The South Has Risen Once Again

COMMENTARY
(UPDATED) I've seen two stories written almost back to back about "Southern" topics. The first explained how Southerners are trying to lose their accents and this one, about how everyone has moved, or wants to move, to the South. Well, moving to the South comes with a price. Remember the images of Wilma, Rita and Katrina before you rush into paradise.

In the story below, the mainstream elites, not to be denied feeling superior, simply want to remind us that they have adopted "Southern" charm and locale because it is so quaint. Not so fast, yanks. The good-ol-boys will never let you slicks into their club: you have moved into the South, and no matter how you try to spin it, you will be playing by the South's rules. I won't remind you that Reagan was the last President not from the South. Dang, I did remind you.

NEWSBYTE
Definition of South, Southern is changing
Southern Identity: the South and the Notion of What It Means to Be 'Southern' Is Changing
CARY, N.C. Nov 23, 2005 (AP) -- The joke around here is that this town's name is really an acronym for "Containment Area for Relocated Yankees." As far as Vernon Yates is concerned, they haven't been contained well enough. Read full story.

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