The Bard said it best in his play "Twelfth Night"
"If music be the food of love, play on"
Let's skew his meaning a bit and see just where the love of food and the love of music takes us.
This made me laugh out loud! I'm not sure I would have included Arkansas in the deep south haha! I might have guessed that deep south would include Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi!
Love the map except that Virginia is part of the South. The White House of the Confederacy was in Richmond. I SO agree that Texas and Missouri aren't part of the South!
I am right there in the cowboy section. Awe...the greatness of being a Texan. We have a way of weaving together flavors, faith and wide open land. My favorite things are the smoky goodness of barbecue and spicy Tex-Mex dishes...the tall pine trees that stand so proud in East Texas...the ranches that stretch across the horizon and the cowboys with grit and independence. What I love most is that Texas sits deep in the Bible belt where our faith shapes our communities and the values we live by everyday. Fun post!! thanks for sharing.
This map is so correct. Having lived in Florida for 20 years and visiting almost every city in the state, I tried explaining Florida to someone once and told them that unlike Illinois, South Florida is not like the south, but Northern Florida is. They looked at me like I was crazy.
Attitudes, Manners, Temperature (hotter and more humid, which slows the pace of life down substantially) Ice Tea, Porch or patio visits with neighbors, Unsweetened Corn Bread, Flying critters, Crawling critters, Mosquitos (unfortunately) Fire ants ( also unfortunately) Magnolias, Dogwood trees, Azaleas, BBQ, Family reunions, Places of worship in nearly every neighborhood, Saying hello to anyone you make eye contact with, Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, Please and Thank You, A quick wave to passing cars, whether you know them or not. The rest of the south is similar, but it is "a little less" of everything.
I'm in the deep south and many of my new (recently moved in) neighbors are reclusive and if they're out, they make no eye contact. The times are changing I think.
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Hey! Virginia was the original South......
ReplyDeleteI know it was originally and select parts still are but they are shrinking.
DeleteIt's all relative, isn't it? When I lived in WV people from TN called me a Yankee and people from Wisconsin called me a southern hick. :0
ReplyDeleteIt is relative!
DeleteThis made me laugh out loud! I'm not sure I would have included Arkansas in the deep south haha! I might have guessed that deep south would include Alabama, Georgia, and Mississippi!
ReplyDeleteI would not have included Arkansas in the Deep South, but this is not my map!
DeleteLove the map except that Virginia is part of the South. The White House of the Confederacy was in Richmond. I SO agree that Texas and Missouri aren't part of the South!
ReplyDeleteI will agree that Virginia was the South, but they have lost a lot of it.
DeleteToo funny!
ReplyDeleteI thought it waw worth sharing
DeleteI am right there in the cowboy section. Awe...the greatness of being a Texan. We have a way of weaving together flavors, faith and wide open land. My favorite things are the smoky goodness of barbecue and spicy Tex-Mex dishes...the tall pine trees that stand so proud in East Texas...the ranches that stretch across the horizon and the cowboys with grit and independence. What I love most is that Texas sits deep in the Bible belt where our faith shapes our communities and the values we live by everyday. Fun post!! thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHats off to Texas!
DeleteActually, I really did want to know! Florida is a funny state in a lot of ways.
ReplyDeleteThis map is so correct. Having lived in Florida for 20 years and visiting almost every city in the state, I tried explaining Florida to someone once and told them that unlike Illinois, South Florida is not like the south, but Northern Florida is. They looked at me like I was crazy.
ReplyDeleteThey need to take a road trip, then they can see first hand.
DeleteHa ha!! You are right!
ReplyDeleteYep!
Deletelove what it says about Southern Florida!!!
ReplyDeleteSouthern Florida is a country of its own.
DeleteAlso could you explain the difference between the Deep South and The South?
ReplyDeleteAttitudes, Manners, Temperature (hotter and more humid, which slows the pace of life down substantially) Ice Tea, Porch or patio visits with neighbors, Unsweetened Corn Bread, Flying critters, Crawling critters, Mosquitos (unfortunately) Fire ants ( also unfortunately) Magnolias, Dogwood trees, Azaleas, BBQ, Family reunions, Places of worship in nearly every neighborhood, Saying hello to anyone you make eye contact with, Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, Please and Thank You, A quick wave to passing cars, whether you know them or not.
DeleteThe rest of the south is similar, but it is "a little less" of everything.
I'm in the deep south and many of my new (recently moved in) neighbors are reclusive and if they're out, they make no eye contact. The times are changing I think.
DeleteAnd now we know! :D
ReplyDeleteI do my part to let people know just because you live below the Mason Dixon line does not mean you are from the south.
DeleteI tried to explain this to a guy from CA who was visiting AL. I wish I had this map then.
ReplyDeleteI like this and “not the south” places are spot on! 😂
ReplyDeleteToo funny! Born and bred in Virginia, and I'm ok with "not the south". :D
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