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In reply to the discussion: "Why The South Is More Violent Than The Rest Of America" [View all]Sanddog42
(117 posts)125. Briefly as a child
I only lived in the South (Dallas, GA) for about a year as a child, but I grew up in Limbo between the North and the South (i.e. West Virginia, along the Kentucky border) and I visited my uncle in many times in GA growing up. Since then I've only made a few visits (New Orleans, S.C.).
I've also lived in Columbus, OH, and I've been California for going on 20 years.
I haven't found people of the South to be any nicer than any other place. In fact, as this thread points out, there's more violence and I believe a lot more racism and homophobia. I've heard some people say there's just as much racism other places and that Southerners are just more honest and open about it. That hasn't been my experience.
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Many athletically inclined southern boys I met when I was a teenager seemed to be going to
Cleita
Sep 2013
#31
"Top Gear" guys visit Alabama. "Man Love Rules" and "NASCAR sucks" written on side of vehicles.
NYC_SKP
Sep 2013
#2
Not sure what you mean but I've observed the same traits in the Female from the South, USA....
BlueJazz
Sep 2013
#28
I remember something years ago about the Scots-Irish heritage so prevalent...
TreasonousBastard
Sep 2013
#8
No. just looking at the Scots-Irish,.Good ol' Boy, NASCAR, etc. references...
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#35
Point on question for all these fans of the South and its white-washed culture.
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#40
Getting past the silliness, the OP dealt with some out-sized violent Southern culture...
Eleanors38
Sep 2013
#79
Hmm, does that include all of the south, like South Central, South Side, South Bronx?
bluesbassman
Sep 2013
#18
Look, I have no problem with examining cultural and socioeconomic regional differences.
bluesbassman
Sep 2013
#39
It seems from the report that hot weather and poverty may be the predominant dynamics.
Uncle Joe
Sep 2013
#19
Looking at the most violent data with a finer comb, and the states they're including in the south
Rstrstx
Sep 2013
#62
The South has pulled us down into its right-to-work cheap-labor, racial animus, and deregulation.
Romulox
Sep 2013
#75
The same reason it is so hard to build, but so easy to destroy. Don't you see the destruction? nt
Romulox
Sep 2013
#82
We don't want the country to fall to the lowest common denominator. With regards to
Romulox
Sep 2013
#91
I will catch hell for this, but many whites in the South feel entitled to something
Taverner
Sep 2013
#92
Uneducated, uniformed, encouraged ignorance & republicans using hate to promote fear.
LaPera
Sep 2013
#119
Rubbish. One link to one story about poverty in Southern California does not equal
cordelia
Sep 2013
#150
It's a technical point of law, just as in the military, where being drunk is a defense.
dimbear
Sep 2013
#128
And I wonder too if violence doesn't suppress people from not following customary law. Which,
applegrove
Sep 2013
#129
There do seem to be distinct regional variations in culture. I don't know
LiberalLoner
Sep 2013
#130
Nobody said anything about everyone being that way. Just that some work needs to be done.
applegrove
Sep 2013
#153