You create your own reality

My reality is of awe with how people on the gulf take their reality. While in passing at the store I heard a converstion between aquintances which went something like this, "how did you do in the hurricane? Pretty good. How about your self? Not too bad. We lost or roof, but it was only about 15 thousand in damage. Thats good. We were about the same....." The conversation went on to family and relatives. Not the idle conversation you would expect to hear in the midwest. The people in the south are of true substance, and it shows each time you meet someone.