Um...every state is unique and has it's own subcultures. It sounds like you think that the rest of the South is all the same and Louisiana is somehow more unique and different. If that is what you think then you should really look into some of the unique southern subcultures - there are MANY.
20 Things you learn growing up in Louisiana
Louisiana really is like another state compared to the South, I hope to make it clear in this list. Please not this entire list is satire, but if your from LA you will get all of it.
1. Louisiana has the best culture in the South - you might deny it, but ask anyone here and their all gonna have the same answer.
2. Every direction is "down there/here"- even if your talking about the north
3. Everything past Alexandria is the North - What's sad is that the state literally accepts it as fact.
4. New Orleans is not the place to be - from the crime to a bunch of drunk Yankees, all Louisianians know to stay away from NOLA.
5. Nothing is ever built on time - You know that any construction project that say's it will be completed in two years is full of BS. After court cases, change of management, and maybe a strike, you'll be lucky if you see it break ground in two years.
6. Corruption is a way of life - for further explanation just look at our history
7. Catholicism is the unofficial state religion - The capital city has ten Catholic elementary/middle schools and three Catholic high schools, there are two non catholic schools, but who cares their all going to hell. The only area that would state otherwise is Shreveport...damn Yankees.
8. Interstates are called Four-lanes - don't ask me why, that's just how things are.
9. Parents tell you to not stare at 'blacks' - While some areas of the state are progressive, I can remember being told not to stare (at blacks) through-out my childhood.
10. Popeye's has the worst food - We appreciate that they are trying to bring Louisiana around the country, but honey fake Louisiana will never beat real Louisiana.
11. Whenever something new opens, it's the place to be - It could be a strip-mall or a dollar store, we don't care. It's new, that means we gotta give a nice ole Louisiana welcome.
12. Everything is: Sir, Ma'am, Mr., Ms. - Don't even THINK about not using it, even if you think about not using them your parents will slap you.
13. Physical Discipline is the only discipline - I have memories of hiding under furniture to try and escape a beating.
14. Cajun Food is the best food - Don't let anyone say otherwise
15. The South wishes they were us - From caliming Cajun Food is 'Southern Food' to Atlanta using the Mississippi River and good old Jazz Music in the 1996 Opening Ceremonies. Just get a life and make your own culture.
16. Louisiana Rich are the worst - From being proud that they once owned slaves, to being arrogant douches. Avoid all wealthy Louisianians, for your own protection because I promise you that you will want to kill them.
17. Southern Belle's - They still exist here
18. Sport's are the only acceptable activity - Coming from someone who is in the arts, schoolyard life was hard. Especially if you did not play some type of sport.
19. 'Gay' is an insult - I remember doing everything to prove I was not
20. This list is too small - There is so much that you learn when living here, it's not even funny.
1. Louisiana has the best culture in the South - you might deny it, but ask anyone here and their all gonna have the same answer.
2. Every direction is "down there/here"- even if your talking about the north
3. Everything past Alexandria is the North - What's sad is that the state literally accepts it as fact.
4. New Orleans is not the place to be - from the crime to a bunch of drunk Yankees, all Louisianians know to stay away from NOLA.
5. Nothing is ever built on time - You know that any construction project that say's it will be completed in two years is full of BS. After court cases, change of management, and maybe a strike, you'll be lucky if you see it break ground in two years.
6. Corruption is a way of life - for further explanation just look at our history
7. Catholicism is the unofficial state religion - The capital city has ten Catholic elementary/middle schools and three Catholic high schools, there are two non catholic schools, but who cares their all going to hell. The only area that would state otherwise is Shreveport...damn Yankees.
8. Interstates are called Four-lanes - don't ask me why, that's just how things are.
9. Parents tell you to not stare at 'blacks' - While some areas of the state are progressive, I can remember being told not to stare (at blacks) through-out my childhood.
10. Popeye's has the worst food - We appreciate that they are trying to bring Louisiana around the country, but honey fake Louisiana will never beat real Louisiana.
