From: harryb@phred.UUCP (harry barnett)
Newsgroups: misc.jobs.misc
Subject: Re: Northerners moving south - questions
Date: 8 Jan 93 23:29:29 GMT
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Organization: Physio-Control

In article 5551@rock.concert.net, alight@rock.concert.net (Alan R Light -- Personal Account) writes:
>In article <1993Jan4.192259.15011@dcatlas.dot.gov> joet@dcatlas.dot.gov (Joe Trott) writes:
>>
>>Oh, one more thing about the South; one of the very few bad things I have
>>to say about it.
>>You may find a more pathological level of religion and related ignorance
>>there.  You'll never wonder "Now why can't I find a bible-thumper when I
>>want one?" because you will probably receive fairly regular visitations
>>from various churches and religious groups in your community.
>>Unfortunately, such groups probably have enough influence that it is best
>>to be polite to them, even as you are suggesting that they bugger off.
>>They won't be rude to you; sadly a great many of them probably actually
>>believe the nonsense they are preaching at you.
>>
>>-JTT
>
>As a Southerner, I would just like to say that this is the sort of
>"Damn Yankee" attitude that many of us dislike.  Some idiot proclaiming
>that you ought to be polite because they have influence, for example.
>You ought to be polite because they are people, members of the human
>race.  As for the nonsense, some of it is, some of it isn't.  Be a bit
>more careful in broad condemnations.
>
>Also, though I've lived in small towns or rural settings all my life
>(Y'all have probably never heard of Waxhaw, NC, where I am right now),
>I've never had "fairly regular visitations" from any religious group,
>except perhaps after beginning regular attendance at a church.  More
>likely, someone who visits regularly may talk about religion.
>
>-- Alan
>-- 
>Alan Light | "Fearlessness is better than a faint heart for any man
>Waxhaw, NC | who puts his nose out of doors.  The length of my life
>           | and the day of my death were fated long ago."  Skirner
>      <<< alight@rock.concert.net -or- alight@wheaton.edu >>>

I wish to address the following two comments to rebut the first, and
answer the second:

>>They won't be rude to you; 

>You ought to be polite because they are people, members of the human
>race. 

I would be interested in knowing how polite you would be, Alan, at
being awakened at 8:00 a.m. Sunday morning by repeated poundings on the
front door of your apartment in Pensacola after you had been up all
night (and all the previous day) because your presence at the Naval Air
Station had been required to serve in an emergency.  The pounding was
being done by a very insistent fist right in the middle of a BIG sign
on my front door, with BIG Day-Glo orange letters that said ABSOLUTELY
NO SOLICITING!  The jerk wanted to know if "I had found Jesus in my
life yet".  I did NOT respond politely, since I found it too ironic
that this guy who could not read a sign expected me to believe that he
had ever read a Bible.  These types are sometimes VERY pushy and VERY
rude, Joe.  

That said, from having lived in the south for eight years, I found
these types are very much in the minority among Southerners, and I find
Southerners MUCH more kindred spirits than Damn Yankees!  I loved lots
of things about living there, especially the people, and I wouldn't
hesitate about going back (except for South Florida thank you very much
but no thanks. :-)).

The South Shall Rise Again!  (This requires non-networkable accent to
be properly understood! :-)

harryb@phred
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