I enjoyed Sid Schwab’s Sunday column and decided he needed someone on his side. Looks like the ones criticizing his writing are possibly unhappy transplants from the South. The truth hurts and he nailed it in his column.
We spent 12 long years in Texas when my husband was transferred to Fort Worth. First week there the box boy at Albertson’s called me a “Yankee.” The tone was hateful and dripped with what I perceived as racist venom. Welcome to the South and its hospitality.
The natives down there know all 254 counties and Texas history like the back of their hand. Yet I worked with people who did not know that Hawaii was a state and were constantly insulting our Hawaiian mail service pharmacy customers. Many of our staff had not been out of the state of Texas — because there was nothing they wanted to see outside its borders. I then worked for a very large international company where travel was the norm. Several people in our department had never flown on a plane, had not been out of the state, and were now having to travel internationally as part of their jobs! Sad but true.
There is an over-abundance of “Gentlemen’s Clubs” in Texas; frequented by those Bible-thumping, God-fearing, church-going hypocrites. Old time racism is still alive and well down there and Texas seems to forget the Civil War is over and they lost.
So, yes, I agree with him. The South has its charm but it also needs to embrace change and learn to see and listen to all sides of a discussion and fairly evaluate the information presented. And here’s a thought — work toward a common goal of equality for all races, seniors, gays, lesbians, and everyone in between — and not just the lunatic fringe. Unfortunately, the lunatic fringe is alive and well in every state — the South doesn’t have an exclusive on that group.
I enjoy Schwab’s columns. Keep up the good work!
Tamara Pidgeon
Arlington
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