--- On Thu, 12/4/08, EarthNSky <erthnsky AT bellsouth.net> wrote:
> A good friend of mine is from the hollers of West Virginia. Her family was
> a coal mining family: Poor. She considers herself Southern. She seems as
> Southern as anyone from TN or KY.
>
> I don't think Geography defines Southern as much as other things...
> bob ford wrote:
I think it depends on where you are from, and how long your "people"
have been there. S. LA (where you are from) is very different than
> > the rest of the South (and the rest of LA), but still
> definitely Southern. W VA might have many Southern
> characterisitics, but where I am from, would never be considered a
> "Southern" state.........................
>
> >
>
> -- “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to
> anger. Anger leads to
> hate. Hate leads to suffering.” Yoda