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36. Not the case in NC

Mon Aug 13, 2012, 10:15 PM

Aug 2012

I was just in the mom and pop hardware today in my small town. And all the men (black and white) were in there shootin' the shit and slappin' backs and, yes, looking each other in the eye--per usual.

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Restaurants in the South. [View all] Amak8 Aug 2012 OP

No that isn't typical.. snooper2 Aug 2012 #1

In Texas sadbear Aug 2012 #2

Not in CA where I live at least SoCalDem Aug 2012 #8

hehehe Barley speak English and they put them on the drive thru. agent zero Aug 2012 #18

Wheat a minute... demwing Aug 2012 #31

LOL lillypaddle Aug 2012 #81

Started on Sunday here and still a Zero!!!! lunasun Aug 2012 #112

Win. WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #123

Next thing you know, people who have poor spelling skills will be typing on the internet.... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #80

I don't think there is a grain of truth in this post. zzaapp Aug 2012 #113

"Barley speak English" WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #122

I think that happens everywhere Aerows Aug 2012 #90

People should remember Joe Peschi in Lethal Weapon. ryan_cats Aug 2012 #147

Post removed Post removed Aug 2012 #19

I went on a business trip to SC a few years ago... BuckIA Aug 2012 #3

uh huh obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #97

I went to a restaurant in Kentucky last year. Initech Aug 2012 #4

That's called smothered... sadbear Aug 2012 #5

and gravy is a great "extender" SoCalDem Aug 2012 #7

We are (still?) children of Reconstruction. trof Aug 2012 #16

Now, now, that's not the *real* reason.... gkhouston Aug 2012 #22

And that is why so many people in the south die of "Biscuit Poisoning". GoneOffShore Aug 2012 #91

Also cornbread in milk. I still eat it. Lint Head Aug 2012 #29

Am not crazy for southern corn bread. I like the sweat cornbread like from PA. Hmmmm good. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #33

Blasphemer! Sugar is not an ingredient in corn bread! X_Digger Aug 2012 #39

I admit I like both OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #44

Give me a chunk of yellow cornbread and some unsalted real butter.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #46

That's enough for heaven? Roy Orbison liked corn bread with extras: AnotherMcIntosh Aug 2012 #152

Add in pinto beans and fried potatoes, then :) n/t X_Digger Aug 2012 #154

I like mine with a little more salt, Ilsa Aug 2012 #65

LOL when I make for my husband I use the package all you do is add the water. I have southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #75

Make that recipe, I bet you'll change your mind.. X_Digger Aug 2012 #79

My mother-in-law has made it using butter milk. I just can't help it. Honestly I am not southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #87

Yeah, cornbread isn't for everyone. X_Digger Aug 2012 #88

LOL, hahahahahahahahahahaha that is funny. I told you I was weird. The topper is southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #144

I second this, but the exception is Jamaican food. The local Jamaican place is so spicy that you Erose999 Aug 2012 #84

My great grandmother called cornbread with sugar "johnnycake". She made it with chili. X_Digger Aug 2012 #86

OMG that sounds fantastic! EmeraldCityGrl Aug 2012 #151

I still make her chili and johnnycake. X_Digger Aug 2012 #153

Wait, real southern cornbread has no sugar? Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #48

A southern/Yankee food tale.... rppper Aug 2012 #60

Grits + eggs = Loblolly! trof Aug 2012 #72

LOL, how funny. When I lived in TX my family never ate any cornbread. I grew up on Italian food. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #74

what is southern cornbread like? HiPointDem Aug 2012 #61

To me it isn't sweat. For me it is bland. My husband loves it the southern better. southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #73

Sweet/not sweet varies from place to place, but cooked in a hot cast iron gkhouston Aug 2012 #93

My grandaddy always made it with bacon fat. ceile Aug 2012 #140

I like it sweetened with sorghum, or a little sugar if I'm out of cane syrup. gkhouston Aug 2012 #142

Right?! ceile Aug 2012 #145

I'm a Minnesota Yank and I love biscuits with sausage gravy. Odin2005 Aug 2012 #100

I eat that bad food maybe two or three times a year, when I'm travelling. MADem Aug 2012 #136

In a lot of households down there, gravy is a beverage..... lastlib Aug 2012 #12

Fat and salt appeal to our taste buds Retrograde Aug 2012 #40

You say that as if it's a BAD thing .... Bake Aug 2012 #146

Since you ask ... lpbk2713 Aug 2012 #6

Maybe they were expecting this guy to show up gollygee Aug 2012 #9

I wouldn't say its typical... DLine Aug 2012 #10

When I lived in Georgia I noticed that the entire area is highly segregated Major Nikon Aug 2012 #11

Golfers are mostly white male Repubs unc70 Aug 2012 #13

So you're saying the population of Charleston is racist? BS. Skip Intro Aug 2012 #53

You misread what I said unc70 Aug 2012 #58

thanks for your post to the op cwydro Aug 2012 #62

+1 obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #98

It is rather typical here. LuvNewcastle Aug 2012 #14

That actually makes sense Sgent Aug 2012 #15

It's been a while since I've been south of MD, but that at least used to be typical. Not sure now. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #17

Oh I don't know about that dsc Aug 2012 #21

If he tried to wait on MY table, I'd head straight to Waffle House. HopeHoops Aug 2012 #78

OHHHH MYYYYYYY Bohunk68 Aug 2012 #83

Welcome to DU. And no, at least in NC that is NOT typical. nt Lex Aug 2012 #20

I'd like to invite our new member to The Pit, Cuban Revolution... WorseBeforeBetter Aug 2012 #52

