Is the South Dying?

I moved to a small town way outside of Atlanta ten years ago, from a large town just outside of D.C.. I remember my first two words in "Southern" were "Sir" and "Ma'am." i waved to everyone i passed, and it didn't matter if i knew them or not. After the first time we waved a relationship was forged. I left my small town after high school, and moved to a larger, more southern valley town. Large enough in number, but small in size, everyone was connected to everyone by two degrees. The two times i was caught BWI (biking while intoxicated) the officers already knew me by name.

So it was a bit of a shock to me when i moved back to the D.C., and found that when you wave to someone, you might get shot, or at least, you will get a dirty look. SO i kept my hand down, and my head up right, eyes straight ahead the entire year i spent around the bay.

When I got back to the south, i was ready and egger to get back in to the swing of things: the "yes sirs," "yes ma'ams," the random conversations at the market, in the elevator, the wave and the smile to Whoever makes eye contact with you. Instead i was met with a different greeting, for instance my gf comes to town for a week and her car gets broken into, my bag, my camera, my cds all stolen GONE. I expect that shit in B-more, heck D.C even, but not the Atl. Two nights later some of our friends get a DUI, but honestly were sober enough to talk, walk and drive. My favorite store gets robbed the DAY i bought my new flip flops from them I go to wave to people now, but they look away before i can get my hand up! And every time i turn on the local news i get to hear the glorious (that was for you sTs) story of how some f$#^k killed an old lady, or molested a child. Honestly, what happened to southern hospitality? Is the Southern way of living fading? Have the Yankee impostors taken over?
That is one thing about atlanta i've always noticed, no one is actually From atlanta, most are yanks who came down for cheaper living, or job relocations. So maybe that is it. Maybe it is the stress of todays economy on the average American, maybe its the election, maybe i'm just making BS excuses.

If the south is dying, then that is left, America as we know will never be the same
without Southern Hospitality.


Be kind to your neighbor, you waste energy being anything but.
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Oppsies i think i just wet my pants

I was at the theater the other day with diamonds when a preview for The Dark Knight came on.

I Cheered at the Top of my Lungs!

Batman, one of the few superheros without any superpowers unless you count wealth and power, is by far my favorite comic book legend. He is a do right go-gether who choses to spend his resources on helping society in a non-vigilantly way. Yadda

Christen Bale is back and looks kick ass as usually, if you missed it check out 3:10 to Yuma (the original one as well) it is worth the time. Christen Bale is worth the time, two words: American Psycho.

Katie Holmes ...Cruise? ...my sweet katie holmes is out, but replaced by the baker from Stranger than Fiction Kate Gyllenhaal. This is a little ironic because Kate is the older sister to Jake Gyllenhall, whose last Big film (no jarheads was not "big") was Brokeback Mountain. A film in which Kate's brother, Jake, is involved in a secret romance with Health Ledger...the Joker in The Dark Knight.

It maybe hard for some people to grasp: "the first knight" playing a role worthy of Jack Nicholson. I know it was hard for me. Then i saw the trailer and my doubts were calm.

Enjoy the trailer, let me know what you think!