Why I am so occupied with southernness

[starbelly]

In regard to the OP, I have no idea why you are obsessed with Southernness, but I sort of get it. I have high functioning autism and have always become transfixed and obsessed by the weirdest things. Like, when I was a kid, I was obsessed with street signs and maps. I knew how to get ANYWHERE in my surrounding city, and I would sit there and draw maps of places I'd been and draw street views of houses I liked or places I thought were neat. Like, literally, my grandparents would come to town and take me along with them in the car and I could direct them anywhere they wanted to go. This was when I was about six years old. The only difference between you and I is that I don't come onto this board and repeatedly post about my odd obsessions (past and present).

[dfiant1]

Some people learn to control their afflictions at a different pace and in a different manner due to such circumstances such as support.

most of you who could be supportive have been far from supportive and should be ashamed of yourselves.

[Zach]

"They laughed me out of class, out of town, and out of the state." - Janis Joplin (she was raised in Texas)...

[Drew]

Bahaha, is it true that East Coasters don't "get" coffee? I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon so I've been around coffee and microbrews and all that my whole life. You literally can't turn more than two or three block in this city though without seeing 1-3 coffee shops, Starbucks and all of the above. It's insane. I guess I don't realize how insane it is until I actually sit and think about it. I'm not really a coffee snob per se, but I have had lots of different kinds (and believe it or not am still pretty faithful to Starbucks). Ristretto Roasters in Portland is pretty good though. Very basic, stripped down menu, but the coffee is great.

In CT, yeah, kinda. I mean, sure we have local coffee places too, but not like in Portland or Seattle, as you said. What I loved about the coffee places there wasn't just the number or quality, but how many sold local wine too. I loved that!

[Miles]

Bahaha, is it true that East Coasters don't "get" coffee? I was born and raised in Portland, Oregon so I've been around coffee and microbrews and all that my whole life. You literally can't turn more than two or three block in this city though without seeing 1-3 coffee shops, Starbucks and all of the above. It's insane. I guess I don't realize how insane it is until I actually sit and think about it. I'm not really a coffee snob per se, but I have had lots of different kinds (and believe it or not am still pretty faithful to Starbucks). Ristretto Roasters in Portland is pretty good though. Very basic, stripped down menu, but the coffee is great.

All I know about coffee is it's that thing that folks would die without (and every so often I would too). I couldn't tell you what all this frappemacchiaticcinolatte stuff is. So I guess I'm some support for your theory :p

[Bowyn Aerrow]

most of you who could be supportive have been far from supportive and should be ashamed of yourselves.

That's rich coming from the guy who told me to basically fuck off when I asked what was wrong when he was ripping everyone a new asshole to the point he got banned.

[dfiant1]

What does that tell you?

[trywait]

south...at least it's better than naming ur child "north" with a last name "west"

oh wait, someone already did that!

[Arkansota]

Actually, what it is is that I do kind of feel like moving to Arkansas was a mistake because the fact that maybe 10% of people think it's in the Midwest conflicts with my preference that everything be black and white. I constantly assert that Arkansas is in the South to make it absolutely set in stone, which is not how most people view geography. That's what is actually going on psychologically.

[Sylph]

Okay, this is going no where, can we stop talking about Arkansas please? We alllllllllllllll know you love Arkansas, we all know you love to be southern and all that, but you constantly rehashing it is annoying people and I'm not sure what the actual purpose is insisting and pushing Arkansas so much. Especially since that is not where you were born/raised.

But either way , I just don't think it's gonna achieve nothing. I don't wanna crush your dreams or anything, believe me, but really, it's enough.