ized for something outsiders do not understand. I'm always blown away by people who think we do not have shoes, cannot drive, read, write...or anything else for that matter. I'm always so offended and shocked by the ignorant allegations. However...as painful as it is for me to admit this, perhaps there is one kind of, sometime
s true stereotype....driving. I will say I've noticed that the driving is the worst in my new found suburbia but for some reason Southern people seem to have missed the boat on the slow folks stay in the right lanes concept. Every single day some pious Mom in a minivan with her entire family including their pets outlined in white in sticker form on the back window so the entire world will know all four children, three dogs and husband will all be safely driving below t
he speed limit in the fast lane in order to block anyone else who has any intention of driving at all faster than them. If one is lucky enough to get past the Mommy van then you have to battle the trashy trucks. Scenario 2 is a always a truck with a man dipping and cruising along once again in the fast lane. Unlike the Mom who is driving annoyingly slow to save her precious white outlined sticker family and is oblivious to anyone at all having anywhere to go, trashy trucker knows you are trying to pass him but once a small compact car is passing the big masculine trucker, he speeds up and begins this cat and mouse game so he remains king of the double wide and the road. While I guess one could argue that neither of the above scenarios are really Southern things, it just seems like some Southern folks (especially those from Arkansas) do not realize that anyone other than themselves have anywhere to go. So as a constant educator please, please, please GET out of the way. It is so okay to drive under the speed limit but do it in the right lane!!!!!! Ugh, please imagine the left lanes as the autobahn of the good ol' USA.For Natalie's News this has been, Natalie-Corinne.
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