"I won't need you to rescue me. I can take care of myself, thank you."
"Don't say that, Scarlett! Think of it, if you like, but never, never say it to a man. That's the trouble with Yankee girls. They'd be most charming if they weren't always telling you that they can take care of themselves, thank you. Generally they are telling the truth, God help them. And so men let them take care of themselves." -p304
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Vexingcircumstance I always had that attitude too. Maybe that's why I was always told I didn't act Southern and got called Yankee a lot..(I'm from SC). I just usually said "thank you" which did not make people happier with me. Especially not when it was my mom calling me that (to her being direct and honest is "acting like a yankee"). 8y
RestingBodiceFace That is such an interesting perspective, @Vexingcircumstance. Thank you for sharing. I'll take independence and honesty over the alternative any day. Maybe that's the Michigan in me. 💙 8y
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