(05-01-2012 01:17 PM)catdaddy_2402 Wrote:  Gullah

Quote:The Gullah are African Americans who live in the Lowcountry region of South Carolina and Georgia, which includes both the coastal plain and the Sea Islands.

Historically, the Gullah region extended from the Cape Fear area on the coast of North Carolina south to the vicinity of Jacksonville on the coast of Florida; but today the Gullah area is confined to the South Carolina and Georgia Lowcountry. The Gullah people and their language are also called Geechee, which some scholars speculate is related to the Ogeechee River near Savannah, Georgia. The term "Geechee" is an emic term used by speakers (and can have a derogatory connotation depending on usage).

Honestly I consider it an honor that the idiots in Yankee Carolina refer to us South Carolinians as "Geechies", as the Gullah are a proud people who have added a lot to the culture of SC and the US. Just goes to show you that they can't even insult people right.

Thanks for the education on the word Geechee. Until now, I thought it was just made up derogatory slang name. You deserve 3 points for the education dude.