NR - Differences between North & South
Burke McCrory
bmccrory at oktax.state.ok.us
Fri Mar 20 08:36:20 PST 1998
At 08:51 AM 3/20/98 -0600, you wrote:
>
>Gio said:
>
>>Hmmm...differences. The North tends to play well together.
>
>A wonderful analysis of some differences (as seen by Gio) between the
>northern and south/central regions. Thanks very much Gio.
>
>(snipped rest of differences)
>
> One wonders if this is a "chicken or egg first" theme. Does the
>North play well together because 1) we feel isolated from the groups
>south of the Red River, and therefore turned to our other local groups
>to play with each other, thus reinforcing our ties to each other OR 2)
>did we play first with our other local groups (reinforcing our local
>ties), and thus came to isolate ourselves from the south?
>
> [It may also depend on where a person is on the optimistic/
>pessimistic and extrovert/introvert scales.]
>
> And then there's also this fact that the "north" is modernly a
>separate state than the rest of the kingdom, that whole Oklahoma and
>Baja-Oklahoma thingee. When one talks about leaving the region to drive
>elsewhere, the mundane authorities have these big signs up telling us
>when we leave/return to "the North". It just reinforces the differences
>we feel. All those other regions in Baja-O can be viewed as just
>artificial groupings, since they're all in one state. It might be
>different if there were more real world states in the kingdom; except
>for Caid & Trimaris, doesn't Ansteorra have the next fewest states?
>
True but remember that we consist of the 2nd and 19th largest states with
an approxamate land area of over 325,000 Sq. Miles. No very small if you
ask me.
>
>>There is a very fresh feel to the North. And, I'm not sure I can
>>explain that much better.
>
> Ah, that just fresh feeling.....it's what....Zest?
>
> Estrill - rambling at the controls ....
> Mooneschadoweshire
In Service to the Dream
Sir Burke Kyriell MacDonald
Baron of Wiesenfeuer
Kingdom of Ansteorra
mka Burke McCrory
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