Mama Dip's! And, just for fun obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #99

The Rat has been closed for several years. unc70 Aug 2012 #114

No! obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #120

Sutton's Drug is other side of Amber Alley unc70 Aug 2012 #141

The most striking thing I notice in the south PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #23

Are you for real? ornotna Aug 2012 #24

Yes I am for real PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #63

I don't believe you ornotna Aug 2012 #95

I don't, either obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #103

I don't believe you either. cordelia Aug 2012 #115

Cool story, bro, but that is just not typical. Lex Aug 2012 #25

OK if you say so PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #64

Welcome to DU. It's not that I "say" so; it's that I know so. Lex Aug 2012 #89

No it isn't obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #104

Wrong. cordelia Aug 2012 #116

You're not very experienced, or you move in a very limited circle. nt MADem Aug 2012 #137

Well you obviously have never been to TX. ceile Aug 2012 #143

Lived in the south all my life reflection Aug 2012 #77

WTF???? Skittles Aug 2012 #28

So you were with me and can provide proof that it did not happen? PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #68

Not the case in NC ncgrits Aug 2012 #36

Well that would be refreshing to see PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #66

*yawn* obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #105

nice answer. you weren't there. i'm not a liar. eom ncgrits Aug 2012 #156

Lol wat? OriginalGeek Aug 2012 #45

Having lived in Georgia permit me to... Lone_Star_Dem Aug 2012 #55

Sure if you say so PayAttentionFool Aug 2012 #67

I find it somewhat ironic... LanternWaste Aug 2012 #127

and those old movies ProdigalJunkMail Aug 2012 #71

Having lived most of my life in TX, I can honestly say that I have *never* seen that. LanternWaste Aug 2012 #85

Jeepers! pecwae Aug 2012 #92

Give me an effing break obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #101

(facepalm) WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #119

The people you work with don't trust you... NCTraveler Aug 2012 #139

Not typical for Virginia. ileus Aug 2012 #26

I was in Salt Lake training for the Red Cross a few years back. It was funny that brewens Aug 2012 #27

Taco time, lol - I remember those places demwing Aug 2012 #150

Something about this post doesn't feel right. Lint Head Aug 2012 #30

This! nt ncgrits Aug 2012 #37

Yeah, we forgot to welcome the new poster to DU! Lex Aug 2012 #38

That's it! Yeah that's right. Lint Head Aug 2012 #43

hahaha obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #106

;-) WinkyDink Aug 2012 #129

I think the intent of this post is simply to stir shit. cherokeeprogressive Aug 2012 #32

+1 n/t tammywammy Aug 2012 #34

Agree!! +1,000 Lint Head Aug 2012 #51

You're kidding. Or BSing. Or just hung out at the Country Club or something. nolabear Aug 2012 #35

*cough* Welcome to DU. *cough* n/t X_Digger Aug 2012 #41

You must have visited the restaurants listed on the PGA's list... MrMickeysMom Aug 2012 #42

What were you doing in the kitchens? lynne Aug 2012 #47

I live in the area. In which which restaurant(s) did you see this? nt Skip Intro Aug 2012 #49

Not in FL Incitatus Aug 2012 #50

Was this in local or chain places (or both)? pstokely Aug 2012 #54

no spanone Aug 2012 #56

I doubt this is typical DonCoquixote Aug 2012 #57

Not really. In Mississippi I see a good mix of races and sexes in all those positions....depends on Rowdyboy Aug 2012 #59

this is not typical at all, at least not where I've lived in the south steve2470 Aug 2012 #69

Yes, that's precisely how it is. pecwae Aug 2012 #70

..... obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #108

Where did you watch the tournament? AngryAmish Aug 2012 #76

The back of the house is almost always mostly Latino here in GA. Erose999 Aug 2012 #82

Not typical n/t DawgHouse Aug 2012 #94

No, of course it isn't obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #96

Makes you want to spit nails, doesn't it? nolabear Aug 2012 #102

Exactly obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #109

Proud Tarheel here representing Southern Liberals obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #107

I was getting worried! cordelia Aug 2012 #110

+1 obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #111

Low post count Newbies with weird or bigoted stories seem to be cropping up Lex Aug 2012 #117

I went to Boston/Providence/New York/a thousand other non-Southern cities... WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #118

This should be an OP! obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #121

I wouldn't say "every", but I have certainly seen that trend in northern locales. ieoeja Aug 2012 #124

Who of us denied bigotry exists in the South? obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #130

+ 1 cordelia Aug 2012 #133

Good lord, you've pecwae Aug 2012 #138

I've seen that same pattern. Liberal_in_LA Aug 2012 #125

How did you know the ethnicity of the waitstaff? Hispanics come in all colors of the rainbow. MADem Aug 2012 #128

Yup, it is a cultural construct, not a "race" obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #131

Up north (and I have had Hispanics wait on me up this way--I have known this because I have known MADem Aug 2012 #135

. WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #134

Are you suggesting I missed the point? I don't think I did. MADem Aug 2012 #148

The point, MADem, WilliamPitt Aug 2012 #155

I was in a Waffle House in Alabama earlier this year. MADem Aug 2012 #126

Nor me! obamanut2012 Aug 2012 #132

Hit up the "Food" court at the Flea Market in FLA demwing Aug 2012 #149