Discordant sounds abound in the country where wind chimes are aplenty. Wind chimes are usually made out of aluminum or bamboo and hang at every entryway into a country home. They can be readily purchased at any craft show. The beautiful multi-toned sounds of wind chimes are enjoyed by country people day and night; in [...]
Archive for April, 2008
#31 Wind Chimes
Posted in Culture, Home, tagged Shout out to C. Hyde on April 17, 2008 | 4 Comments »
#30 Country People
Posted in Community, Culture on April 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Country people are for the most part welcoming folks. They like city people a lot, but they like folks who can relate to them a bit more. This camaraderie and shared experience is why country people like other country people.
Country people like outsiders but they dislike when the outsiders incorrectly assume they know [...]
#29 Pet Names
Posted in Culture, Language on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you meet a country person do not call them by their given name. Call them by a nickname because country people love pet names. Few country people are called by their given name.
Initially you may accomplish this task by shortening their given name, as you may choose to call a “Jonathan” by the [...]
#28 Waving
Posted in Community, Culture on April 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Country people wave at everyone they meet. It is customary for country people to wave in the car at the driver of every car that passes in the opposite direction, to wave in the yard at every car that passes by, and to wave on foot at anyone else on foot who is outside of [...]
#27 AM Radio
Posted in Community on April 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
While revered programs like “The Rush Limbaugh Show,” “The Radio Factor” and Paul Harvey’s “The Rest of the Story” entertain and inform country people they are NOT the reason why country people like AM radio. Country dwellers have a special affinity for AM radio because local radio stations cover the news that matters most to [...]
#26 Landmarks
Posted in Travel on April 8, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Country roads and streets are assigned numerical route numbers and formal names. Country people rarely use the formal names but instead reference landmarks when giving directions. For example, you might be told “head east toward the Baptist church, turn left where the Taste-E-Freez used to be and its right next to the Johnson’s garage” when [...]
#25 Washcloths
Posted in Culture on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Country people like washcloths. They do NOT use loofahs, bath mitts, poufs or sponges nor do they apply soap directly to their skin. Instead country people apply bar soap to a washcloth, lather and then scrub. Liquid body gel may not be substituted for bar soap.
#24 Outdoor Pets
Posted in Home, tagged Shout out to L. Conley, Shout out to S. Schlosser on April 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Country people are quite fond of their “outdoor pets” because of their companionship and convenience. Most outdoor pets are either a cat or dog. Outdoor dogs have the same boundaries as children which roughly means they may enter into neighboring yards as long as they do not cross a road. When [...]
#23 Meat
Posted in Education, Food on April 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Country people love meat. They eat meat at nearly every meal and often in between. At dinner (the noontime meal) and supper country people include meat in every dish. A typical dinner consists of a “cold meat sandwich” on white bread and a pasta salad of bowties, miracle whip and bacon bits. [...]
#22 Cinder Tracks
Posted in Sports on April 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Country people like to make calculated efforts to “toughen up” their young ones. To make boys into men and girls into strong women country people insist that their children conduct gym class on cinder running tracks rather than on polyurethane surfaces. The toughening begins in elementary school as young country children are taught [...]
