Re: OT- Are You A Suh-thu-nuh?

[Guest guest]

I love this!! LOLL and I am from ton! LOL

Toni

[Guest guest]

Haha. I am a transplant to the South. I was born & raised in Queens, NY and moved to Virginia in 2000 after college. I was the 1st person in my family to move out of NYC since we come on the boat in 1920 (except to FL b/c that doesn't count). After I had lived here a few years I mentioned tried to explain to my parents the difference between a paved road, a dirt road & a gravel road. A big difference between NYC & Virginia -- in Virginia when you break down at the side of the roads, dozens of people will pull over to help/call the police/ etc. In NYC they'll jack your car up & leave you in the street. (at least in my old neighborhood!) Take care, Steph in VA Ila <sewcraftyila@...> wrote: Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.Only a Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc., make up "a mess." Only a Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."Only a Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is, ... As in: "Going to town, be back directly."Even Southern babies know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.All Southerners

know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.Only a Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and also a big bowl of cold potato salad. If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they know to add a large banana puddin! Only Southerners 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.Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, and a good ol' boy. No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.Only Southerners make friends while standing in lines; and when we're in line, we talk to everybody!Put 100 Southerners in a room

and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage. In the South, y'all is singular, ... All y'all is plural.Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.Every Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that red eye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin'," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!Only true Southerners 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. And a true Southerner knows 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. To those of you who are still a little embarrassed by your Southerness:

Take two tent revivals and a dose of sausage gravy and call me in the morning and bless your little heart!And to those of you who are still having a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, bless your hearts; I hear they are fixin' to have classes on Southernness as a second language!And for those that are not from the South but have lived here for a long time, all y'all need a sign to hang on y'alls front porch that reads "I ain't from the South, but I got here as fast as I could." Southern women know everybody's first name: Honey Darlin' Shugah Southern women know the movies that speak to their hearts: Fried Green Tomatoes Driving Miss Daisy Steel Magnolias Gone With The Wind Southern women know their cities dripping with Southern charm: ton (Chawl'stn) Savannah (S'vanah) Fort Worth (Foat Wuth)New Orleans (N'awlins) Atlanta (Addlanna) Southern girls know men

come and go, but friends are fahevah ! Now Shugah, just pass this on to some girlfriends who were raised in the South ... Or wish they had been!!!If you're a Northern transplant, Bless your little heart, fake it ... We know you got here as fast as you could!!! -- Ila in Maine mailto:sewcraftyilametrocast (DOT) net Owner:JEFLOVERS/ MOD:sewmurkot/ http://www.ChippewaCabinDesigns.com "If you want to sacrifice the admiration of many men for the criticism of one, go ahead, get married." Katharine Hepburn

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"Never underestimate the power of a small, dedicated group of people to change the world -- indeed, it's the only thing that ever has." (Margaret Mead)

AmeriCorps Alums -- We're Still Getting Things Done

Get your email and see which of your friends are online - Right on the new .com

[Guest guest]

While I was born and raised in the Bronx (NY); my mom was from

Kentucky. I spent my summers there and eventually went to college

there. Right now my oldest son is in college in Virginia. So while I

am not a suh-thu-nuh by birth I am one in my heart. Only a suh-thu-nuh

knows there is more than one type of green bean. I have always looked

up here for pole beans or greasy beans but all they sell is green

beans!

[Guest guest]

Those would be Wax beans hun! LOL

Toni