<p>So in the very popular thread "Which state would you hate to live in the most?" most of the people in that thread said they would hate to live in the south. Now I answered in that thread too and I also said I would hate to live in the South and I want to know why you don't want to live there either. </p>
<p>For me I don't want to live in the south because from personal experience and people I know who have lived in the south I know they aren't very open to change. Mostly integration, interracial dating, etc. Being an African American I would feel very comfortable going to a small, rural town in Alabama or Mississippi. Or even West Virginia! I've been told countless times from southern boys that we couldn't date because I was black and that hurts especially when you're only 15 years old so I don't want to move somewhere where I would have a hard time being accepted. </p>
<p>I’m happy to say that Florida was blue in 2008 (and probably 2000, too). Though “South Florida” is a separate region from the “South”, and the highest population concentration is in Miami.</p>
<p>I do live in the south, almost as south as you can get and still be in the US. =P The reason I don’t like it down here is the ultra conservative Christian environment. I do not mind conservatives or Christians, but the many of the people here seem to have a strange love of ignorance and discrimination. It’s like a past-time for some people. As someone ultra liberal, I don’t necessarily enjoy that aspect of Southern life.
The high schools focus too much on sports (Particularly “FUH-BALLL!” as it’s called here) and not enough on academics.
There are not nearly as many options as far as great colleges in the south.
Heat and humidity are miserable here. Not to mention, the seasons don’t change. We pretty much have two seasons: Fuh-ball season and off-season. You certainly can’t tell the other four apart as the weather never changes. I’ve seen snow twice in the twelve years I’ve lived in the south. </p>
<p>On the upside, you can’t beat a southern boy. If you can find one that isn’t always off hunting or spewing close-minded hate, they really are perfect. They are fit and gorgeous, and their mammas teach them manners. They open doors, pull out chairs, say yes sir/no sir, and ALWAYS treat a lady “right.”
And our FOOD! Wow. That’s all I have to say. Southern food is better than anything.
We know how to have a good time. We’re LOUD, but we’re more fun than anyone else. The south is all about dancing, eating, and good music. </p>
<p>Oh, and everyone knows southern girls are the prettiest. ;-)</p>
<p>For me I would love to live in Austin or something like that but I would not be able to handle the weather. I HATE humidity and anything over like 85</p>
<p>^Every region claims to have the prettiest girls. </p>
<p>-Too conservative.
-Too Christian.
-Can be close-minded.
-Not enough seasons.
-Some places and people can be so isolated from the rest of society.</p>
<p>There are bastions of sanity in the South. Just don’t live in the suburbs. I thank my parents for raising me in midtown Atlanta, because people in suburban Atlanta are some of the MOST CLOSE MINDED PEOPLE I have ever met. They need to get the f**k out of their bubble and walk down the street.</p>
<p>Tired of people assuming black people from downtown = ghetto, tired of conservatives.</p>
<p>Today, my friends said, “ew gay people disgusting” and I’m " ='( ". It disappoints me how close-minded my peers can be. They’re not my close friends though, because I am pretty vocal about how supportive I am of gay rights to my good friends :3 and I don’t really hang out with haters that often anyway…</p>
<p>Florida isn’t the South anymore, except for the north border and the central “highlands” (don’t laugh, they really do call themselves “highlanders” there).</p>
<p>From my experience there:</p>
<p>Descendants of the old-time “cracker” culture, who spend their days talking and driving personal watercraft: 20%.</p>
<p>People from Indiana who have rapidly joined that culture, except that they’re all Colts fans: 30%</p>
<p>People from New York that are responsible for all the state’s problems: 20%</p>
<p>Second and third generation immigrants who make the state tick: 30%</p>
<p>EDIT: another major category: Old people who are road hazards. Make up about a fourth of groups 2 and 3.</p>
<p>Woah girl. Way to be VERY stereotypical there! I’m from South Carolina and a lot of that stuff is very old news.</p>
<p>Integration? Interracial relationships? Ummm… Everywhere is integrated. I’m white. My left neighbor is black. Across the street there are two hispanic houses. Across the street there’s also a white house. My right neighbor is a mixed couple. (Black guy, white girl… Cute kids.) Down the street there’s this one black family and they alwaysssss have lots of really cute kids over. I love my neighborhood. It’s so diverse… way more so than any of the places I’ve been to up North. I literally have representation in my neighborhood from all of the major races.</p>
<p>You might have been told that by a couple of southern boys, but you’re going to be told that by boys in the north too. You just haven’t seen them yet. The South is not as racist as you’re making it out to be and honestly… it’s offensive.</p>
<p>However, that being said… I really don’t want to go South for college because I know how the country views the south. They see us as dumb, uneducated, racist hillbillies. I also want to explore the world and get away from home. And I’d like to live in a city or at least near a city… there aren’t too many options in the south for that. Going south just doesn’t really appeal to me for college, though I wouldn’t mind moving back once I’ve graduated. I love South Carolina. I’m going to dearly miss our sweet tea and biscuits. And Waffle House (at three in the morning. lol). I love the South so much.</p>
<p>I don’t want to live in the South because I’d rather not walk home to see a Qur’an getting burned and Congressmen running based off overturning the Civil Rights Act.</p>