Wrap Up

After having a whole semester to talk about the American south and its culture, I have come across some interesting opinions. Two of the contributors to this blog are from northern cities and it has been interesting to see their view of the South. In Parker's blog "Polos, columns, boots, and the Southern Image," he talks about the differences in the architecture of frat houses and student dressing on the Virginia Tech campus and on the Georgia Tech campus. Since I have lived in the South throughout my tenure in the United States, I always thought that the frat houses everywhere were as big as the ones on the Georgia Tech campus. When Parker compared the frat houses on the Virginia Tech Campus to the ones on the Georgia Tech campus, I was surprised. One was large and had large columns in the front while the other was just plain and simple. A difference is also noticeable in the dressing of the students. The students at GT wear more formal looking clothes whereas the students at VT wear more casual clothes. I like how most of Parker's and DaNae's posts compared the North to the South.

In her post, "Transitioning from the North to the South," DaNae talks about the differences between the atmosphere in the South and in the North. Being from Baltimore, she claims to enjoy the warm, sunny weather in the South. Also, she says that Southerners visit the urban cities in the North, while Northerners like to visit the warm and natural settings in the South. Maybe the grass IS greener on the other side. While I have enjoyed the contributions from the Northerners, I have also enjoyed the contributions from the students who have lived in the South. Having said that, I want to give a shout out to the Braves and Jason Heyward for his walk-off hit in the bottom of the 9th with two outs. Go Braves!

-Rajeev