Ever been asked if you *believe*

[Warpy]

9. Not since I fled Dixie

Down there, people would ssume everybody was Christian and ask what church you went to, it's how they sorted people out. Friends there now say all small towns and rural areas still do that reliably, but it takes them a while to get around to it in the big cities.

Nobody asks up north or out west, they're afraid they might get an answer followed by a harangue.