Southern 101---Explanation of all things Southern

[buck-wild-chick]

ohhh ok lol

 

[Pine Acres Peeps]

Well, I'm completely southern, my husband was born in Kentucky, but grew up in Indiana. I am not being mean but I would have not married him if he wasn't southern born. When we go up there, everyone makes fun of me to some extent, because of the things that I say, and how I say um. One time in a store a man told me to go back to Kentucky where everyone could understand me. I nicely replyed what I thought his accent sounded like, and the 2 ladies giggling behind him immediately stopped laughing.

 

[havi]

I was born in Tx, but moved to Alaska when I was five. When we moved back I had the hardest time. We would go out to eat and I would ask for a Coke and the reply would always be the same.. "What kind?" What do you mean what kind? I want a coke. "Well we have sprite, root beer, Dr. P, etc." That always drove me nuts!

 

[Cetawin]

LOL havi.

Try asking for Grits in Maine....they say sure we got those and they come out with Cream of Wheat

And here I was ready to drop some cheddar cheese and butter in my bowl of grits and they bring that mush. Blech lol

As Speckledhen can verify I have no real accent...I had to force myself to lose it...between the native american and the southern georgia accent and the speed speaking of my mother's jersey accent...no one could understand me and I was constantly repeating myself. LOL

But boy let me hit the Georgia state line and it comes back like it never left... "Hey ya'll can ya show me to the nearst pigglee wigglee"

 

[astylishgirl]

Anybody make ambrosia?

 

[mom2chicksandpups]

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My grandmother used to make it. I never did like ambrosia, but I have her recipe around here somewhere.

 

[shelleyd2008]

All y'all are on a food kick now, but I just thought of another one.

When I lived in IN, it was 'commonplace' to say 'huh' when someone told you something unbelievable. Not 'huh?' like 'what?', but more of a short 'hu' thing, if you know what I mean. Well, here in KY, they say 'well!'. I have learned this word for sure! Everytime I slip up and say 'huh' I get told the story all over again!!

 

[lakeshorenc]

I have a book that says it ALL.... Southern By The Grace Of GOD!!!

 

[Blondie]

I was raised in Chicago, but have lived in the Atlanta, GA area for 30 years, Our daughters were born and raised here, but their friends thought they were from the north. I would NEVER let them talk in southern slang.

Julie (who is 28 now) came home from kindergarten one time and said, "I'm fixin' to pull up my britches". I said, "NO, YOU"RE NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

 

[Spunky~Chick~Mom]

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I completely agree!!!