It always seems as if we have a great amount of participation whenever we have a Southern-oriented thread around here.
I know Sampiro, spoke, Liberal, Tuckerfan, and several others are Southerners.
Who else? Speak up, and let us know where you’re from.
I’m from Montgomery, Alabama, and currently live in Birmingham. In the state of Alabama, I’ve lived in Montgomery, Auburn, Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Huntsville, and Scottsboro. I haven’t always been in Bama, but I’m happy to be back.
You got it, Bubba. 1941-1959 Alabama; 1959-present Tennessee. Born in North Carolina while Daddy was in the army, but moved back “home” before I was old enough to know it. Besides, NC is Southern, too.
There’s a thread from a year or so back where Southern Dopers were asked to stand and be counted. As I recall there were a whole passel of us.
Probably not local to you, but I just went canoeing on the Wakulla (outside of Tallahassee) this weekend. Man, what a special place. We saw manatees, 10-foot alligators, bald eagles, osprey, cormorants, ibis, great blue and little blue herons, green herons, spotted gar, and a wide selection of the local rowdy redneck fauna (they were all nice folks, though.)
I’m a native Oklahoman, and I consider myself a Southerner. I’ve lived in Tennessee and in Texas, and nobody made fun of my accent in either of those places. But when I visited New York City and Chicago, folks thought I talked funny.
Of the places you mention, what’s your favorite and why?
Before you answer, let me say that the Huntsville/Guntersville/Scottsboro area has to be the best kept secret Alabama has to offer. That and Gulf Shores.
I spent a summer boarding in B’ham while working a cushy job for the Highway Department between school years. An aunt lived in Ensley and we visited her a lot. So I know a bit about the Big City.