A New Yorker's Story of a Culture Colliding

In the early nineties, i was driving in south carolina with my then boy friend, now husband. I come from new york, where, you know, it's a pretty loose place. And the south tends to be pretty tight. It was founded by people who came from cultures of honor,. Where rules are really important. In that moment, you have this, what feels like a cultural altercationd and no one's actually thinking at that point, well, of course everyone flips everyone off inNew York....