Alabama anecdote
Our first stretch was towards Birmingham, Alabama. The 12+ hour drive will prepare us for what lies ahead. Next stop is Houston, and from there to the border. The car is running great and we somehow managed to fit all the stuff in the car, something I find miraculous to this moment. I have a lot of time in the car to do stuff, and I brought my laptop with me with a car power adaptor so I’ll be typing and doing other interesting stuff during the trip
I’m writing from the south of Texas right now as we passed Corpus Christi a few miles ago and we continued or journey through the southern states, which we have acknowledged to have its own unique cultural characteristics. It was the first time the three of us were experienced the true southern culture, and we really got a close look at it in a few different ways.
In Birmingham we stayed at my Aunt Carmen and uncle Tavo’s house. They were both very welcoming and accommodated all of us and also offered us to stay an extra day, an offer that we took. That night we visited a local bar with my aunt’s kids, Gustavo and Alonso. It was a picturesque and laid-back local bar, in a southern-kinda way. After a few beers and a couple games of pool we had a first row view to a true Jerry Springer like brawl. Add to this a heavy Alabama accent and the result was so odd and amusing it was truly entertaining. The one guy (proudly wearing a big mustache) was suddenly verbally attacked by a fairly large woman, who turned out to be an "informal girlfriend". The guy was happily escorted by a younger and "lighter" version of the yelling woman. This was the catalyst of the situation. As the big-boned now-ex-girlfriend yelled, the guy and he new girlfriend kissed openly for everyone to see. The crowd in the bar was the equivalent of a group of fans in a boxing arena. We left after the situation calmed down, and on our way back I started to feel like the rod trip was already paying off.
I’m writing from the south of Texas right now as we passed Corpus Christi a few miles ago and we continued or journey through the southern states, which we have acknowledged to have its own unique cultural characteristics. It was the first time the three of us were experienced the true southern culture, and we really got a close look at it in a few different ways.
In Birmingham we stayed at my Aunt Carmen and uncle Tavo’s house. They were both very welcoming and accommodated all of us and also offered us to stay an extra day, an offer that we took. That night we visited a local bar with my aunt’s kids, Gustavo and Alonso. It was a picturesque and laid-back local bar, in a southern-kinda way. After a few beers and a couple games of pool we had a first row view to a true Jerry Springer like brawl. Add to this a heavy Alabama accent and the result was so odd and amusing it was truly entertaining. The one guy (proudly wearing a big mustache) was suddenly verbally attacked by a fairly large woman, who turned out to be an "informal girlfriend". The guy was happily escorted by a younger and "lighter" version of the yelling woman. This was the catalyst of the situation. As the big-boned now-ex-girlfriend yelled, the guy and he new girlfriend kissed openly for everyone to see. The crowd in the bar was the equivalent of a group of fans in a boxing arena. We left after the situation calmed down, and on our way back I started to feel like the rod trip was already paying off.
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