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REIGNITING THE LOST ART OF SOUTHERN CONVERSATION
WORDS BY ELAINE GRIFFIN | PHOTOS BY KELLI BOYD
have lived on two continents and in three metropolises, and although I’ll confess that my Parisian French accent is something I’m shamelessly proud of, I am and will forever be truly one thing only: Southern. Like all good Southerners, I wear this as a badge of honor – it’s a privilege to have been born deep in Dixie. We alone are known the world over for our impeccable manners and unrivaled hospitality. And while I don’t believe our gracious way of life is at risk of extinction, I worry that it will be diminished with the next generation of Millennials who are being raised to see themselves at the center of the universe, and not the relentlessly Other-minded focus of our forefathers.
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