Sweet Home (northern) Alabama
At least for now, and the past 5 days. The problem with people from the north (like me) is that they tend to stereotype people from other areas by whatever we think they are, based on ... accent, body type, or some other pre-conceived notion that lends itself to whatever style we assumed. What generally happens is, we get there, and realize that, other than some accent (it turns out, I have one, too) or some other oddity, they are ... people. Go figure. People with jobs, lives, wants, needs, and desires. No different than the rest of us. What a culture shock! While I realize two things: (1) Travelers face different types of people than residents. I have mainly dealt with service people and wait staff, and (2) I have only been here for 5 days, I still can tell the things that make us the same as people - God forbid. It's the other things that make me wonder how much better life would be here than in New Jersey. For one thing, the lack of t...