Chen Huang (mostlucky@hotmail.com) from 10.100.6.200 at 10/23/01 11:02PM
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    I have been here for three years. It is not long enough for me to give a definition of a southern family, however, I have learned some southern cultures from my American friends. Southren families are more close and emphasize comparing to elsewhere in USA. They tend to be traditional; they have special rules of loyalty; marriages often tied to similar backgrounds; they do a lot of things together, especially if somebody has a rough time, other family members most likely will help out. Most of the southren familiesusually are large and extended. Many children and older relatives often live nearby if not in same house. As we are heading to a new centry, southren family has changed slightly in someway. For instance, They have become less traditional- single parent homes( usually mother runs household). More mothers work outside home, and teenage and unwed pregnancies( parents) more common and accepted. As a foreigner, I'd say southren family in USA and where I'm from have a lot of things in common. We conut on each other. We share happiness. Whenever we got a problem, we will turn into other members. We tied so closed to each other, just like we can't breathe without air. Since I came here, I have travelled to many different places. I have found out two reasons why I am still here, not moving anywhere. One is that southren people are kind, the other is that I feel secure, perhaps even more than I was home.