Posted on 08/24/2003 7:38:34 PM PDT by 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.
Oh ... Cajun. I bet you're a GREAT cook. YUM !
When I was bitty, my grandmother read me " EVANGILINE " and I've had a soft spot for " Acadians " ever since.
Yes, dear, you ARE overcompensating a wee bit; especially on this thread. Still, it's all just " fun ", so go with it. I know that you aren't all that " provincial ", in other surroundings. :-)
Enough tap, tap, tapping... GO TO BED !
Sleep tight, don't let the bedbugs bite, and DO have very pleasant dreams.
Ooooooooooooo ... crawfish etoufee ! I like that and I bet YOUR's is far better than the restaurant stuff I've eaten.
Now, if anyone needs an Hungarian or Northern recipe, I'm your gal. :-)
You take care, Ms.B, and stay in touch.
Or, "Rougher 'n a cob."
How Does One Season (or Reseason) and Care for Cast Iron Skillets (Obvious Vanity)
I'll have to read this thread.
Can you remember who wrote the standard Mississippi History textbook we used in 9th grade?
Do you live in Miami? I thought you lived farther north since you grew up around Cape Canaveral.
free dixie,sw
There is something all Southerners share too and I don't know exactly what it is but I know it exists.
Once after being in Kansas for over a year, we droved back to Florida. We stopped for gas at a small place in Louisianna and a black haired Cajun lady came out and pumped the gas before I had a chance to. We stood there just batting the breeze when I had the strangest feeling of deja vu. I knew I had never been to that place before and a few hours later it hit me. This was the first Southerner I had talked to in a Southern setting in over a year. I was back in the South.
That's wonderful!
Thank you! ;o)
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