re: "Covington like up-town New Orleans without the gun-fire"

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And people are just oblivious to how judgmental it is.

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They're not oblivious, they embrace it.

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Come hang out with my niece (she's white) and her adopted black children in Nola. Then go with her to the NS. I know it's one small example, but the difference in treatment is incredible.

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That smells like bullshite or your niece is projecting. I see white parents with adopted black and Asian children frequently at the Koop drive playground and at the playground next to Mandeville's town hall. It's not frowned upon, it's also not that rare.

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ETA: There's nothing wrong at all with yoga pants, PTA, soccer, camps, whatever. It's just if those aren't your thing, you're looked at like you have 2 heads. And people are just oblivious to how judgmental it is.

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Wow, I really think you arrived here with preconceived notions and you are unwilling to part with them as you seek out affirmation of your feelings. We've been on the NS for 14 years and my wife and her friends who are in their early forties, in good shape do not wear yoga pants, many have no extracurricular for their children and do not judge others on whether they fit some mold. Some of them drive older cars , some drive minivans and some drive luxury cars...nobody seems to care. Some buy clothes at target, some at tjmaxx, some at Macy's and nobody cares. Some have husbands who are professionals and some have husbands who are skilled labor and nobody cares. When my kids do play sports, the majority of parents, from a varied set of backgrounds get along well.

I vaguely recall you started a thread a few years ago about your pending move to the NS and you were apprehensive before even arriving. I'm not trying to insult, but, I suspect the issue might be yours, not the NS's.

I wasn't apprehensive about moving here at all. In fact, it was the exact opposite. But, I do concede that I might just be missing these varied people. I know a lot of people love it here. I just haven't found it to be all that welcoming. But, I do have friends here who feel the same way, as do other people. I'm assured by my friends who have been here longer that not everyone is an automaton, but it takes time to find them. Like I said, I hold out hope. My kids love it here, so that's worth staying. The good news is, if it still sucks when they're older, there's nothing keeping saying I have to stay.

I find this argument to be much like the NOLA/NS arguments. People who love it don't see the problem. People who don't are always given the "must be you" line. Except it's not just me. Nor are you alone in loving it and the people.

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He does the signs intentionally to pull the libs chains--and usually a couple times a year, they bite the the bait!

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In that, I like this guy !

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I know a lot of people love it here. I just haven't found it to be all that welcoming.

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I would say it's welcoming but not embracing.



Unless you're colored, that is. In that case, you need to point yourself due south and walk until you hit the MS river.

I will be at Jewel's Cigar and Briar sho[p in 30 minutes for my "its Friday" lunchtime cigar...looking forward to hanging with Pat!

Mary Jacobs is just one of those miserable cunts