Southern 101---Explanation of all things Southern

[Davaroo]

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It's okay. Florida doesnt really count; it is separate from what is considered the genuine South. Having grown up there exempts you. The fact that it is in a southernly clime is only a matter of geography.

Even Virginia is considered the upper limit of acceptability when it comes to being Dixie bred. Ask anybody who takes their Southern Heritage seriously and you will find that the bona-fide Southerner hails from one of the following:
Louisiana,
Mississippi,
Alabama,
Georgia,
South or North Carolina ,
Tennessee,
Kentucky

"Fringe Southerners" are from:
Arkansas
Virginia

Texas isn't Southern, sorry to say... it is a world unto it's own. Oklahoma is also excluded; it is the land of Okies and is solely unique.

Dont feel bad, I had to learn this, too.

It's okay. Florida doesnt really count; it is separate from what is considered the genuine South


Them is fightin words - Yes, south Florida but North Florida is very southern

My Grandfather was a range rider and worked cattle all over the state in the 1920's

I suppose you're right. I lived in Jacksonville and Pensacola for years and I can see what you are saying. I'll make the appropriate edit. Thanks

 

[Buckhorn Farm]

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It's okay. Florida doesnt really count; it is separate from what is considered the genuine South


Them is fightin words - Yes, south Florida but North Florida is very southern

My Grandfather was a range rider and worked cattle all over the state in the 1920's

I suppose you're right. I lived in Jacksonville and Pensacola for years and I can see what you are saying. I'll make the appropriate edit. Thanks

THANK YOU

 

[babyriver]

I'm from central Florida And SOUTHERN to the bone .So Just cuss some where transplant & had northern parents dont mean we in Florida aren"t Southern. I think you ruffled some feathers here.

 

[TheOLDNewChick]

Don't worry, Dave. I completely agree with you. They'll get their drawers out of a bunch in a little while...but bless their hearts, they're trying real hard!

 

[SarahFair]

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Hahaha. Maybe the fl/ga line might be considered southern..
But for the most part no.

They to me fall in the category with California and Texas

Wiki
Piece of Fl:
"In a 2003 article, John Shelton Reed, a noted cultural scholar of the South, stated that "...almost anything you can say about the South - about speech, religion, music, demography, whatever - isn't true of Florida. In most respects, these days, the most southerly state in the South is the least 'Southern.'"

There is no denying yall arent the south...Yall just really arent in the modern day south.

But I love yalls beaches

 

[Davaroo]

Hey, remeber, this no way implies that people living in South Florida cannot be Southern at heart. Maybe they are transplants, or just identify with Southern values and notions. You decide what you want to be.

But you have to accept what is - not what you would prefer.

I've lived in the South for decades and I've asked the question, "What is 'The South?' " - and have relayed the answers others have given.
I didn't make it up... so please don't shoot the messenger.

 

[Davaroo]

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I can appreciate that. See my response above.

 

[Davaroo]

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"Bless their hearts..." now that is some real Dixieana, right there!

 

[FrenchHen]

Davaroo, southern Indiana is a bit southern as well. They're tucked right into Kentucky and it's rubbed off on them. Same goes for Southeast Missouri.

And yes, Texas, while carrying much Southernness, has too much that's unique to Texas.

Bless their hearts, they're special that way.

 

[TerriLaChicks]

My Wisconsin born husband has a hat that says it all, lol-

"Yankee by birth; Southern by choice"!