The area that we cleaned up was a large, open space of wildlife. However, we drove a few miles to get to it because the majority of Atlanta's land is taken by buildings, schools, etc. Overall, the South has definitely impressed me and have met all of my expectations of what it's like to be in the south.
Showing posts with label southern restaurants. Show all posts
Showing posts with label southern restaurants. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
My Personal Experience
Living in the South for the eight months that I have been here has definitely supported my vision of what I thought the South was like. I have been living in Baltimore for the 18 years that I have been living so I have experienced the complete opposite of the everyday lifestyle of a southerner. Back at home, the majority of the people have attitudes and are always rude. When you go to a fast food restaurant in Baltimore, the workers do not have any manners and act as if people are forcing them to work there. However, when I came to Atlanta, it was a complete change. Everyone here has manners and have such pleasant attitudes. I must admit that I have always expected anyone from the South to have the classic southern accent that you hear in the movies. Of course not everyone has the deep southern accent, but the majority of the Georgians that I have met at Georgia Tech have the sweet, country-style, ol' southern accent that I absolutely love. The only thing that the south has proven me wrong about is the amount of open land and cornfields that I expected them to have. Since I have been in Atlanta, I have yet to see any cornfields or huge, open land. The closest thing to the stereotypical "cornfields" I expected the south to have, is the woods that my friends and I cleaned up for community service (see picture). 
The area that we cleaned up was a large, open space of wildlife. However, we drove a few miles to get to it because the majority of Atlanta's land is taken by buildings, schools, etc. Overall, the South has definitely impressed me and have met all of my expectations of what it's like to be in the south.
The area that we cleaned up was a large, open space of wildlife. However, we drove a few miles to get to it because the majority of Atlanta's land is taken by buildings, schools, etc. Overall, the South has definitely impressed me and have met all of my expectations of what it's like to be in the south.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Southern Restaurants/Fast Food
As some of you may know, I am from Baltimore, MD. This weekend I went to go visit my family and to go pick up my car. As I was driving the LONG twelve hours back to Georgia Tech, I constantly noticed a restaurant entitled, "The Cookout." Back at home, we do not have any unique restaurants that are just strictly in Baltimore. However, as I was driving through North Carolina, I constantly kept running into "The Cookout" restaurants. I thought it was very interesting that southerners can simply go through the drive-thru and get fast food that they would usually eat at a cookout. Their menu includes barbeque, grilled chicken, chicken wings, hamburgers, hot dogs, etc. I must admit that this fast food restaurant definitely goes along with the stereotypes that southerners LOVE to have cookouts all the time.
For those of you who are in the south, are there any restaurants, like The Cookout, that are unique only to your state or city? If not, do you know of any restaurants from another state that stick out to you. What were your experiences like at the unique restaurant that you visited?
For those of you who are in the south, are there any restaurants, like The Cookout, that are unique only to your state or city? If not, do you know of any restaurants from another state that stick out to you. What were your experiences like at the unique restaurant that you visited?
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