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Does anyone live near/in Valdosta? I am probably going to school there next year and it would be nice to know some people nearby.
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Bloomington, Indiana. I didn't think there would be many, if any but I thought I would try. Where do you live in Georgia?
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I think Ophelia and Ben also live in georgia, but I'm not sure where (same place). When I read the thread title I was going to say that one of my friends was thinking of going there for college, duh.
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Yeah Megan is actually in Bloomington and we both spend a lot of time at the music school. Thanks for the suggestion, I might make a point of meeting her for coffee.
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No, I am going to study music, specifically double bass. There is a great teacher there. I would love to meet hatrackers from all of the surounding areas when I am there, but I won't have a car so they would have to come to me.
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I used to live in Atlanta, but now I go to college in KY. I have friends who go to school in Valdosta? Sadly none of them are on here. V-town is a nice place, if a little boring at times... If you do go there, I hope you have fun and do well.
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I was hoping perhaps Valdosta was in a reasonable driving distance from me, but alas, tis over 6 hours away....although that still makes you one of the closest hatrackers to me, other than the ones in atlanta, which is only 3 hours or so.
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Allegra, I'd be happy to meet you for coffee! Drop me an email and let me know when. I actually spent a summer in Valdosta for the Governor's Honors Program when I was in high school.
Oh, and Trevor is actually just as funny in person as he is on here. But I will take credit for introducing him to the site. Posts: 4077 | Registered: Jun 2003
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I'm just continually amused when I compare your post count to my post count. I'm lurking less, but you're almost up to 2000!
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I live NW of Atlanta. Valdosta is a long way from here (I would guess about 4-6 hours drive). Mac is right, it's almost to FL.
I had a high school classmate that went to Valdosta for music. That was 2~ odd years ago (I suddenly feel old). They have a great program there. I just love ATL better.
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In Bloomington there are people who are from out in the country, that brag about being a redneck. They have their john deer stuff, and their truck parked in the right part of the parking lot, and they must be cool.
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Very true. Allegra: No, I don't know how they liked the program. I wish I knew. I've heard positive things about it from others, however. But only in a generalized kind of "gee they have a great music program" comments.
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Cracker in Florida sometimes equals rural native Floridian.
I agree with Jesse that Cracker > Redneck. If someone calls themselves a cracker, this normally means that they are educated enough to know what it means and where the term comes from, since the term has very much dropped from use, which of course makes that person better than uneducated people, ie rednecks. Posts: 13123 | Registered: Feb 2002
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It's obvious that Storm also knows the cultural basis of cracker. Cool. Allegra, in parts of Georgia (I cannot speak for all of GA), redneck indicates, as Storm so smartly pointed out, uneducated and, well, somewhat odd.
I recommend you become familiar with Jeff Foxworthy. He can explain the idea of redneck better than anyone I know. I laugh at his humor because I recognize the people he talks about.
All of this being said, I love being from the South. It is a magical place.
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To be honest I am a bit scared of the South. I don't go to the South often, but when I do I feel really out of place.
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Trevor, AJ and I have been trying to figure out how old you are. Would you like to tell us so we can see which one of us is right?
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It isn't so much what you guys have said. It is just that things are different and I don't really know how I would like it.
We both guessed that you were younger. Not that you seem immature, you just seem youthful. A good thing to maintain.
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Yep, bad jokes will make anyone seem much younger. And holding your breath until you pass out - that works well too.
As for the difference - Megan can shed more insight on that, but I've found differences can be more interesting than similarities, if you're willing to be curious. Not that I am. Ever.
Valdosta is smaller than Bloomington and certainly less developed, but I'm told it can be quite cozy. And Florida is a stone's throw thataway.
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Allegra, see you if you can get your folks to buy you a season pass to Wild Adventures. It's the theme park there in Valdosta. They do live music on the weekends as well as the rides and animals. It's sort of a poor man's Busch Gardens.
And for the record, you're only about an hour from Tallahassee, making me the closest Hatracker. So there.
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