heads. LOL
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9/2/2008 9:56:35 AM |
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lo87
Paris, TN
age: 22
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Southern Born and Raised! Lived in Tennessee my entire life! In the same town except when I moved to nash-vegas for a year (haaaated it!).
*Maybe people call you sweetheart because they're just friendly. They know other's names, and don't want you to think that they're against ya! lol.
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9/2/2008 10:17:12 AM |
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desertlynx
Clarksville, TN
age: 51
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So now my question would be what do you call someone from the west? Besides Crazy!
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9/2/2008 5:20:13 PM |
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lilybeth
Crossville, TN
age: 50
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Moved here from southern IN 2 years ago
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9/3/2008 6:23:30 AM |
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sugasouth
Oak Ridge, TN
age: 62
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I think everyone is welcome down south heyah. Damned yankee is just a term of endearment.....most of the time. There are those that continually compare the south to the great north. They mock and make fun of this way of life. They will never accept our thoughts or beliefs as valid. They are standoffish. They are damned yankees for sure.
As far as Florida being below the Mason Dixon, it's over no one's head. We all know very well where it is. Perhaps, you missed the southerners discreet sarcasm which is often hard to fathom. As for Florida being considered a southern state, it's location has nothing to do with it. True born in the state Floridians are considered southern. However, since the state is made up of 99% combination of transplants and Cubans, it isn't. Sorry they left Florida out. It's been that way since the 60's. I might add.....it has a lot to do with who fought for the north and who fought for the south, also. I don't believe Florida had anything to do with that war. Could be wrong.
Welcome to Tennessee.
Be friendly, accept our way of life, embrace our culture, become part of the fabric we call a crazy quilt. Diversity is always a breath of fresh air.
Set a spell and make yerself at home.
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9/3/2008 8:52:07 AM |
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tennessee57103
Lake City, TN
age: 30
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I just moved here from Minnesota three months ago
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9/4/2008 6:28:22 PM |
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mountainman7
Chattanooga, TN
age: 42
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Southern Born and Raised! Lived in Tennessee my entire life! In the same town except when I moved to nash-vegas for a year (haaaated it!).
*Maybe people call you sweetheart because they're just friendly. They know other's names, and don't want you to think that they're against ya! lol.
I had lunch today with a friend of mine who has lived in the South a lot of her life. She explained to me more in detail why it is people call each other Sweetheart and Honey and such. I see why people do it, because it's a cultural thing down in this part of the country. I wouldn't have thought at all people were against me if they didn't try calling me Sweetheart and Honey and such. Now if a person is coming after me like Freddy vs. Jason, then I'd know there was a problem
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9/4/2008 6:29:07 PM |
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mountainman7
Chattanooga, TN
age: 42
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So now my question would be what do you call someone from the west? Besides Crazy!
Dude or Dudette.. groovy, eh? LOL Just like the Brady Bunch
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9/4/2008 7:59:46 PM |
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lo87
Paris, TN
age: 22
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hey, if freddie is after you, please get on here and let me know so i can get the hell outa dodge!
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9/4/2008 8:12:19 PM |
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mountainman7
Chattanooga, TN
age: 42
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hey, if freddie is after you, please get on here and let me know so i can get the hell outa dodge!
Hahahahaaaha you crack me up LOL
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9/4/2008 8:15:41 PM |
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lo87
Paris, TN
age: 22
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yeeeeah! hah. that's what i do, comic relief! well, i've done my work for the day, eh? haha. if only i wasn't so underpreciated (lol). nobody wants to talk to me!!
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9/5/2008 11:04:10 AM |
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wnxrebelforce
Johnson City, TN
age: 19
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lived in the south m entire life but my Mom is from Long Island NY and so I have a little bit of an accent from her and my entire whole family is yankee except my dad...weird lol
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9/5/2008 8:36:52 PM |
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mikepierced
Shelbyville, TN
age: 51
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NEW YORK here
been here since 96 & love it
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9/6/2008 7:02:39 AM |
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sugasouth
Oak Ridge, TN
age: 62
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Wow.......now see???????
If they all looked like Mike, they would know there was a reason to call them sweetheart
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9/6/2008 3:53:19 PM |
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mountainman7
Chattanooga, TN
age: 42
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Wow.......now see???????
If they all looked like Mike, they would know there was a reason to call them sweetheart
Are you saying all there are to men are their looks and nothing else? Actually, I do feel sorry for all women who feel that way about us men. If I wanted to be seen as a sex object, I would do everything in my power to grab all the attention I wanted from women. Given that, I dnn't feel any sort of need to grab attention from women. Thank goodness there's a few women out there who can respect me for me, and nothing else. And, I'll give myself an "amen" for that.
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