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<blockquote data-quote="RonJohn" data-source="post: 960244" data-attributes="member: 2426"><p>I made a trip to Germany several years ago and the client took a mechanic who had never been outside of central Florida. Not related to sports, but his culture shock was extremely large. He wouldn't go out to eat with us anywhere because there was a Burger King close to the hotel and he wanted to eat what he was familiar with.</p><p></p><p>I have worked on a business project outside of Chicago which an engineer from Auburn accompanied me on. It was during football season, and on Friday the client engineers were discussing NFL football. They asked me a question about it, and I told them that I only pay attention to college football. They made a comment about forgetting that people in the South are fanatical about college football. During the travel back to Atlanta, the Auburn guy did express that he was surprised that those people didn't seem to care at all about college football. The Auburn guy didn't know a lot about the NFL teams the Chicago guys were talking about, but that was before fantasy football was a big thing on the internet. He isn't with our company any more, but I'm sure he knows tons of stats about the NFL now.</p><p></p><p>It isn't just the stereotypical PBR drinking, wife beater shirt wearing hick that doesn't realize that the rest of the world isn't just like it is where he lives. College football is everywhere in the South. Walmart, convenience stores, mailboxes, flags on houses, billboards, etc. It is so prevalent down here that it is almost immediately obvious when you are out of the South. I would compare it to how flat the Midwest is. For a guy from Georgia, it sticks out that you can see for miles and everything is flat as it can be. It may take a little more time, but the lack of college gear does stick out. Nothing at Walmart, target, or convenience stores. It is similar to Chick-fil-A vs In-N-Out. People in California don't realize how big Chick-fil-A is and people in the South don't realize how big In-N-Out is. Sure there are people who travel and know that each is huge in their area, but the majority of people in each area don't realize just how big those things are in the other area.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RonJohn, post: 960244, member: 2426"] I made a trip to Germany several years ago and the client took a mechanic who had never been outside of central Florida. Not related to sports, but his culture shock was extremely large. He wouldn't go out to eat with us anywhere because there was a Burger King close to the hotel and he wanted to eat what he was familiar with. I have worked on a business project outside of Chicago which an engineer from Auburn accompanied me on. It was during football season, and on Friday the client engineers were discussing NFL football. They asked me a question about it, and I told them that I only pay attention to college football. They made a comment about forgetting that people in the South are fanatical about college football. During the travel back to Atlanta, the Auburn guy did express that he was surprised that those people didn't seem to care at all about college football. The Auburn guy didn't know a lot about the NFL teams the Chicago guys were talking about, but that was before fantasy football was a big thing on the internet. He isn't with our company any more, but I'm sure he knows tons of stats about the NFL now. It isn't just the stereotypical PBR drinking, wife beater shirt wearing hick that doesn't realize that the rest of the world isn't just like it is where he lives. College football is everywhere in the South. Walmart, convenience stores, mailboxes, flags on houses, billboards, etc. It is so prevalent down here that it is almost immediately obvious when you are out of the South. I would compare it to how flat the Midwest is. For a guy from Georgia, it sticks out that you can see for miles and everything is flat as it can be. It may take a little more time, but the lack of college gear does stick out. Nothing at Walmart, target, or convenience stores. It is similar to Chick-fil-A vs In-N-Out. People in California don't realize how big Chick-fil-A is and people in the South don't realize how big In-N-Out is. Sure there are people who travel and know that each is huge in their area, but the majority of people in each area don't realize just how big those things are in the other area. [/QUOTE]
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