11. Whenever something new opens, it's the place to be - It could be a strip-mall or a dollar store, we don't care. It's new, that means we gotta give a nice ole Louisiana welcome.
12. Everything is: Sir, Ma'am, Mr., Ms. - Don't even THINK about not using it, even if you think about not using them your parents will slap you.
13. Physical Discipline is the only discipline - I have memories of hiding under furniture to try and escape a beating.
14. Cajun Food is the best food - Don't let anyone say otherwise
15. The South wishes they were us - From caliming Cajun Food is 'Southern Food' to Atlanta using the Mississippi River and good old Jazz Music in the 1996 Opening Ceremonies. Just get a life and make your own culture.
16. Louisiana Rich are the worst - From being proud that they once owned slaves, to being arrogant douches. Avoid all wealthy Louisianians, for your own protection because I promise you that you will want to kill them.
17. Southern Belle's - They still exist here
18. Sport's are the only acceptable activity - Coming from someone who is in the arts, schoolyard life was hard. Especially if you did not play some type of sport.
19. 'Gay' is an insult - I remember doing everything to prove I was not
20. This list is too small - There is so much that you learn when living here, it's not even funny.
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1. TrueLouisiana really is like another state compared to the South, I hope to make it clear in this list. Please not this entire list is satire, but if your from LA you will get all of it.
1. Louisiana has the best culture in the South - you might deny it, but ask anyone here and their all gonna have the same answer.
2. Every direction is "down there/here"- even if your talking about the north
3. Everything past Alexandria is the North - What's sad is that the state literally accepts it as fact.
4. New Orleans is not the place to be - from the crime to a bunch of drunk Yankees, all Louisianians know to stay away from NOLA.
5. Nothing is ever built on time - You know that any construction project that say's it will be completed in two years is full of BS. After court cases, change of management, and maybe a strike, you'll be lucky if you see it break ground in two years.
6. Corruption is a way of life - for further explanation just look at our history
7. Catholicism is the unofficial state religion - The capital city has ten Catholic elementary/middle schools and three Catholic high schools, there are two non catholic schools, but who cares their all going to hell. The only area that would state otherwise is Shreveport...damn Yankees.
8. Interstates are called Four-lanes - don't ask me why, that's just how things are.
9. Parents tell you to not stare at 'blacks' - While some areas of the state are progressive, I can remember being told not to stare (at blacks) through-out my childhood.
10. Popeye's has the worst food - We appreciate that they are trying to bring Louisiana around the country, but honey fake Louisiana will never beat real Louisiana.
11. Whenever something new opens, it's the place to be - It could be a strip-mall or a dollar store, we don't care. It's new, that means we gotta give a nice ole Louisiana welcome.
12. Everything is: Sir, Ma'am, Mr., Ms. - Don't even THINK about not using it, even if you think about not using them your parents will slap you.
13. Physical Discipline is the only discipline - I have memories of hiding under furniture to try and escape a beating.
14. Cajun Food is the best food - Don't let anyone say otherwise
15. The South wishes they were us - From caliming Cajun Food is 'Southern Food' to Atlanta using the Mississippi River and good old Jazz Music in the 1996 Opening Ceremonies. Just get a life and make your own culture.
16. Louisiana Rich are the worst - From being proud that they once owned slaves, to being arrogant douches. Avoid all wealthy Louisianians, for your own protection because I promise you that you will want to kill them.
17. Southern Belle's - They still exist here
18. Sport's are the only acceptable activity - Coming from someone who is in the arts, schoolyard life was hard. Especially if you did not play some type of sport.
