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RE: Was about BLAU....now about regional persona
<<<<I'm a Southerner through and through. North Carolina to be
>specific. And now living in SE Wisconsin. With the given
>exception of the Milwaukee metro area (which is similar
>to _any_ large metro area... like Charlotte, NC), I have
>found the WI people to be just as warm and friendly as
>Southerners. This is in sharp contrast to other areas
>of the country (like the NE for example) and frankly is
>not what I'd expected.
>
>My friends ask me to compare WI with NC. I usually
>say that it's a lot like NC, a lot colder, but with a
>bar on every corner to compensate. And WI people
>are great, they just talk funny. ;-)>>>
>
<<<ahem.......what about people in the NE???? please elaborate
I'd like to hear this revelation>>>
Ya'all tauwk funny...and not a Moon Pie, RC, or Goo-Goo
Cluster in sight. ;-)
Actually, I'm guilt of the same sin I preached about
above... my negative experiences in the NE are primarily
limited to NE metro areas.
No regional offense intended...
Bill Elliott
Lake Mills, WI