In Which I Respond to the Bez
Posted by Lynnster on October 6, 2007
I haven’t been able to post on any Blogger blogs in months, so I’m probably about to adopt the annoying habit of turning my intended comments on peers’ Blogger blogs into posts on my own blog.*
So, my response to Mike over at Chez Bez is: Non-Southerners**. It came from the Times, after all!
Shoot, everyone knows you if meet a new adult person down here, “What do you do for a living?” is going to follow soon on the heels of (if not before):
“Where are you from?”
“Where’d you go to college?”
“Are you married?”
“Do you have children?”
“Where do you go to church?” (in some circles, anyway, and…)
“Can I get you (some ice tea, a beer, a coke, etc.)?”
And some more, of course. Nosy or not, I expect some of my kinfolk would have sniffed that it’d be considered rude and impolite NOT to answer those questions. Folks in the South are just that way.***
* (Fortunately this is now a minority as most have moved to WordPress or otherwise, whew.)
** (Nope I didn’t say Yankee… but I could have. Or Midwesterner or West Coaster or whatever, natch.)
*** (Not saying I agree, mind you.)
P.S. Hee.
Mr. Mack said
I was about to assemble a team of forensic experts to find out what happened to you.
Lynnster said
I got an idea… let me and the dogs come move into the most awesome cabin in the world and then you can keep an eye on me and know where I am at all times!! Ha!!!!!!!! :D
But seriously I appreciate the concern, amigo :)