Sentences with phrase «genteel southern»

Outside of the traditional, genteel Southern «handshake deal» mentality and the eagerness of South Carolina's government to see BMW break ground here, the Spartanburg area is home to more than 60 colleges and universities.

And so, it might seem that at this time of high tensions, a caper film revolving around genteel southern manners and what might charitably be termed as the «hillbilly» archetype, would be about as welcome as a canteen full of watery grits.

You know how genteel Southern ladies claim they glisten or glow rather than sweat?

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Situated on a prominent street corner in a prosperous part of town, Holy Communion has white columns and a graceful spire that point seekers toward heaven, and a genteel brick exterior and clear glass windows that represent a different southern tradition, one of measured and rational faith.

This is not the genteel and parochial South of literary lore, and here Southern - ness is not a trend or fashion sensibility picked up on Pinterest — it extends beyond a devotion to monograms and making tablecloths from burlap found in the local Hobby Lobby.

In 1850 Charleston, South Carolina, brutality and cruelty simmer just under the genteel surface of Southern society.

Mississippi's fourth largest city, Hattiesburg embodies the best of southern charm and genteel hospitality.