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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]It's all about church.[/b] Where you go to church. I was invite to a Welcome Party, given in my honor when I moved to the neighborhood. All they wanted to ask about was church. Finally, for a few of them, I talked about our very urban church ...thinking, gee I guess they really have an interest. Wrong.

I think mostly, the ladies wanted to know --  which of their social circles I would frequent. When there wasn't any overlap, I was unimportant. I don't think it's that they decided, on any deep level, that we had nothing in common. I think it was more - their relationships are shallow and all they cared about was knowing I wouldn't have any affect on their established social circles.[/quote]

Not for the wealthy!  The wealthy southerners typically attend church, but their social lives and conversations rarely have anything to do with church.  Trust me, I know.  What you are describing is more middle class southern culture in a rural area or exurb.[/quote]

+1 Social life revolves more around secular clubs than church for this set. Besides the big obvious ones like a country club and junior league, there are millions of other random clubs. My inlaws belonged to clubs related to things like showing dogs, gardens, sorority alumni, bridge, boats, books, and a bunch of other things I can't remember. All of these clubs have some sort of socializing element.[/quote]

No kidding.  Whenever you have "certain groups" listed here, you can bet they are gabbing away, instead of actually working/doing the volunteer work that they are supposed to be doing.  WTH is the point?  Just go to lunch and be done with it - no sense in resume padding, when no one wants you there. [/quote]

+1. Uh, the socializing is the point with[b] the veneer of volunteering.[/b] My MIL is in a garden club and it's exactly this. My sister is in a southern Junior League and our families belonged to one of two respectable country clubs in the city. There was also a yacht club and a few supper clubs as well with some overlap. [/quote]

No question the Junior League is social, but in many southern communities the JL is frequently the single largest private donor of funds, many times only surpassed by organizations like the United Way.[/quote]

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