My family is not a typical New
Orleans Family. Most of the Cajun myths about New Orleanians actually apply to
my family (crazy family members, strange pets). Because of this I chose a myth
that applies to many people that live near New Orleans. A common myth is that
if you say you are from New Orleans people assume that means you live downtown
in the French quarter. We hear questions like, oh so you can walk to go eat
beignets every morning before attending mass at the cathedral? And if you are
truly a typical New Orleanian, like me, most of the time you live on the West
bank, Uptown, Metairie, or Harahan. People often think the west bank is like
driving to Texas. Trust me, Texas is a
lot farther. So to the people that think I live as far as Texas, where do
people in Mandeville live? Canada?
Brittany, age 17