Quote Originally Posted by WES View Post
Which is ironic as I can't imagine an environment to which he and his misanthropic tendencies are less suited.

My experience in the southern United States is that it is filled with happy, amiable people who like nothing more than a casual chat, often to people they have never met. It is filled with cheery smiles and casual 'good mornings' to strangers walking past, endless sunny days and an unfailingly positive attitude towards all that life has to offer and a general ambiance of bonhomie which often results in intimate conversations with complete strangers who behave as though they have known you all their lives and would do pretty much anything for you.

Burney would f*cking hate every last minute of it.
Maybe. But then he likes that as well, which is also why he reads The Guardian