Whenever I go home I notice different things; here are my most recent observations…

– Southerners value family and actually hang out with their parents more than others

– Black and white mix a lot more – perhaps that’s because there are more of both, but it’s nice to see that almost everywhere

– but… racial tension is also still pretty present

– everyone drinks! People go to bars more than clubs; of course the lack of nightclubs in rural towns is part of that equation too.

– everyone is a football fan (this pertains more in Alabama where I’m from where the Auburn vs. Alabama rivarly dominates) – it is coolto be able to talk football with pretty much anyone.

– people don’t stay through credits at the movies – everyone pretty much gets up right when the credits start to roll.