tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905732994043610013.post1531417759530774170..comments2023-09-02T07:16:46.809-07:00Comments on New Cîteaux: Why I love the SouthStephenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14086934814887206453noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905732994043610013.post-88432666414139144842015-08-04T19:52:34.946-07:002015-08-04T19:52:34.946-07:00Thanks so much Tina. In some ways, labels and ide...Thanks so much Tina. In some ways, labels and identities are more malleable now than ever: people from the North who've retired to Florida may think of themselves as a mix of the two, say, and the children of the big Vietnamese population in LA and MS are going to give it a different spin all their own. It's a very rich soil for a culture to grow in!Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14086934814887206453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7905732994043610013.post-11696913102639496332015-07-31T08:05:40.814-07:002015-07-31T08:05:40.814-07:00Stephen, very well written, and I'd say accura...Stephen, very well written, and I'd say accurate. However, funny thing, we Floridians typically don't think of ourselves so much as southerners, except those who were raised by true southerners (which means, to me, they grew up in GA, ALA, NC, SC, KY, LA, MS, VA, or TN), and didn't get enough education to outgrow their parents' or grandparents' accent. Or, at least that's the complicated way I view the world. That means my cousins, who grew up with me in Florida, are definitely southerners. Meanwhile, I'm just a Floridian with some slight southern roots. I definitely agree with the curiosity aspect, however. That has stuck with me and them, too. :-) Tina Willis Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12351538338023094888noreply@blogger.com