Culture shock hit hard last night when I went by the weather channel and saw that I could no longer place myself by proximity to Knoxville, Chattanooga, Atlanta, or Nashville, as I've been able to do all my life. Now, I'm in the part of the nation that was all clumped into one piece on the United States puzzle (all the other states had their own, with capitols).
Of course the rational part of my head knew that Vermont was in New England, but it's so strange to be in a part of the country where being a yankee is a good thing.
The nice thing is that there are a lot of similarities between Tennessee and Vermont. For example, when I was talking to someone the other night, I told him I was from Tennessee and he promptly replied, "Oh, I know someone who makes moonshine!" Perfect.
