re: Anyone grow up in the Appalacians; question about Ginseng

the area circled in brown would be top areas to live,(new river valley, eastern TN, Western NC), the area circled in the tannish color is where i grew up and where our camp is located, it borders right on Jefferson national forest, so it is is 400+ acres of prime hunting/fishing

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how life in West Virginia is

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this sums it up pretty well

Just let me know when I can come up and hunt and catch some of those trout

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That would have to devastate an already poor area. But since it's majority white I'm sure he don't give shite.

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wow, i gotta prepare myself to explain this, let me give it a stab though



1. People around grew up with nothing, so what what do you take away from people that have nothing?

i'll have to elaborate on this later, got to much going on at work

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But since it's majority white I'm sure he don't give shite.

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let me say this.. i never had a racist bone in my body till i moved to La/BR and lived for 10+ years, my best friend is black, a lot of my best friends growing up we're/are black

it is just a different culture, the "thuggin' it and lovin' it", culture doesn't exist up here, yeah.. they listen to rap and follow fashion trends, but they are still good ol' boys

my best friend passed up a full ride academic scholarship to UVA to go to Afghanistan,(this was right after 9/11 our senior year of high school) he always wanted to be a Marine.. talked about it since we we're kids

came home, became a cop, went to school, made detective and coaches football/wrestling when he isn't doing that

has has never done drugs, tobacco before in his life, didn't drink a sip of booze till he was 24

his only weakness is Wendy's chili.. loves it


after moving to BR i was shocked about how racist people we're, after having a group of thugs try to kick down my front door the night i moved into my apt right off cmapus the first night i was done there alone.. i soon understood

i had led a sheltered life and had to adapt quickly and in doing so became racist, being racist has probably saved my life and a couple others

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Also I grew up on Sand Mountain. I'm Appalachian Hillbilly at heart.

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you are not racist...you are "AWARE"

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that's the same thing my black best friend said when i told him i was racist



he just have me a and said, "dude, come on.. "

Spent 6 months in banner elk north Carolina. That area is beautiful. Wish I wouldve stayed longer.

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Spent 6 months in banner elk north Carolina. That area is beautifu

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you got that right, coot

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Somebody tell me about Charleston, Tennessee.

I might be headed up there for the next 8-10
months