Mon 20 Jun 2005
DC area bay trip weekend vs. being back in semi-rural NC
Posted by Cara Maria McDonough under generalDC area - meeting up with hip friends who are furthering their higher education in areas like French literature and religion.
Semi-rural NC - Hearing, once again, the sweet cadence of a southern accent uttering grammatical wonders like “It got gone,” and “It don’t matter.”
DC area - urban types enjoying a relaxing weekend away from the city.
Semi-rural NC - rural types proclaiming that Chapel Hill is just “too damn big.”
DC area - discussions regarding the somewhat warped mindset of Evangelical Christians who believe the Rapture is coming and everyone, besides themselves of course, is screwed.
Semi-rural NC - I could probably be saved right here in my office. If I really wanted to.
DC area - culture.
Semi-rural NC - the Chicken Festival.
June 20th, 2005 at 12:47 pm
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June 20th, 2005 at 12:48 pm
Yesterday, in South Carolina, I flew by a car that was going about 20 below the speed limit muttering under my breath, “damn slow driver!”. Then I stopped at the gas station and a minute later, so did the slow driver. He didn’t recognize me as the “fast driver”. But I watched him pull up to the pump right across from me. He slowly got out of his car, and on his way to go in to prepay, looked up at me, smiled, and asked how I was doing. I smiled back, replied “fine” and thought to myself, “that’s the culture of the south, don’t forget why I love it.”