AppalachianKing

I thought I would give a brief description as to what it means to be of Appalachian descent. By no means is it to be thought of as "hill-billy" in a derogatory way. Or in an uneducated way. On the contrary, quit the opposite is true, in addition to formal education a modern Appalachian would be very familiar with the workings of nature and how we as a species fit into that picture.

The man's job was to earn money. The woman's job was to provide for the man. She was the supervisor of the cooking, cleaning, feeding the livestock, and raising the children.

It was deemed inappropriate for the wives to be seen while the men were eating. They would prepare the food, set the table and return to the kitchen while the men absorbed the fine meal. The women would eat their meals in the kitchen.

Women were seldom seen out in public and, if they were, they always stayed beside or behind their husbands. It was commonplace to see a man walking down the road with his wife walking behind him.

Most couples attended church in those days. If so, the woman was required to wear a veil over her face, or at least, one that would cover her eyes. It was regarded as wrong to look at another man's wife in the eyes, and if a married woman would look at another man in the eyes, it was considered flirting.

These are not hard and fast rules for what I am looking for but provide a guideline as to what I seek to some degree.