“I can see why many Southerners, black ones in particular, don't like the implication that Southernness and the Confederate heritage are one and the same, because they're not. On the other hand, there are people who want to extirpate that completely and want folks to spit on the graves of their ancestors.” PeopleWantI CanHandsBlackParticularFolksGravesHeritageAncestorImplicationsSpitConfederateSoutherner Author:John Shelton Reed
“You can't have a Russian household without vodka. It's just something to wash everything down with. I can't remember a time when I didn't drink vodka, either in Russia or here. I don't think there's ever a wrong time to start drinking it. My ancestors drank it, and if I ever have any children, they'll be drinking it.” IfsThinkingChildrenI CanRememberDrinkDrinkingRussiaAncestorHouseholdDrankVodkaWrong Time Author:Gary Shteyngart