Southern Gentlemen

[Adsila]

It was nice to be called ma'am.
So Thank you to all gentlemen out there.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Here I am,
Stuck in the middle with you...

I don't know why I came here tonight.
I got the feeling that somethin' just ain't right...

 

[Adsila]

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

 

[lovetoread]

Southern men can be an asshole just like the northern ones.

 

[4est_4est_Gump]

Southern men can be an asshole just like the northern ones.

Well I hope Neil Young will remember,
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow!

 

[Nataliefun41]

I like southern men.

 

[~hellbaby~]

I like southern men.

They have mastered the art of sustaining life on fat back, hog jowl and beer, fighting for the hell of it and belching. The really good ones get a spot on Springer.

 

[~hellbaby~]

It was nice to be called ma'am.
So Thank you to all gentlemen out there.

I hate being called ma'am, makes me feel like I'm 80.

 

[JuneSummers]

I like gentlemen, southern or not.

 

[~hellbaby~]

I like gentlemen, southern or not.

Bravo, a rare breed but there are still some out there

 

[bronzeage]

It was nice to be called ma'am.
So Thank you to all gentlemen out there.

It is nice to be called ma'am, but a true gentleman calls you early enough to give time to pick out something nice to wear.

 

[blobfish]

I've always disliked the phony Southern "charm". I'm nice to people when they deserve it, and only polite to others. I spent most of my young years in Georgia.

 

[bronzeage]

I've always disliked the phony Southern "charm". I'm nice to people when they deserve it, and only polite to others. I spent most of my young years in Georgia.

There is nothing phony about Southern charm. If you ever find yourself less than deserving, you will quickly see how real it gets.

 

[blobfish]

There is nothing phony about Southern charm. If you ever find yourself less than deserving, you will quickly see how real it gets.

I lived there for a long time, and I know how much backbiting goes on.

 

[bronzeage]

I lived there for a long time, and I know how much backbiting goes on.

It's very kind of you to point this out.

I am sure the line between the deserving and undeserving is blurred at times. If you were ever singled out for undeserved less than charming treatment, on behalf of all southern gentlemen, I apologize. If you were mistreated by a woman, you will need to speak to another department.

 

[blobfish]

It's very kind of you to point this out.

I am sure the line between the deserving and undeserving is blurred at times. If you were ever singled out for undeserved less than charming treatment, on behalf of all southern gentlemen, I apologize. If you were mistreated by a woman, you will need to speak to another department.

No, nothing like that has ever happened to me, but I've seen it with other people.

 

[bronzeage]

No, nothing like that has ever happened to me, but I've seen it with other people.

In this case, I apologize for all those who excluded you.

 

[blobfish]

In this case, I apologize for all those who excluded you.

I seem to have touched a nerve. I can hear your nose beeping from here.

 

[bronzeage]

I seem to have touched a nerve. I can hear your nose beeping from here.

I am beginning to see why you found yourself at a social disadvantage in the south. It is never good to return insults for a gracious offering. Perhaps one day we can have lunch and discuss this as friends.

 

[blobfish]

I am beginning to see why you found yourself at a social disadvantage in the south. It is never good to return insults for a gracious offering. Perhaps one day we can have lunch and discuss this as friends.

 

[bronzeage]

No need to be blown away. Just a simple lunch, nothing extravagant.

 

[Adsila]

This thread is a reflection (don't know if it's the right word but I like the sound of it)
of my bus trip across the US.

I'm a foreigner and have heard about "Southern Gentlemen". I've met some online too.

All men were nice to me. Because I was nice to them.

 

[doctor_insanus]

I had dinner with some friends last night, including some "Southern Gentlemen." As we watched images of Sandy's devastation throughout the Northeast, they couldn't help but make fun of New York City. Out of respect for my Mother, I didn't say anything that would cause any discord, but I was completely aghast.

So, really... fuck Southern Gentlemen.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Online I found a tale about an ancestor of mine whom the tale reputed to be a Southern Gentleman. The writer, a retired Union General writing his recollections of the South circa 1839, indicated that the army sent him to Florida during the 2nd Seminole Indian War, and abandoned him when he became ill from a fever. The army left him at Tallahassee without resources or aid.

Within a short time my ancestor sent a carriage for him, and brought him to the plantation where an MD treated him, and he was nursed back to health. The tale is full of facts and opinions related to my ancestor, but, generally speaking, the whole community shared a benevolent and friendly attitude toward unfortunate strangers.