Comments on: Hillbillies And Them Darn Uppity Northerners

By: Art

Art — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 18:29:50 +0000

Speaking as a NYer, that as an eighteen year old, who spent time in NATTC (USMC) Memphis back in 1967, I found that as soon as I uttered, the first couple of words that the locals would turn downright unfriendly, and I would get that, “He’s a durn yankee, look.”

While, up here most of us find southern accents to be charming, and we many not be super friendly on the surface, we are not downright unfriendly, especially for trivial reasons such as birth place.

So, it seems to me that southerners are much quicker not only to stereotype, but to discriminate against, than we from the north.

By: walt

walt — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 21:26:25 +0000

I spent 26 yrs in the army most of my stateside assighnments being in the southeast.There I was ridiculed constantly because of My native Vermont wich is much more rural than My last duty station in sw virginia. When I retired My wife and I tried to stay on in Her hometown The friendly southeners wouldn’t give Me a job or the time of day.So here we are back in Vermont on top of a mountain and we are happy. I would like to beleive that there are good and bad in all people but this was my expeirience

By: zornes30

zornes30 — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 16:44:13 +0000

i lived up north form 13 years and all the nice people upthere are from the south hillbilly country

By: I'm cool

I'm cool — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:16:12 +0000

I’m am originally from kentucky. But I got transplanted to the North when I married. I have lived among the northerners for over 40 years. Believe me they are ignorant about so many things. But most are decent and nice folks. They think hillbillies are dumb as a bag of hammers. Surprise! we aren’t! We went to school to.

But hey….I think you site is great! It makes me laught and remember back when I grew up in the hills of Ky on a big farm. We killed those hogs and rendered that lard. Ha..we know about cooking with all that grease to. Making lye soap and bathing in a big wash tub.

By: Granny Vaughn

Granny Vaughn — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 07:10:34 +0000

First off…Sandy was it??, HOOWWDEEEE. I didt think any of the uppity northerners would have the guts to admit they read stuff like this, but you have made that brave step, and for that, are to be commended. The first step is always admitting you have a problem…..

By: The Crazy Hillbilly

The Crazy Hillbilly — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:28:14 +0000

That was my fault, I merged your two comments, I think its fixed now

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:12:01 +0000

Log cabins eh? lucky you, I live in a shed, in a field, but I don’t know where it is at the moment…

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:10:16 +0000

Howdy Crazy Hillbilly,

I now think i am the thick UK northerner, as look at my message above yours. I’ve repeated myself without even realising…doh!! errr…i meant doh!!

By: The Crazy Hillbilly

The Crazy Hillbilly — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:58:38 +0000

Well howdy Jackie!

Actually us hillbillies all live in log cabins if we’re rich or shacks if we’re not.

Thanks for the good words, I appreciate ya!

By: Jackie

Jackie — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:32:20 +0000

Uppity northerners…nah!!…oh wait!! see what you mean – up there ^ ha ha!! Heck!! it didn’t take long did it?

See what you mean about the uppity northerners…proof ^ ha ha!!

I know that you aren’t an ignorant jerk, as was so tastefully put, how else would you have created such a great website.

Anway, i’m from the UK and we also have the north-south divide, only the other way around. Alot of the southerners are the stuck up know it alls, and where i’m originally from, (north) we are supposedly stupid.

I live down south now, but much prefer the true northerners…yorkshiremen and women…salt of the earth. I only live down south as all of my family ended up there…my sis started it.

I think it’s great that you can poke fun at yourself, it’s very amusing how you word it.

I’m from the north originally, so i’m supposedly thick as two short planks, as far as the southerners are concerned. It’s crazy really to judge people like that. You live in the hills, so you can’t possibly be educated as you don’t even own a car!!…Do you live in a mud hut by the way??? lol