Posted on 09/21/2009 12:50:12 AM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
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You don’t get more southern than east Tennessee. Or at least thats the way it used to be. The Yankees have all moved in and bought it up.
Exactly!
IMHO, the south ends on the western side of Missouri and west of Dallas. That becomes the west. Kentucky and the Carolinas and the Virginias are for the most part southern. And it goes all the way to the east coast. Florida isn’t southern. I don’t think it ever has been. I figure the south begins where the accent begins and ends where people have never heard of “nanner puddin’”.
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Some on the western 'side' of missouri still understand the meaning of general order eleven and jayhawker mayhem. We aren't the wild wild west or yankees or sincere southerners but we do have great bar-b-que...
If they serve grits and sweet tea, it’s the south :-) If the entire area shuts down with a forecast of snow arriving, it’s the south!
Where I live in NC (south of Asheville) it has totally been invaded by northerners. Asheville cannot even be considered a southern city and I avoid it like the plague. Hubby wants to move out west to Montana or Wyoming after we retire in about 12 years to get away from the yankees (no disrespect to northern freepers) but I don’t know if I can handle the snow/cold.
The Missouri and Arkansas Ozarks have been invaded by Chicagoland yankees.
Two minutes around these disgusting types is more than enough time to decide to avoid them at all costs.
The Mason Dixon Line is 100 miles north of wherever you grew up.
Lyndon Johnson’s “Great Society”? It’s the first thing that came to mind. Or maybe 1917 on Jekyll Island?
That’s a fine and accurate tour of the South and Dixie.
You know the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption, and that you don't "have" them, you "pitch" them.
You know how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up "a mess."
You can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."
You know exactly how long "directly" is _ as in: "Going to town, be back directly."
You know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl on the middle of the table
You know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
You know instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!)
You grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be 1 mile or 20.
You know and understand the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
You never assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
You know that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
You know that the term "booger" can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive, as in "that ol' booger," a first name or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you senseless.
You make friends while standing in lines. We don't do "queues", we do "lines," and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody!
You never refer to one person as "y'all."
You know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
You know tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.
You say things like, "Well, I caught myself lookin' .. ,"
You say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it _ we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.
You know that if you are with a couple of friends you could be with 2 or 10. The number doesn't matter.
You know you don't scream obscenities at little old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way.
Texas and Virginia.
If you're referring only to the city limits of Birmingham, that might be partially true, but the metropolitan area is very much Dixie. Huntsville has long been home to many from all over because of Redstone Arsenal, and that area is probably less Dixie than most of the state. But the Birmingham area is Dixie, unless you think the fact it is a younger city disqualifies it.
You know you are in the South, when a smart-ass damn yankee
tells how to do everything bass akwards.
Bullfrog
To be truly Southern, there must be something agrarian about a place even if it's a city. It must have at least a long-lost connection with an agricultural society to qualify.
Okay, here we have a glaring contradiction. What, does the writer think Dallas is the home of the Cotton Bowl because no other city was interested? It may be the north-westernmost corner of the "South", but Dallas certainly qualifies under the "past connection with agricultural society" test.
Besides, the diner waitresses there smile with approval when you order grits. 'Nuff said.
Question? Dijuetyet? You are sure nuff from the south. And if you live in western NC you have to know the difference between a polk, sack and bag. Well there’s lots more but I hardly have time to tell’em.
What if we at least partially understand? (And BTW the same thing that happened to the South, in some ways, happened to the North too which is why I care. And now it's getting worse.)
ML/NJ
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