19. 'Gay' is an insult - I remember doing everything to prove I was not
20. This list is too small - There is so much that you learn when living here, it's not even funny.
2. Never heard that.
3. Alexandria is "North" too.
4. Only about 50% true.
5. True
7. Most people north of the I-10/I-12 corridor is Baptist.
8. That's just not true. We call them interstates as opposed to freeways.
9. I'm black so maybe I'm out of the loop?
10. Unheard of, we swear by Popeye's in Louisiana.
12. Yeah, I use it all the time. But there's plenty of people who don't.
18. I had friends on the playground without sports.
19. Where did you grow up?
It's not that I think all the South is bland and boring, however with the exception of Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas most Southern States have cultures that are not very prominent instead they are rather bland.Um...every state is unique and has it's own subcultures. It sounds like you think that the rest of the South is all the same and Louisiana is somehow more unique and different. If that is what you think then you should really look into some of the unique southern subcultures - there are MANY.
Let's say Texas or Louisiana hosted the Olympics, their Opening and Closing could be completely about their state, not the South or nation at whole. Now let's say Alabama or Mississippi hosted the games, they would have to borrow culture or project a 'Southern' culture image.
I may be one of the few Southerners who does NOT find Cajun culture fascinating. I root against the Saints. And I think Zydeco sounds silly. HOWEVER, I do drink Community Coffee.
That's crazy...you obviously aren't very familiar with the different cultures of NC/SC/VA. The Gullah region on the SC coast for example? Very unique. The Outer Banks of NC? Also very unique. The Gulf Coasts of MS and AL are very similar to Louisiana. There are MANY other examples throughout the South, and just because you think they are bland doesn't make them so.It's not that I think all the South is bland and boring, however with the exception of Tennessee, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas most Southern States have cultures that are not very prominent instead they are rather bland.
Let's say Texas or Louisiana hosted the Olympics, their Opening and Closing could be completely about their state, not the South or nation at whole. Now let's say Alabama or Mississippi hosted the games, they would have to borrow culture or project a 'Southern' culture image.
There are several different subcultures within each state that have their own traditions. To say that most of the South outside of the few areas you're familiar with are bland and not very prominent just displays your ignorance on the subject.
It's pretty egocentric to think that your own culture outshines everyone else's, n'est pas? :lol:I may be one of the few Southerners who does NOT find Cajun culture fascinating. I root against the Saints. And I think Zydeco sounds silly. HOWEVER, I do drink Community Coffee.
Cajuns can't even speak French right. :lol:It's pretty egocentric to think that your own culture outshines everyone else's, n'est pas? :lol:
The fact that you are having to tell someone who grew up in the Southern Eastern Seaboard about the different 'sub cultures' shows that it's not prominent. I'm not saying they do not have them or they are not interesting I am saying they are bland to the point of being unnoticeable.That's crazy...you obviously aren't very familiar with the different cultures of NC/SC/VA. The Gullah region on the SC coast for example? Very unique. The Outer Banks of NC? Also very unique. The Gulf Coasts of MS and AL are very similar to Louisiana. There are MANY other examples throughout the South, and just because you think they are bland doesn't make them so.
There are several different subcultures within each state that have their own traditions. To say that most of the South outside of the few areas you're familiar with are bland and not very prominent just displays your ignorance on the subject.
Whats sad is I grew up in that region. This list was mainly created based on stories from friends in Louisiana.
I'll bet you're opposed to abortion, aren't you ?Lousiana, Texas and Florida are the big Capital Punishment states.
Louisiana forces prisoners to work in prison factories, like slaves.
Sounds like a harsh, unpleasant state~
Of course it is. It's poised and ready to uncover yours (and the other poster's) inconsistency.Your question isn't relevant.
In what ? You're becoming increasingly cryptic.There is no inconsistency.
Actually, being the sensitive guy that I am I'm torn about either uncovering your inconsistency or your cruelty.I'm investing the proper amount of response time that your questions warrant
Yeah go shove that BS up your Yankie a**, cause I don't care. Comments aside your actually wrong; as of 2013 California, Florida, Texas, Alabama, and Penn are the top five Capital Punishment states. Not to mention there is strong opposition to it here in Louisiana, we do not work our people to death in factories like slaves. If we did our economy would be through the roof...Lousiana, Texas and Florida are the big Capital Punishment states.
Louisiana forces prisoners to work in prison factories, like slaves.
Sounds like a harsh, unpleasant state~
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