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WilliamPitt

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155. The point, MADem,

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 08:14 AM

Aug 2012

Last edited Wed Aug 15, 2012, 09:33 AM - Edit history (1)

was that the OP's assertion is utterly stupid South-bashing, so I wrote exactly the same thing, substituting 'Hispanic' for 'black' to show how stupid it was.

...and got a lecture on race from someone who didn't catch the thrust.

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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