Poll of the Day > I have to go to South Carolina and I'm scared

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Don't wanna see any ghosts around, and never been down south (except Disney World which doesn't count for obvious reasons"
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Its not THAT bad dude lmao, not like some guys are gonna yank you off the street and just beat on you out of nowhere
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say hi to the local piggly wiggly.

Also just stay away from the old plantains and you will be fine.
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Why would you be scared? SC is pretty nice. Lots of good golf if you're into that.
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mastermix3000 posted...

Don't wanna see any ghosts around

Ghosts aren't real.... oh wait

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGF67NoPriI

mastermix3000 posted...

and never been down south (except Disney World which doesn't count for obvious reasons"

Given Walt Disney's reputation, it should count more.
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The local BBQs will be amazing

Don't worry you'll be ok you'll have fun. Also what part of SC are you going to (and as other people have said try to stay out of small towns and definitely stay away from old plantations)
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Theres not really too many scary things about small towns down here. I live in Georgia and I've never had any moments where I feel like one little town is racist, and I've been to a ton of them. Never been to SC but there should be nothing to be afraid of.

Just never go to Arab Alabama. It is full on racist 100%. They have this big sign in the middle of grown that says something like "don't let the sun set on your black ass." My friends step mom also used to work with Mexican farm workers and they hated her bring "those jalapeno hoppers" into their town and one farmer threatened to hose them down if they didn't leave and come back with white guys to get his stuff. They also denied service at a dairy queen to a white woman cuz she had a half Mexican baby, right in front of a cop, who obviously did nothing.

Don't be scared of SC, I've never heard of anything bad regularly happening there, you'll be fine wherever you go.
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TheReverseFlash posted...

Also what part of SC are you going to (and as other people have said try to stay out of small towns and definitely stay away from old plantations)

North Charleston. Holy shit I hope I don't see any plantations

SirPikachu posted...

Don't be scared of SC, I've never heard of anything bad regularly happening there, you'll be fine wherever you go.

idk lol, no amount of reassurance is going to erase this fear. I also never wanna go to Alabama but deep south may change my perception of things. I'll follow that advice to avoid that part

i'm actually considering asking to be taking off this project, I really don't wanna go deep south, especially my first time being work related. But I do want southern fried chicken...

Back on topic though I just have a bad feeling about this all together
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if TC is going near AGP's house or pickleboy's stay away from them.... seems they happened to be cursed. obviously did something.
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I'd be more worried about California or Oregon, where Antifa terrorists run loose and out in the open.
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How are people in this day and age so deluded about the reality of how the south is? It's kinda ironic really that people think of the south as a bunch of uneducated racists while having some pretty seriously uneducated prejudices towards people in a different region of the same country

OhhhJa posted...

It's kinda ironic really that people think of the south as a bunch of uneducated racists while having some pretty seriously uneducated prejudices towards people in a different region of the same country

Probably because there ARE a bunch of uneducated racists down south. Are you serious? I'm not saying everybody is, but there are way more than you're giving credit for.
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mastermix3000 posted...

OhhhJa posted...

It's kinda ironic really that people think of the south as a bunch of uneducated racists while having some pretty seriously uneducated prejudices towards people in a different region of the same country

Probably because there ARE a bunch of uneducated racists down south. Are you serious? I'm not saying everybody is, but there are way more than you're giving credit for.

It's not even close to the degree that you need to be concerned for your safety. And most uneducated racists are harmless rednecks who just yell at their tv and guzzle miller lite all day anyway

I'll go a step further and point out that even out in the country there are plenty of black people. There are lots of neighborhoods far out away from the cities that are even predominantly black or hispanic

You'll be fine. I live north and I've gone south plenty of times and nothing's ever happened. Unless you go out way into hickland it's no different than up north. Just warmer, sunnier, and with more cool animals and nice beaches B)
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Yea piggybacking on the black people thing, I live in the middle of nowhere and I'm 7 miles north and south. The one south is mostly white people and is much bigger and more modern, the one up north has like a gas station and maybe one other store and it's like 80% black. The nearest BIG city is Albany GA which has a ton of black people and black history.

There are tons of black people all over the place down here, they are a huge part of the culture and history everywhere down here. You can't go 10 miles without seeing something you can find civil rights history on.

And yes there are racists, but there's really not many, and they're mostly old dudes who are all talk. The only thing you should have a remote fear of is being shot for trespassing on someone's property while walking through the woods, which i highly doubt you will be doing. I would say you're in way more danger walking around somewhere like Atlanta or NY at night.
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mastermix3000 posted...

TheReverseFlash posted...

Also what part of SC are you going to (and as other people have said try to stay out of small towns and definitely stay away from old plantations)

North Charleston. Holy shit I hope I don't see any plantations

SirPikachu posted...

Don't be scared of SC, I've never heard of anything bad regularly happening there, you'll be fine wherever you go.

idk lol, no amount of reassurance is going to erase this fear. I also never wanna go to Alabama but deep south may change my perception of things. I'll follow that advice to avoid that part

i'm actually considering asking to be taking off this project, I really don't wanna go deep south, especially my first time being work related. But I do want southern fried chicken...

Back on topic though I just have a bad feeling about this all together

Look you'll be fine me and my brother have been to SC for business trips plenty and haven't had a problem (he's dark Cuban and I'm bright Irish white) usually the other non business person will share the hotel room and basically get a free vacation. Also what I was saying was definitely blown out of proportion some (sorry)

NOW GO GET YOU SOME FRIED CHICKEN!
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