The religion thing is probably what worries my daughter the most. We went on a road trip down south in April and the number of churches and religious oriented signs and billboards was very noticeable.
We are nominally catholic. D has been baptized but never had first communion or confirmation, and is pretty much agnostic. She has no desire to be part of anyone’s church. She has heard that in the south people are constantly inviting you to go to church with them, asking if you are saved, etc. In MA, where we live, people generally keep their religion to themselves and that is what she is comfortable with. She is somewhat concerned that there will be too much emphasis on religion and going to church at southern schools. Is this true or just the stereotype?
Also, as an aside, I have never heard the phrase “Jew him down” before. I had to google it to find out what it meant.