Where did civilization go?
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 06:00
This might seem silly but the first thing we missed when we moved from California to Tennessee is what we knew as civilization. We learned that our here good coffee is at the gas station and healthy eating is biscuts and gravey or anything fried. Fried Okra and greens.... what is that? Realistate discriptions all included how close a Wal-Mart is.
Where's Starbucks, Fresh Choice, Chevy, Jomba Juice and Belair Grocery stores. Where is the natural food section in the store?? I thought the produce would be so much better but it not (by far). Why does Chinese and Japanese food out here have potatoes in it? It was almost like a culture shock. And if someone walks by us with some sickness, we'd get it.
Well, we have been here a year and a half now and I can truely say, I can live without all of that. I can live without all the nice luxuries of CA and I can live without Okra and Walmarts. And I am that much further pushed to growing it all myself.
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lol! I always said I had bigger culture shock moving from Utah to New York than I ever did from the US to Italy! we have a very diverse country. happy gardening!
Country living.
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 09:03 by Purewater
I didn't have quite as much of a culture shock as you, but I also grew up in somewhat of a different environment. I'll take the mountains and country living over anything else I know of! Good to hear that you are enjoying your journey, too.
I've added you and your wife's blog to our friend list so I will be able to keep up with your story better. Looking forward to it!
God bless.
I can understand
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 01:37 by deedee06
My husband and I have been married for 25 years. I came from New Mexico to rural Montana and I can remember missing the 7-11 that had been handy in my old neighborhood. We have to drive 60 miles for Starbucks, which only recently was built. It's worth it to have less luxuries to live in a place where we know our neighbors and can walk or bike all over our small town. Clean air is wonderful and so is our amazing view of the Rockies. Blessings from the Big Sky Country...........Denise (prairiemom)
Thanks for your comments
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 02:21 by geoff
Montana was at the top of my list for places to move. Living here though has made me really glad that we live close to a good hospital. We have had to visit the one here several times and until then I was really nervous about getting medical help. I hadn’t put much thought into hospitals when I was looking for a place to live. Now their food is another thing. They literally served biscuits and gravy, kind of a cross between grits and oatmeal, potatoes on almost every plate (fried and mashed), gravy over turkey and a hamburger (not all at once of course). I was expecting things like salad, sandwiches, fruits or something that seemed healthy!!!
Anyway…
US to Italy, I can not even relate. That sounds like fun though.
And I really like your site Purewater.
Edited by geoff on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 02:23
Funny Californians
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 08:39 by MrsBurns
I'm a lifelong Georgian, and I will give it to you that Cali has better produce. That state is blessed with incredible growing weather and wonderful soil. We have to work a lot harder here in the South for what we grow. But if you start trashing okra, I'm organizing a blog-cott to run off your readers!
Ya'll need to come south a little to Chattanooga. Starbucks, farmer's markets, cool trains. Couple of really good pizza places. Not so sure about the excellent Mexican food, but perhaps that's a business opportunity for you.....
DeniseB
MrsBurns
Posted on Friday, March 2, 2007 at 09:20 by geoff
I actually like Fried Okra, that's the problem. I like coming down to Georgia too, down 75 just passing Chattanooga. I can pass on Mexican food, put Pizza... I have been looking for a good Chicago Style stuffed Pizza!!! Ahhh, I'm hungry now.
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Geoff-- I am so glad to see you here!! Yes--see it IS possible to live without a Starbucks and ENJOY it too! I recall a time when you LAUGHED at me cause an Office Depot was 2 hours away....who's laughin now ? You LOVE livin out in the sticks don't you?! ;)
God bless
Lis
You found me.
Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 07:10 by geoff
Dear OurLittleHomestead,
Your right but I don't think we live so far in the sticks as you. For instance, we don't have to make candles because there's no electricity.
BTW, your candles are great. I will have to visit your site and buy more. I hadn't tried soy candles before.
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Posted on Saturday, March 3, 2007 at 09:18 by jenig
I Lisa's soy candles, too. It's what we're having for dinner tonight.
Yours Truly,
Mrs. You
You are so witty....
I have to say, I am so happy to be home and away from civilization most of the time. I *hate* grocery day...(though I am praying for a better attitude about it!!)
We kinda' think the same way about the mexican food here.... there is always something weird and unexpected in it or the way it's prepared!
Glad you *and Jen* are posting over here! I know you both have so much wisdom - and wit - to give to us at hsb1, but you can definitely share some over here, too...
EVEN IF you hate to blog!!
I'm telling you... you *are* a blogger!
Take Care-
Jacque
~And, while I'm commenting on *one of* your blogs... I knew that couldn't be you who wrote that post on hsb1! I'm sure you love your nephew (a lot), but that was a little overboard from what I had previously read. My first comment about it, after saying you couldn't have written that was, "See? He *really* does like him!!!". LOL
I feel your pain..
Posted on Wednesday, March 7, 2007 at 11:59 by fooddude
When we moved from West Tennessee to South Central Kentucky, I thought I'd die. I too had a lot of questions........
What are those things them people are wearing on their feet?
Where are the outhouses?
Does the Wal-Mart in Kentucky carry our brand of Pigs Feet?
Those are just the ones Nancy came up with. I had my own, but thats another story..
But hey! We've been in Kentucky for 10 years now, and much like ya'll we wonder what happened to civilization.
But we think we'll hang around a while.
Tony
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We only moved from Illinois to Mississippi, but I know what you mean. I wasn't as ready for the 'culture shock' as I thought. We have very Mayberry-ish communities here, and then we have what folks call "the big city"....it's not even a 1/4 of what I think of as "the big city" at all. It's barely a suburb in my mind, but I'm working on adjusting after almost 2 years now.
Fried Okra..."beeskits" with everything...sorghum as a table condiment...vending machine tasting coffee...grits (what exactly is a grit anyway???)...black-eyed peas....
There is a whole 'nutter world living in the Southern regions, but it does grow on your after a while :o)
Deanna
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