Marry a mountain girl and you marry the mountain

Posted by Smokey Stover October 11, 2008 at 02:20In reply to Marry a mountain girl and you marry the mountain posted by ESC on October 09, 2008 at 10:11:

What is the meaning of 'marry a mountain girl and you marry the mountain'?

My guess -- you don't marry just an individual. You marry into a family, a lifestyle, etc.

You can take a boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
SS