[Coco] OT -- Language in US

[Frank Swygert]

Well, I have to place myself in that "Southern American Hick" category 
somewhat. My accent gives it away, but I do speak pretty normal, just 
with a bit of a drawl (I've met a couple of you at CoCofests way back 
I'm sure). No offense taken though.

If it weren't for a bunch of "da**ed yankees" in the military I wouldn't 
have to go out west for my LAST tour! Would prefer to be within a days 
drive of my home state so I can better afford to go back more than once 
a year and maybe cultivate some contacts for a good job when I retire, 
but no -- to many "DYs" in the military don't want to leave the south 
east!! I know that for a fact, lots I've talked to don't want to go back 
to the snow. Only a few westerners don't want to go back to the wide 
open (semi isolated) spaces, but many do want to be a bit closer to a 
larger city than Alamogordo New Mexico or Minot North Dakota (which I'm 
being told are the only possible choices I have -- returning from a one 
year stay in Korea away from my family on top of that!!). Maybe if I 
picked a few off... but then it would look suspicious if I went on leave 
and 2-3 "disappeared" from 3-4 bases that just happened to be on my 
list, and they'd have to be my rank too... ;>

You DO know the difference between a yankee and a DY, right? Yankee is a 
visitor, DY bought a house and plans to stay...  ;>
-- 
Frank Swygert -- Gulfport, MS
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