Hm...how do I picture life in Atlanta...well, I've only been there once, and it seemed like a typical urban environment. I was in a rather expensive neighborhood for a training. There was a lot of valet parking, etc. In Wisconsin, valet parking is practically unheard of. So, right there, I saw a bit of a cultural divide.
But, to be honest, I wasn't really thinking "Atlanta" when I said "south." I was thinking of an email friend of mine who lives in Alabama, who has regaled me with stories of how things are still rather formal and chivalrous. It's not a slight against southerners. If anything, it's probably a slight against northerners. I think we're all a bit jaded. We don't expect chivalry, and we don't get it. (I think this is a safe generalization for at least all the women that I know, though I'm sure it's not a safe generalization for all northern women.) We distrust someone that comes on too strong, too formal, or too smarmy. The preferred term is "creepy." -d ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adam Churvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 5:41 PM Subject: Re: Needs some dating advice > > I'd run screaming in the opposite direction. No kidding. I mean, that's > nice > > and all Adam, but if you're not from down south, it has stalker written > all > > over it. I'd tone it down just a wee bit for us cynical northern gals. > > Wow. Perhaps I didn't communicate well enough, because it was really quite > sweet and very well received. Nothing that even hinted of stalking. I hope > my future son-in-law approaches my daughter in the very same way some day. > I guess you had to be there. > > BTW, while my maternal family line is southern, I was raised in Highland > Park, Illinois. Also, how do you view Atlanta? I'm sure you don't think > the men still wear longcoats and the women wear hoopskirts and we all sit > around fanning ourselves while drinking mint julips on the front porch, but > just how do you picture life here? > > Respectfully, > > Adam Phillip Churvis > Member of Team Macromedia > > Advanced Intensive ColdFusion MX Training > ColdFusion MX Master Class: > September 22 - 26, 2003 > http://www.ColdFusionTraining.com > > Download CommerceBlocks V2.1 and LoRCAT from > http://www.ProductivityEnhancement.com > > The ColdFusion MX Bible is in bookstores now! > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=t:5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm?link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. http://www.cfhosting.com
