This is a curious thread, where DUmmy Taverner, an unemployed, morphine-addicted pothead, asks for advice on planning a vacation. Now, the natural question is "vacation from what?", but lots of DUmmies take vacations and food stamps at the same time. In fact, according to DUmmy bobbolink, the smelly Colorado faux wino, a nice annual vacation should be considered a basic human right.
Taverner (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 07:27 PM
Original message
Let's just say I wanted to tour the South 'with the family'
Where exactly do you think I could go, besides Orlando, New Orleans (they'll be visited, but only for a day)?
Some place where an interracial family could travel welcomed along the way.
I KNOW not all of the South is racist. But there is a difference in my wife's home state (and town) (OR) between Eugene and Springfield.
I want to visit the Eugenes, not the Springfields.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x9694823 The mention of Eugene, Oregon, is a thinly-veiled hint that DUmmy Taverner's main question about vacation destinations is "how's the dope?".
Taverner (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 07:39 PM
Response to Reply #1
2. Excellent!
And I know my kids and wife would love "ghost tours"
From what I've heard Savannah is actually a relatively progressive place...
Just doing mansion tours would be fun there!
DUmmies always accuse us of using code words. In this case "progressive" is a code word for "lots of weed".
taterguy (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 07:44 PM
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3. You probably wouldn't have any problems in the overwhelming majority of the so-called South
Ever since air conditioning it's been swarming with Yankees and most of the old stereotypes aren't true anymore.
I highly recommend the Outer Banks, depending on the time of year you go there.
Just don't stop your car between Nags Head and Raleigh (kidding).
trof (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 07:52 PM
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5. Surprisingly...Gulf Shores, Alabama.
OK, I know we're a DEEP scarlet state.
But the beach milieu is 'different'.
What the local tourist industry wants, NEEDS, is YOUR MONEY.
And that tends to make it all pretty color blind.
I've seen several bi-racial couples and families on the beach, in restaurants.
No problem, as far as I can tell.
Uh-oh, someone better warn DUmmy Taverner that Gulf Shores is part of the Redneck Riviera.
Beautiful beaches if you like high rise condos.
Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 09:38 PM
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10. Austin; the last bastion of sanity in Texas.
At the DUmp, "sanity" is a code word for "lots of weed".
GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Sat May-21-11 10:18 PM
Response to Reply #11
12. Yup.
I'm not all that enamored with Savannah, but Asheville is awesome, and I love Charleston. Lots more to do there than in Savannah, IMO. I would move to Asheville in a heartbeat, if there was a job for me there.
Yeah, DUmmy, Asheville is awesome. Small town, with traffic jams just like Atlanta. (Biltmore is nice, though.)
I think DUmmy Taverner is going to be disappointed. No matter where he goes, he's going to run into high season tourist rates. That means less money for dope, which makes this vacation idea a non-starter.