Bryan College Triangle

by Jesse Murray
Staff Writer

& Luke Lillard
Guest Writer

Over fall break, a group of four Bryan students made their way across the northern regions of the United States, looking for adventure and learning about the meaning of hospitality/Triangle photo by Jesse Murray

Imagine a scene set on a front porch in rural Georgia, Tennessee or Alabama. You know, an old, rustic southern farm from days gone by that makes you think, “Gone with the Wind” or “Fried Green Tomatoes.” It just leaves the sensation of “welcome home” burned into your soul. Handsome silhouettes fall upon a whitewashed front porch as sweat drips down the glasses of sweet tea leaving rings that look like smiling faces on the porch railing. One could even picture the high societies of Atlanta and Charleston. You can see it… even the richest families welcome you in for tea and cookies. In the South, tradition is everything and the tradition is hospitality. Below the Mason-Dixon Line, all signs say, “Welcome.”

Now picture all of this once again… happening in Boston, Mass. Take everything you’ve heard about northeasterners being discourteous and throw it out the window. With very few exceptions, a recent fall-break voyage to the uppermost limits of this great country yielded three surprising truths:

1) The vast majority of northerners aren’t “jackasses” at all;

2) Getting flipped off is actually a sign of affection;

3) and sweet tea is everywhere these days. Read full story »