Things you need to know if you move to the South
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Jon651
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Here's a few personal favorites:
1. All bodies of water in the South have horrible deadly monsters hiding in them - some of them are 12-foot long but others are microscopic.
2. Florida is not "the South". Florida is the only state in the Union where you have to drive 8 hours NORTH to get to THE SOUTH.
3. Yes we have seasons, but they go by different names - baseball, basketball and football.
4. The basic laws of mathematics are different in the South - everybody knows pies are round and CORNBREAD ARE SQUARED.
5. (Actually from the movie "My Cousin Vinny") - "If you didn't want grits then how come you ordered breakfast?"
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1. All bodies of water in the South have horrible deadly monsters hiding in them - some of them are 12-foot long but others are microscopic.
2. Florida is not "the South". Florida is the only state in the Union where you have to drive 8 hours NORTH to get to THE SOUTH.
3. Yes we have seasons, but they go by different names - baseball, basketball and football.
4. The basic laws of mathematics are different in the South - everybody knows pies are round and CORNBREAD ARE SQUARED.
5. (Actually from the movie "My Cousin Vinny") - "If you didn't want grits then how come you ordered breakfast?"
(Pause here for groaning...
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Delta Expatriate
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I remember my Father showing me how to put peanuts in a short Coke at the old Eight Ball service station in Rome, Mississippi. Good memories there.
When I was young, I sweetened tea so much you could see a half inch or so of sugar sediment at the bottom of the glass. I (like others) would let the syrupy sugar run down the side of the upturned glass as it became empty, and slurp it down. Now, as an older adult, when at a restaurant, may just top off a glass of unsweet tea with a touch of sweet tea or lemonade. Sweet tea, although good, has too many health concerns.
NOPE! Not in Ten-a-sea (Tennessee) it is Pa-chan (pecan) not "peacan." I don't care how Paula Dean pronounces it, she is wrong!!
Shrimp is simply "scrimp." If your not from the South, please refrain from telling us how we pronounce things and speak!!
You can tell how long someone has lived there by the number of vehicles that don’t run. After a few generations you’re in the junk business whether you wanted to be or not.
Delta Expatriate
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NOT JUNK! That would be landscaping!
Unless someone wanted to buy on of them to restore. Then they would be fine lookin automobiles! Family heirloom!
Absalom
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And while we‘re on that topic: Oklahoma is not “the West”.
I once flew five hours eastbound from Oregon to a workshop in Oklahoma City. Super-nice people, but I was the only one who wasn’t from the South, and these good folks all thought they were in the West.
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Au contraire. That is not junk. That is accumulated wealth, using a yankee banking term. Sumbody's gonna need sum a them parts.
Joenomad
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Here's a few personal favorites:
1. All bodies of water in the South have horrible deadly monsters hiding in them - some of them are 12-foot long but others are microscopic.
2. Florida is not "the South". Florida is the only state in the Union where you have to drive 8 hours NORTH to get to THE SOUTH.
3. Yes we have seasons, but they go by different names - baseball, basketball and football.
4. The basic laws of mathematics are different in the South - everybody knows pies are round and CORNBREAD ARE SQUARED.
5. (Actually from the movie "My Cousin Vinny") - "If you didn't want grits then how come you ordered breakfast?"
(Pause here for groaning...
In 3 you left out deer
AND please don't forget to tell us how much better everything is back up North.
1. Grits, fatback, fried biscuits from supper with syrup, eggs, coffee, and fried apples is breakfast. (a shot of bourbon before breakfast is normal)
1. Grits, fatback, fried biscuits from supper with syrup, eggs, coffee, and fried apples is breakfast. (a shot of bourbon before breakfast is normal)
"Far" is what you do at the gun range.
One time, I thought I was going to be strung up for ordering a plain tea at a BBQ joint down south. Waitress said "ya'll mean sweet tea, right". I told her not sweet, just plain. I still cringe when thinking about the look she gave me.
charlie sherrill
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You ain't had okra fixed right then.
csurp34
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Years ago and after many years in the Boston area, I moved to Annapolis, MD to start a new job.
On the way to the first day of work I stopped at a convenience store to buy a coffee. The woman behind the counter gave me a cheery good morning. I was actually startled and looked around to make sure that she was talking to me.
She was.
On the way to the first day of work I stopped at a convenience store to buy a coffee. The woman behind the counter gave me a cheery good morning. I was actually startled and looked around to make sure that she was talking to me.
She was.
charlie sherrill
Member
Get you a saute pan. Cover the bottom with olive oil or whatever oil you like. Chop up some fresh tender okra, roll it in your favorite fish batter, and chunk it in the pan. Sprinkle lots of salt. Saute it hot until it's almost burnt. Come back and tell me how you don't like okra. Only time I use boiled okra is in gumbos or maybe throw some in with some peas or beans.
The first question asked by a Southerner of a new comer is, "Who's your family?" Your answer will affect your "status" in the community. If your from one of the "correct" families, you are welcomed like a long lost relative. However, if your not from one of the "socially acceptable" families, your a "social outcast" in the community.
Grayfox
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All men are Bubba,
All women are Darlin'.
Depending on the context, Bubba can be either a term of endearment or an insult.
"Good to see ya Bubba."
"Now you listen here Bubba!"
Fried Okra is good!
Boiled Okra? Aw Hell Nah!
Naked: you ain't got no clothes on
Nekkid: Not only have you not got no clothes on, but you up to sumthin'!
"Well bless your heart." from a polite lady is not always a complement.
All women are Darlin'.
Depending on the context, Bubba can be either a term of endearment or an insult.
"Good to see ya Bubba."
"Now you listen here Bubba!"
Fried Okra is good!
Boiled Okra? Aw Hell Nah!
Naked: you ain't got no clothes on
Nekkid: Not only have you not got no clothes on, but you up to sumthin'!
"Well bless your heart." from a polite lady is not always a complement.
Leslie Sapp
Member
Au contraire. That is not junk. That is accumulated wealth, using a yankee banking term. Sumbody's gonna need sum a them parts.
No joke:
When my father died, lined up in a fence row here at the farm was:
1. A 1938 Chevy panel truck. (Think proto-subburban.)
2. A 1956 Chevy (5 window) pickup.
3. A 1964 Chevy two tone pickup. (learned to drive 3 on the tree with that one)
4. A 1966 Dodge Dart ( Slant six)
5. A 1973 Cutless Supreme.
His philosophy was "Drive it til it dies, park it and get another"
