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To: B-Chan
The border between east Texas (where the Dixie dialect of Texan is spoken) and north Texas (where the Midwest dialect reigns) is at the junction of I-30E and the I-635 loop in Mesquite, Texas, immediately east of Dallas. Folks east of that point say "warsh" (wash) and "naw" (no), and call iced tea "ahhs tay".

So is that where the "official south" begins? I knew the "Grits Line" was somewhere just east of Dallas, but I didn't know where. I call it the "Grits Line" cuz that's where grits are standard side order in diners.

97 posted on 11/28/2003 12:56:05 PM PST by stands2reason ("Don't funk with my funk."--Bootsy Collins)
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To: stands2reason
Grits line....

There's also the "sweet tea line" -- the line (somewhere in southern Virginia) where, south of which, your iced tea is by default served extremely sweet. North of the line you get asked, or simply by default, you get served unsweetened tea and will have to find a container full of sweet-n-low hiding somewhere on the table.

In Texas, the tea is always served unsweetened -- and that to me, makes them "western" not "southern."

128 posted on 11/28/2003 5:52:48 PM PST by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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