Comments on: A return to South America from the American South http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/ Buenos Aires, City of Faded Elegance Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:58:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jeff http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-42364 Jeff Fri, 21 Sep 2007 13:06:27 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/#comment-42364 Hi Rémy, Thanks for your comment. I actually grew up just 20 minutes south of Bowling Green, right on the other side of the Tennessee state line. You're definitely right about Southerner's being indirect. I'm still very much that way, just can't help it. But the Southern "niceness" as you realized is often fake, even hypocritical. The American South is certainly a different culture and, yep, most of Florida is not part of the South. Hi Rémy, Thanks for your comment. I actually grew up just 20 minutes south of Bowling Green, right on the other side of the Tennessee state line. You’re definitely right about Southerner’s being indirect. I’m still very much that way, just can’t help it. But the Southern “niceness” as you realized is often fake, even hypocritical. The American South is certainly a different culture and, yep, most of Florida is not part of the South.

]]> By: Rémy http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-42323 Rémy Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:45:55 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/#comment-42323 That is so true that non-Southerners don't understand the South. I was born in Buffalo and grew up mostly in Tampa. Neither are Southern (regardless of Tampa's physical location) as I am sure you know. I went to school in Bowling Green, KY (an hour north of Nashville) and had some serious culture adjustment problems. Actually moreso than when I moved to the Dominican Republic. I actually had to move for my sanity, I'm just "too rude" and I couldn't handle the Southern "niceness" it was "too indirect" for me. Anywho my partner is marplatense and I went to Buenos Aires for two months when I was 14. That is so true that non-Southerners don’t understand the South. I was born in Buffalo and grew up mostly in Tampa. Neither are Southern (regardless of Tampa’s physical location) as I am sure you know. I went to school in Bowling Green, KY (an hour north of Nashville) and had some serious culture adjustment problems. Actually moreso than when I moved to the Dominican Republic. I actually had to move for my sanity, I’m just “too rude” and I couldn’t handle the Southern “niceness” it was “too indirect” for me.

Anywho my partner is marplatense and I went to Buenos Aires for two months when I was 14.

]]> By: Jeff http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-41984 Jeff Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:27:09 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/#comment-41984 Hey Fabio - thanks! Hey Fabio – thanks!

]]> By: Fabio http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/comment-page-1/#comment-41983 Fabio Mon, 17 Sep 2007 02:00:03 +0000 http://baires.elsur.org/archives/a-return-to-south-america-from-the-american-south/#comment-41983 Welcome back! I love Baires too. I'm argentinian, from Sta Rosa, La Pampa but I live here at Baires since 1984 and I love this city. Welcome back! I love Baires too.

I’m argentinian, from Sta Rosa, La Pampa but I live here at Baires since 1984 and I love this city.

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