No prob Farq... South of the Hudson is not an exclusion zone (or a bad thing for that matter
), just not the focus of this site. There are more than a few from Joisey and south that crusie by here for time to time...(Yer not a Yankee fan though are you? Go Sox)
...and it's NOTH or nauth. If you were from Baltmore, I imagine it would be noorth (I spent too much time down theyah)...
As far as learning? I never stop either - I've picked up so much stuff I'd like to try but don't even bother as there is just not enough time.