The American South

Since it was two-for-one day at the local "video" store (which only carries DVDs) Cow rented a few discs of "True Blood."

"True Blood" is a vampire series set in the South. Where everybody stands around outside, sweating. Where women stand outside FANNING THEMSELVES! Where homes have electric fans buzzing on tables! Where tank tops ringed with sweat are de rigeur. Where bad, bad accents predominate.

Stereotypes! Were any filmmakers to actually visit, they would find houses equipped with $10,000 air-handlers specifically so nobody ever has to be the least bit warm. Cars bursting with frigid air. A culture where nobody goes outside when it is hot. A place where it is a cultural norm to dress well when going out, complete with makeup, hair-done and jewelry. A place totally lacking in hand-held fans for the ladies! A place also lacking swamps! A place with very few clunkers on the roads (because, natch, clunkers don't have good air conditioning!) A place with strict ordinances on trailers and prohibitions on parking them in yards. Where restaurants are expensive and waits for tables are the norm. A place where going to college is just as expected of youth as anywhere else.

One thing they did get right though....lots of people here are overweight. Because they never go outside!

Argh. Annoyed Moo!