&gt;<i>My is working conditions are probably far more comfortable than that most of the plantation owners, but I still claim to work for a living.</i><p>Are they though? They weren&#x27;t supposed to solve hard (thinking-wise) business and algorithmic problems, or sit tied to a PC and program 8-12 hours a day.<p>If anything Southerners were considered leisurely compared to the Northerners.