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I lived with my folks in the great state of North Carolina for six years before leaving for college in WNY. I've called a number of places across the US home, but my southern surroundings in the Tar Heel state proved to be radically different from the rest in so many ways.

Among many other things, I encountered a lot of general racial bias down there. Of course, not everyone showed signs of this, but it seemed as though far too many people were still bitter that their ancestors had lost the Civil War.

A little more evidence of that southern hospitality showed up in my Inbox this morning. The buyer of some Commodore software I'd listed on eBay lives at an interesting street address--Triple K Lane in Brownwood, TX.
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  1. zobar ·

    On the other hand, as Chris Rock says: 'It doesn't matter where you are in America - If your friend calls you and tells you he's lost on Martin Luther King Boulevard and they want to know what they should do, the best response is 'Run!''

    Welcome to Buffalo [map]Martin Luther King Park, Buffalo, NY 14211[/map] and the (e:strip).

    - Z

  2. dragonlady7 ·

    Hellooooo. :)
    Welcome to (e:strip).

  3. paul ·

    Welcome to the site.

    When I lived in South Carolina for my first year of college I was surprised at how the black people sat in a separate part of the cafeteria. I remember I had this friend Teresa from Chemistry and when I sat with her once some black guy asked me if I was sure I wanted to sit there. I said yes.

    But then thinking about doesn't the general black population live mostly in an isolated part of Buffalo and isn't the trench and wall (33) to keep it a segregated city.

    I think Buffalo is probably just as racist as an other city just that people aren't as obvious about it. Tripple K lane, now that is insane.

  4. leetee ·

    Welcome to e:Strip

  5. carolinian ·

    Welcome to (e:strip) from a fellow North Carolinian. I'm originally from Durham, later moved to Raleigh for school. Where in NC did you come from?

  6. chicoschica ·

    Hello and welcome!

    Your post and Paul's just remind me how frustrating and unbelieveable life in the South still is...

    You know, when chico got job offers from Georgia tech and Canisius, one of the major motivating factors for us was not living in a place where an African American person steps out of line at a store or restaurant just to let you go first ("I'm not in line in front of you, sir." -true story)

    NY has its issues - but frankly I'm glad it's still a blue state.

  7. enknot ·

    OMFG! That's a real street. I should stop being shocked at this kind of thing. Makes me seem like one of those weirdos I make fun of from sheltered homes where you never have/get to experince anything and don't know that there are other kinds of people around. Triple K, jeez. You think maybe the K's stand for Kiwis Kickball and Kit Kats!? ....sigh. Ok I give up.

  8. ih8gates ·

    I lived in Asheboro NC, which is west of the Raleigh and Durham area, about 20 miles south of Greensboro. It's a much more rural setting, which probably factored heavily in my experiences.

    Thought they might have named it for Triple K, the leather products manufacturer, but they're based in San Diego...

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