YANKEE OR DIXIE

[Pelican49]

63% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

Born & raised in Minnesota. Left right after I graduated from H.S in '67. Married & had my kids in California. But, been in Oklahoma since '77. No wonder I'm confused.

 

[AussieSharon]

92% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

Pretty good since I was born and raised in Australia ( but have lived in the South for the past 17 years )

 

[Big Spur Gamecock]

I got a 86% Dixie.
Growing up in Texas imprints a powerful feeling on a young persons mind. I remember while in Kindergarten singing songs braging about being Texan and that the "Eyes of Texas" where always on you. Really did have an effect on us when we played football in high school as all my teammates felt it was our birthrite and it was expected that as White Oak Roughnecks we were gonna whip all who dared take the field with us. I'm positive every other team across the state felt the same way about themselves.

God Blessed Texas!

 

[spencereb]

Quote:
Josie,
In response to your question, the way that I understand it, is as follows...in the early years of America's growing pains, Louisianna was a French territory (ie: The French Quarter in New Orleans). Being one of the larger sea ports of the time, and until today, New Orleans was, and still is, a major business center for agricultural and financial interests.

During the days before the War of Northern Aggression, there was no "National" currency that we are all accustomed to today. Instead, hardly imaginable today, individual states (or countries, at that time in American history) each had their own currency. Even individual city, bank and large corporations, like the major railroads of the day, issued their own unique trading "currency".

As the region was predominantly French, all of the banking institutions and other entities issued their currencies, and their ten dollar bills were known as the "Dix"...French for "ten".

The "dixie" was apparently one of the most common and understood units of trade of the time, although the barter system was still strong where chickens, pelts and other items of value were traded for other types of goods.

Spreading up the Natchez Trace to Nashville, throughout and beyond to the Northeast, up the Mississippi River to Minnesota, West through the "Indian Territories" of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, on toward California, and of course through the region of the "Louisiana Purchase" of the early 1800's (see the back side of today's Louisiana quarter) North and West to Montana and Canada, the "dixie" was the foundation of the ever growing standard currency.

During the day, most of America came to know that New Orleans, the Louisiana region and even the Southland in general was, in fact , the land of the..."dixie".

And there is more, but perhaps I shall pause.
-Spence

 

[Josie]

WOW!
Now that was an answer!

 

[ksacres]

I got a 53%, most of my responses were consistent with the Great Lakes area, and I'm from IN, so that seems pretty accurate.

 

[chickencoop31320]

43% barely in dixie land...
I have lived in Indiana, Oregon, Texas, Alaska and Georgia... moslty in northern states as far as time as a kid goes.

My husband who was raised in Arkansas got "71% your neck must be just a little rosey."

 

[DTchickens]

100% Dixie. Is General Lee your grandfather?!

Am in mississippi after all

.. Im pretty much a yank compared to my grandparents though since i pronounce most words correctly, and i don't wear overalls/have big 60-70's fords that look like that have been wrecked 10 times along with loads of mud on the side.. can't help the mud though, live on a dirt road...along with other examples

..

-Daniel

 

[DTchickens]

Quote:
and sweet tea you can use as syrup for the pancakes made from scratch

 

[NakedNeck]

100% Dixie- Is General Lee your father?