Andre Uratsuka Manoel [01/04/10 23:41 -0300]: > > It's just that there are many expressions, like "going south", that >> don't exist here. I think there simply isn't such a strong association >> >
Perhaps there is also the association with graphs, where anything "going south" or down would mean a decrease in (at least numerical) value. I find the north-south divide still runs in the minds of the Americans, with (this is a generalization) the north thinking the southerners are "hicks" and the southerners thinking the northerners are "hoity-toity".(actual quotes from two people I talked to recently, one from Massachusetts and one from Louisiana.) We have a similar north-south divide in India...shows often when the veneer of urbanity is lifted. Deepa.
