Posted on 04/16/2004 6:37:21 PM PDT by Mo1
This reminds me I have met many of Blacks from older generation and they have such a lovely demeanor it is so delightful to be around them. I feel I am in the presents of noble spirits!
Than the liberals came along with their social programs corrupted their children and broke down that find progress of coming into their own at last!
But the older generation continue to be true to who they are a child of God!
You Yankees Listen Up... If Y'all Plan to Come for a Visit, Y'all Gon' Need This Information
Y'all:The MOST mispronounced word to ever roll off a Yankee's tongue. It IS NOT "You'all", it's YAWL! Learn it!!
A MESSAGE FOR ALL THOSE TRANSPLANTED YANKEES
If you are from the northern states and planning on visiting or moving to the South, there are a few things you should know that will help you adapt to the difference in life styles:
If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a 12 pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. Do not buy food at this store.
Remember "ya'll" is singular, "All ya'll" is plural, and "All ya'll's" is plural possessive.
Get used to hearing "You ain't from around here, are ya?" Get ready to run when you hear it.....
You may hear a Southerner say "Ought" to a dog or a child. This is short for "Y'all oughta not do that!" and is the equivalent of saying "NO!" It is frequently punctuated by throwing a half-full can of warm beer or Coca-Cola. *If a Southerner says "Ought!" to you, duck.
Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying, they can't understand you either.
The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "big ol'" as in "big ol' truck" or "big ol' boy". Most Northerners begin their new Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it. They think it's a big ol' lie.
The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
Be advised that "He needed killin" is a valid defense here.
If you hear a Southerner exclaim "Hey, y'all, watch this," stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last words he'll ever say.
If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need anything or not. You just have to go there.
When you come up on a person driving 15 mph down the middle of the road, remember that most folks learned to drive on a John Deere and that this is the proper speed and position for that vehicle.
Do not be surprised to find that 10-year-olds own their own shotguns and are proficient marksmen. Or that their mommas taught them how to shoot. Don't be surprised if you discover these facts after honking at the Southerner who's driving 15 mph down the middle of the road.
If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we wouldn't call 'em biscuits.
Lastly, if you do settle in the South, don't think that any amount of time will help you better understand Southern statements like the one above.
In matters of Southern metaphor and analogy, if the last eight generations of your family weren't born & raised south of the Mason-Dixon, you might as well be a polecat in a bucket of grits.
I have no interest in being a transplanet I am an American and go where I like!
I believe when in "Rome do as the Romans do" in other words respect their customs an as a neighbor I expect to be treated like wise.
One of the nice qualities of being an American is not having to suffer others pretences!
Well, you better hush your mouth of that, dear. Southerners are Americans too. You won't find any pretentious folks in the south except your ilk who look down on us.
.....Westy.....
NATIVES...is that what we are called now? LOL
To expand on my last post...
My paternal grandfather left the South after the War between the States and went West...Some of his relatives went to Mexico...Don't know for sure, but think he and they didn't want to live under the Occupation..Just took different means to achive that....I have wondered what the people in his old home town, Morrilton, Arkansas would think if I showed up there with my last name...Bet I'm still a Damn Yankee there.....lol.....
.....Westy.....
I think you have that backwards it seems many of your post have assumed thoughts that never cross my minds!
My Heavenly Father would be very disappointed in me if I look down on his children no matter where they come form or live!
AS I HAVE LOVED YOU LOVE ONE ANOTHER,
THIS NEW COMMANDMENT LOVE ONE ANOTHER
BY THIS SHALL MEN KNOW YE ARE MY DICIPLES
IF YE SHALL LOVE ONE TO ANOTHER
Ya no Ringy looks alot like at, but alot prettier.
hehehe. Hey U, old mean thang, you who beat up lately? heheh.
There don't look like much I can add here. Hehehe. I'm off to new horizons. Follow me Baby an I'll show ya tha world. hehehe.
Well, Wings, haven't seen much of you around lately.
Umm un uh. Lots of me to be found if ya know where ta look. Course I wouldn't be expectin ya ta come to Africa. I don't advise it. Hehehe.
To set the ball rolling, this is my place. I type with the keyboard on my knees. The desk is a little high, and as I like the monitor to be level or slightly lower I put it on a on a piece of furniture on on my right.
This way, I don´t get a pain in the neck.
Hey Gal, you still standin tall and shootin strait? Last thing I heard you was lookin good.
*blush* Don't look too bad for a woman my age, I guess! Still shootin', drilling ragged holes in the target. I'm liking those big bore Smith & Wesson revolvers, along with the .45 autos.
Ain't no pictures of nekked wimmen in there, how come?
You in Africa?
Hoooney Ya'll don't get no older enniemore, just better.
We gonna have a blowout when Ringy turns 40. Be bout 5 or so, best I can can figgure, years down tha road but plans are bein made. Hehehe.
Naw, I'm at Ringy's tonite. She's havin some troubles and they thought it best I come check it out.
You wanna know what troubles she's havin?
I've gotta whole lotta years on Ringy. I'm afraid that 40 is in the rear-view mirror, and receding faster than I care to think about.
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