Re: Do you think McLean is Southern?
Posted by:
Richard Wahl
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Date: November 07, 2017 11:20PM
Personally, I can disagree with you. When I grew up there, it was indeed, 'Southern'! It has been in the intervening years since I left, that McLean found itself a 'diverse' area. Yes, it was mostly White people, with only that Virginia accent. There were very few foreigners then, not like today. It wasn't as 'diverse' and to be quite honest, a much better place to live. I said y'all, because it's the way I grew up there, I also said 'Yes Sir', Yes Ma'am, No Sir and No ma'am. It was the way we were taught. I make absolutely NO apology for that. Northern Virginia then, was still 'Southern', it was just the way it was. We didn't 'force' ourselves to say....y'all, it came naturally to us, it's the way we spoke. But my oh my, how things have changed. Now?, it is LIBERAL, with a Capital L, and I'm really glad I don't live there anymore. Yes, I miss those old days, when things were much different, less stressful, less violence, and people even spoke to each other. It (McLean), was much smaller then, a lot fewer people to clog things up. It was pretty much rural too, and that in itself, was a whole lot cooler. The South?.....West Virginia??, No, it's quite apparent that you didn't grow up in Virginia, but then, we all have our faults. I live on the West coast now, and wouldn't trade Virginia for what I've got these days. I always liked West Virginia, but to me, it certainly wasn't Virginia. So, to me, McLean sure did steep itself in the Southern traditions! You Sir, need a huge history lesson!