Anigav6969 wrote:
Well, pal, then why is the poverty rate so much worse in the South...And people living in the South are a lot less likely to move up the economic ladder..it's a valid question
Maybe I can enlighten you once again, Anigava..I enjoy doing so, so no need to thank me for the attention. (grin)
When you speak of poverty, I'm sure that you are mentally,emotionally hugging the mighty dollar sign as a representation of wealth, right?
I can give a more unbiased view about that since I am perhaps the last of REAL Californians who have recently escaped 5 years ago, and have been welcomed to South Georgia. Therefore, I'm here to tell you, and others who understand, that the vast wealth I have found here among the REAL people of America is their genuine smiles, direct and unpretentious eye contact, and a strong handshake that doesn't hide a snake.
The food here is plentiful, (deer, turkey, fresh garden veggie's) and generously shared, the women are gourmet cooks, and when we need help with a job of any kind, we don't have to PAY an outrageous fee for it.. These Southerners have BIG hearts, and still have the correct attitudes that wh**ever they do for a neighbor, OR a stranger, even.. will come back 10 fold. Sadly 'enuff, there are some people who even take advantage of this generosity... once!
I could go on, and on expounding about these virtuous people, but I think the point I'd like to stress is that with all of the above, we/they don't place wealth in the same light as you, perhaps, but sure wouldn't care to live a neurotic, dog eat dog life like those from most other geographical areas.
No indeed, Sir.. We may not have the wealth that YOU feel is a necessary status symbol.. but, we don't need it.. Instead, we have all the RICHNESS of not having lost the 'old' American way, and understand what brotherly love is all about.
That being sharing, honesty, hard work, ingrained love of our God, and avoiding negative innuendo's about others who we may not agree with.. or ridicule the places those others call home...
To copy another's quote, "You never see many Southerners who plan to retire in the North".. Right?