Things only people from the South know

8-27-03 | Unkown

[WKB]

Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption and that you pitch one and have the other.

Nobody but a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, Turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up a mess.

A true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."

A true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in "Going to town, be back directly."

Even true 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 true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

True Southerners know 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 trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin').

True Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.

True Southerners both know and understand the differences between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and trailer trash. <> No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn. True Southerners know that "fixin" can be used both as a noun, verb and adverb.

A true Southerner knows how to understand Southern a booger can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive ("That ol' booger!") or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you to death.

True Southerners make friends 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, if only by marriage.

True Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll."

True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.

Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; that fried green tomatoes are not breakfast food.

When you ask someone how they're doing and they reply, " Fair to middlin.", you know you're in the presence of a genuine Southerner.

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 on the freeway? You say, "Bless her heart" and go on your way.

[nopardons]

My family used condensed milk too. :-)

[dixie sass]

Dead give-away!

[Mo1]

New Yorkers used to ( some may still do ) put ketchup on scrambled eggs. :-(

LOL .. I have been known to do that from time to time .. I think it was having to eat scrapple as a kid .. I learn to put ketchup on almost everything I didn't like but my mother made me eat

[dixie sass]

Neeeeeeeeevah! Nehi is orange. Don't remember a grape.

[dixie sass]

It should be "I sewed the curtains whilst my husband, boyfriend, handyman (whatever) built the cabinets.

[nopardons]

Having been to boarding school in Pa., I know what scrapple is. I doubt that the Southern contingent does, though. LOL

Oh yes, and we sometimes put jelly on scrambled eggs too. Damned if I know why. Being alergic to eggs, I don't eat them, so these are just my observations, not my preferences. :-)

[dixie sass]

Haven't done that since I was a teen.

[nopardons]

Yes, Nehi makes, or made grape too. And both ARE sold up North, y'all. LOL

[dixie sass]

I'dnit a little early for pig-picking or are y'all having cold weather now?

[Mo1]

Having been to boarding school in Pa., I know what scrapple is. I doubt that the Southern contingent does, though. LOL

They should consider themselves lucky they don't .. *L*

[dixie sass]

GO GAMECOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! You to Tigers unless y'all play USC or the Citadel or Gawga

[nopardons]

Yes, that's a fact. Scrapple is pretty YUCKY !

[PFKEY]

Do they eat tomato sandwiches up north

Peeled tomatoes for breakfast, dinner and supper.

[dixie sass]

Oh Martin, I remember that thread from - when - last year, wasn't it.

[dixie sass]

I just moved it to the 'frig. Still used my bacon grease - got to have it for greens, beans, cornbread, etc.

[dixie sass]

Usually they were Dandelion Greens. You are right the Poke does refer to the bag they were put in will being gathered.

[dixie sass]

Cracklin' Cornbread!

[dixie sass]

Pralines, Divinity and roasted Pecans. ummmmmm, boiled peanuts!!!!!

[dixie sass]

We send my Aunt, who was transplanted to PA, Pork Brains and Grits. Grits is good, but the brains - GACK!!!!!!!

[packrat35]

Every female in my wife's family has a T-Shirt with GRITS Girls Rased In The South on it.