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From: Magot
Date: 04-26-2005, 11:57 AM (1 of 17)
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Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them. ___ Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." _____ Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder." _____ Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is -- as in: "Going to town, be back directly." _____ Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table. _____ All Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well. _____ Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin! _____ Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20. _____ Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash. _____ No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. _____ A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb. _____ Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues," we do "lines"; and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody! _____ Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage. _____ Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll." _____ Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them. _____ Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food. _____ When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner! _____ Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it -- we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk. _____ And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way. _____ To those of you who're still a little embarrassed by your Southerness: Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning. Bless your heart! _____ And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, bless your hearts, I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language! _____ And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, ya'll need a sign to hang on ya'lls front porch that reads "I aint from the South but I got here as fast as I could." love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-26-2005, 03:22 PM (2 of 17)
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I know that Texas is not really the south but here "ya'll" is one person while "all ya'll" would be a group of two or more people.
Gina
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 04-26-2005, 04:01 PM (3 of 17)
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Down here in the south, Bubba is a noun and a verb..... (sometimes southerners speak in such a way I can't understand them, my husband translates for me, or I ask them to repeat and speak slower...I call it southern mush mouth...of course I've only lived here for 10 yrs....) Chrys
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From: siwian
Date: 04-26-2005, 04:32 PM (4 of 17)
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Well Chrys, you don't really live in "the South" - you live in Snowbird country. If you had lived in "the South" for 10 years I'm sure you would have a better grasp of Southernese. I have to ask: How is "Bubba" used as a verb? I have heard it used as a Proper and common noun. My daughters use "Bubba" for a good ol' boy. |
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Member since: 12-27-2001 Total posts: 114 
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From: plrlegal
Date: 04-26-2005, 05:19 PM (5 of 17)
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Now listen "all ya'll" there ain't nothin complicated or hard to learn about "Southern"! It is the only place in the world where "and", "diapers", "dad", "nap" "aunt", etc., are two syllables. LOL Patsy Patsy
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From: Ole' Girl
Date: 04-26-2005, 06:13 PM (6 of 17)
I love this. It is all so true. As a school teacher, it is still hard not to say "fixin".  Shirley C. |
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From: DorothyL
Date: 04-27-2005, 07:22 AM (7 of 17)
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Is that southern England, Jan? Dorothy |
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Member since: 12-09-2002 Total posts: 3883 |
From: Magot
Date: 04-27-2005, 12:06 PM (8 of 17)
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No indeed, Dorothy, I speak only the Queens English with a real BBC voice! This was sent to me by a friend from Texas who is about to open a riding stables there. Wouldn't it be a laugh if we could all go video conferencing and see and hear what we are really like. love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-27-2005, 12:27 PM (9 of 17)
After reading siwian's comment, I had a little giggle. It is just another way that our country is a little screwy  . Even though Florida and Texas are the most southern states in the continental United States we are not southerners. People from Louisiana, Georgia, Mississippi etc. always have to point out that we are not southerners. If I go much farther south I will be in Mexico, so what am I if not a southerner? The term mid-west has always gotten me also. A good portion of the mid-west is actually closer to the east coast than the west. And on that point why don't we have a mid-east part of the US? And where do Arkansas, Kentucky and Tennessee fit in? Are they part of the south or the mid-west? OK now ya'll know what I sit around and think about. It's no wonder my house is a mess and I never get my sewing done on time. Please know that I meant this all in good humor and in know way mean to offend anyone. I just find all these things interesting to ponder. Gina
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 04-27-2005, 02:26 PM (10 of 17)
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Oh..I haven't just lived in FL...I've lived in Mississippi too.....
Chrys
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From: Magot
Date: 04-27-2005, 04:06 PM (11 of 17)
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I used to live in the South, Honest! Folkestone, Kent (next to Dover) I was nearer to France than London. Thanks for the geography run down Gina, I haven't a clue where things are in the States - I'm not entirely sure how many states there are. Most Brits I've asked think there are 52 and that Michigan has a "t" in it. (pronounced Mitch-egan) love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-27-2005, 06:26 PM (12 of 17)
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Jan, There are 50. 48 between Canada and Mexico + Alaska and Hawaii. I imagine it is hard for ya'll to keep track of the colonies now-a-days  . It was easy in the beginning. Everything was new - New York, New Hampshire, New Jersey... Then we made things complicated by naming states after the indians we stole it from or our version of the name they gave the land.
Gina
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From: Magot
Date: 04-28-2005, 11:49 AM (13 of 17)
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Now you see, popular culture has it that there are 52 - the 51st and 52nd being Alaska and Hawaii! Mind you I bet there are daft things you think about us Brits too- like London fog covers the country (not since 1956 Clean Air act) and we all eat fish and chips (we do - but curry is the no 1 favourite take-away)
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-28-2005, 01:08 PM (14 of 17)
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Whe I was a child I learned a poem about the London fog and I did picture it covering the whole country. After living in Germany and getting Sky One and BBC on the telly I thought that all Brits were obsessed with the Simpsons and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. It seemed that no matter what time of the day I turned on the telly I found one or the other. When I was younger I thought that ya'll talked like the bimbo on the movie King Ralph. Growing up in school I thought all Brittish people wore red coats and white wigs. Just like I thought all people from Ireland had red hair and green eyes, all Scotts wore kilts, and all German woman were big hulks over 6 feet and built like an American football player (thought this about all Russian woman too). It seems that my teachers taught a little bit about other places and these are the few tidbits my brain chose to keep. Gina
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From: Magot
Date: 04-28-2005, 01:56 PM (15 of 17)
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having just watched the Simpsons..... But we are big Dr Who fans as well! There is a serious 'Friends' following and we don't all talk like the people on Eastenders and spend our time slagging each other off. I remember seeing a Seseme Street once where They had us all walking around in fog and dressed like people from Dickens. I think you see more Dickensian Carol singers in the States than you do here - I've never seen any on the streets. I love my country. It's small but diverse. Go us! Russian women are either shot putters or gymnasts aren't they? The red coats and white wigs are just the crown court , House of Lords, the men in tights in the Houses of Parliament, then there are the Yeoman of the Guard - they have red coats and pikes....hmmmm...could be tricky that one, some people do dress anachronistically. The Irish people I know DO have red hair and green eyes! and they are the biggest hearted, most generous folk I know. We all have selective deafness - tell a kid to pick up their toys before bedtime, deaf as a post, the rattle of a crisp packet and you are stampeded in the rush. love and kisses, Jan
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From: siwian
Date: 04-28-2005, 06:00 PM (16 of 17)
| I have never understood why Florida was not part of "the South" but I thought it had to do with so many Northerners living there. My daddy will tell you that Texas isn't part of the South cause it is Independent. |
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From: Pudge99
Date: 04-28-2005, 06:10 PM (17 of 17)
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That is probably right about Texas. I did read somewhere that it is the only state that still holds the right to leave the union.
Gina
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