Me and the south

I was born and raised in the south as I grew up in eastern north carolina. I have gone to private school since second grade that have been pre-dominantly white. Many of the people I went to high school with would fall under the stereotype of red-necks, but none of them act in racist manners. By red-neck stereotype: I mean they hunt, have trucks with tires and loud exhaust, wear jeans and boots, and have a southern accent. None of my friends worship the confederacy and praise the confederate cause. Even though I have lived in thes outh my whole life I don't hunt, but that doesn't make me any less southern.

Since I've been to college I have met all different kinds of people incluing different kinds of southerners. I don't have a problem with any of these different people, but I have grouped myself with other southerners from eatern north caroilina in the selection of my fraternity. Since I'm not a minority in the south I don't know what that would be like, but I know it would be unpleasant and so I make sure that I don't treat anyone different because of the color of their skin, since after all color is only skin deep. Overall, I'm very pleased with my experience living in the south, obviously i can't compare it to living anywhere else because this is the only place I've lived, but I can't imagine living anywhere else.