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Things Only A True Southerner Would Do
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:38 am
Posted on 6/22/24 at 8:38 am
1. Say Y’all
2. Own at least one item of camouflage
3. Make food when someone dies
4. Have a secret family recipe
5. Spend time on the porch
6. Be a good host
7. Get way too into college football
8. Use idioms like “bless your heart”
9. Not be afraid to get dirty
10. Have a strong community
11. Have strong traditions
12. Have strong opinions about food
13. Write thank-you notes
14. Obsessed with sugary drinks
15. Smile and wave at strangers
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2. Own at least one item of camouflage
3. Make food when someone dies
4. Have a secret family recipe
5. Spend time on the porch
6. Be a good host
7. Get way too into college football
8. Use idioms like “bless your heart”
9. Not be afraid to get dirty
10. Have a strong community
11. Have strong traditions
12. Have strong opinions about food
13. Write thank-you notes
14. Obsessed with sugary drinks
15. Smile and wave at strangers
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Posted on 6/22/24 at 10:05 am to Wtodd
90% of those can be applied worldwide
Posted on 6/22/24 at 10:38 am to Wtodd
I saw sugary drinks but no outright mention of drinking Tea?
Posted on 6/22/24 at 12:25 pm to Wtodd
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Things Only A True Southerner Would Do
Drink REAL "Sweet Tea"
Posted on 6/22/24 at 1:41 pm to Cheese Grits
My Rep in Montreal was a big John Grissom fan. He would call and ask questions about things in the books. I got an email one afternoon. Coming to Florida these are things I want to experience while I'm down there.
First of all, The southern states don't consider Florida a part of the south.
Grapefruit and Oranges grow on my trees .....We'll pick some while you are here.
Grits .......do you really want to try grits? He tried them ......"No taste" "Well some people think you can use them for wall paper paste. " He did what anyone from Quebec would do .......drown them in maple syrup .....That worked.
"I want to speak with someone with a southern accent' ......'I'll let you talk to my Mom.' (Birmingham) Not good enough. He called from Texas "I found people with southern accents!" "No, that is a Texas Twang, not southern. ....He was headed to Mississippi ......Called, "Is this .the accent?" "Trouble Jean Guy, is that we can distinguish each accent. Since you end in Mississippi, we'll call that your accent you are looking for" End of the Easter egg hunt .....
First of all, The southern states don't consider Florida a part of the south.
Grapefruit and Oranges grow on my trees .....We'll pick some while you are here.
Grits .......do you really want to try grits? He tried them ......"No taste" "Well some people think you can use them for wall paper paste. " He did what anyone from Quebec would do .......drown them in maple syrup .....That worked.
"I want to speak with someone with a southern accent' ......'I'll let you talk to my Mom.' (Birmingham) Not good enough. He called from Texas "I found people with southern accents!" "No, that is a Texas Twang, not southern. ....He was headed to Mississippi ......Called, "Is this .the accent?" "Trouble Jean Guy, is that we can distinguish each accent. Since you end in Mississippi, we'll call that your accent you are looking for" End of the Easter egg hunt .....
Posted on 6/22/24 at 2:06 pm to bluedragon
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First of all, The southern states don't consider Florida a part of the south.
North Florida = South
South Florida = YankeeLand aka North
Keys = Independent Republic
HtH
Posted on 6/22/24 at 3:10 pm to Cheese Grits
Boiled Peanuts
Posted on 6/22/24 at 3:18 pm to Cheese Grits
quote:thats why my location in my TD profile says “Baja Alabama”
North Florida = South
back in the 80s i moved to Tampa and was living with an AU grad buddy of mine who grew up in extreme north central AL
one of the first things he told me was “don’t expect to find decent barbecue down here, these goddam yankee transplants dont know how its done”
Posted on 6/22/24 at 4:40 pm to Wtodd
Add : Ask kids if they want to go Snipe hunting.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 5:06 pm to Wtodd
Save bacon grease and ham hocks for flavoring other foods.
Posted on 6/22/24 at 10:49 pm to OlGrandad
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Boiled Peanuts
I wasn't raised with them but have had them just never cared for them. Not a bash.... Kind of like the Dakotas I didn't like what they call Tiger meat which is raw hamburger and some spices.
Clark14 Grandma used a lot of bacon grease when she cooked. Man that brings back Great memories.
This post was edited on 6/22/24 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 6/23/24 at 2:18 pm to Wtodd
Saying "I'll tell you what" before making a demonstrative statement of strong conviction while still being unsure of all the details.
Posted on 6/23/24 at 2:32 pm to Clark14
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Save bacon grease and ham hocks for flavoring other foods.
The only way I can eat vegetables.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:36 am to Wtodd
Fxin...
"Im fixin to go to walmart"
"i fixin to go to bed"
I am always fixin to do something...never ending saga of things Im fixin to do....
"Im fixin to go to walmart"
"i fixin to go to bed"
I am always fixin to do something...never ending saga of things Im fixin to do....
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:39 am to Wtodd
Eating grits is still pretty southern. They have become more common outside of god's country but they are usually in something else or used as a bed for plating something....not spooned over eggs in the morning or served alongside fried fish as a regular side....
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:41 am to Wtodd
Know someone actually named Atticus, Scout or Erskin. Bonus points if you know a Eudora or a Joel Chandler....
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:41 am to Wtodd
Have a meemaw and a pawpaw....
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:44 am to Wtodd
Know where to get crickets in a hurry. Never know when you will need a tube of crickets.
Find bream beds by smell. This will lead one to need a tube of crickets.
Know what a bream is.
Find bream beds by smell. This will lead one to need a tube of crickets.
Know what a bream is.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:45 am to Wtodd
Know the name of that dude who fishes on TV with the T on his hat.
Know that that T is not for Texas.
Understand the significance of the numbers 43 and 3.
Know that that T is not for Texas.
Understand the significance of the numbers 43 and 3.
Posted on 6/26/24 at 11:59 am to Wtodd
Read everything Faulkner ever wrote and not be certain that Yoknapatawpha County ain't real....
Know where Hank Williams was born and that he and Tennessee ain't kin....and why Don Williams sang about both of them....
Can sing along with Alabama songs when you're lucky enough to hear one
Like collard greens without any irony
Understand the significance of Macon, Augusta, Thomson and Athens Georgia as it relates to proper music.
Have eaten a pig ear sandwich and would do so again.
Have eaten a slug burger and would so again.
Will eat pigs feet when opportunity presents itself.
Know damn well that any variety of pea is a gift from god to man
Be weaned on the nectar of the gods that was created in a drug store in Atlanta....know what the street name is for that delightful concoction.
Know that a moon pie and a RC will solve a lot of problems in life.
Know who the Ledbetter's are and how a fertilizer salesman from Mississippi graciously gave them to the world....
Know where Hank Williams was born and that he and Tennessee ain't kin....and why Don Williams sang about both of them....
Can sing along with Alabama songs when you're lucky enough to hear one
Like collard greens without any irony
Understand the significance of Macon, Augusta, Thomson and Athens Georgia as it relates to proper music.
Have eaten a pig ear sandwich and would do so again.
Have eaten a slug burger and would so again.
Will eat pigs feet when opportunity presents itself.
Know damn well that any variety of pea is a gift from god to man
Be weaned on the nectar of the gods that was created in a drug store in Atlanta....know what the street name is for that delightful concoction.
Know that a moon pie and a RC will solve a lot of problems in life.
Know who the Ledbetter's are and how a fertilizer salesman from Mississippi graciously gave them to the world....
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