I find it interesting that the local people always seem to think they know about the area and almost never do. For instance the area where I am now living was settled by people migrating down the mountains only a decade of so before the civil war not by lowlanders from NC. There were very few settlers in the area before 1840-50. When I moved here a couple of years ago I found it strange that the natives did not have an accent to my ear. Turned out when I did some research that they originated from the same area (the central mountain region of NY/PA) my family did, so of course they did not sound like they had a accent. I have met non-natives who knew that but not a single local who did (that doesn't mean there are none, just none that I have met).
Anyway you may find it interesting to look up some of the history of the area you grew up in. BTW those crap tourist joints did a thriving business back before they put I-94 in. We used to drive out there quite often when I was a kid.
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Mark Cassino wrote:
Oh for crying out loud, Graywolf - what on earth have you been reading!!!
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