Southern 101---Explanation of all things Southern

[TennesseeTruly]

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OMG Terrie, I laughed so loudly when I read this. My husband HAD to know what I was reading on BYC! I told him and he roared as well!

Thanks for the great laugh.

Laurie

 

[shelleyd2008]

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you beat me to it you posted while I was typing. LOL

My brother would get mad at me when I didn't understand!! He'd say (when he used to live here) 'you oughtta come over for dinner tomorrow'. Then he would get mad when I showed up around 5.... 'I thought you were coming over for dinner?? We waited for you till 1 o'clock?' Um, excuse me, but didn't you grow up in IN with me?? Lunch is at noon goofy!

 

[insiderart]

What do ya'll want explained? And don't listen to debiraymond, ah don't have an accent!!

 

[insiderart]

And dinner is the noon meal in a formal sense. As in, you have people over for dinner after church. Dinner involves a lot of cooking, and is a sit down meal at the table. But if you are at work or school, or just at home having sandwiches, your noon meal is lunch.

Supper is the evening meal.

 

[jjdward]

I didn't read all the posts but what about Mama and Daddy and Papaw and Granny?

 

[jmhappycowboy]

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Well here it was Papaw and Mamaw, and don't forget Bubba and Sis or sissy.

 

[jjdward]

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Well here it was Papaw and Mamaw, and don't forget Bubba and Sis or sissy.

I had a mamaw too, I forgot.

 

[BantyHugger]

Ok a few of y'alls posts have made me remember a few things that confuse even some of us southerners at school.
Heels=Hills
Memaw=Grandma (I never understood this one cuz Grandma is Nana at our house)
Hounds can be any type of dog
Does it strike anyone else as wierd that Pork Chops are breakfast? I always thought they were lunch.
Goff = golf
65mph is NOT fast and people WILL pass you!

I'm sure I'll think of something else, but until then enjoy.

 

[Opa]

How many of you as a child were told to put up your play pretties?

 

[Chicks_N_Horses]

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Well here it was Papaw and Mamaw, and don't forget Bubba and Sis or sissy.

Yep! And memaw LOL


There is nothing, and I mean NOTHING, like living in the good ol south!! Handsome men, beautiful belles, great people, and lots of critters