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Northerners visiting the South
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:

1. 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 towchain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.

2. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. Do not buy food at this store.

3. Remember: "Y'all" is singular, "All y'all" is plural, and "All y'alls'" is plural possessive.

4. Get used to hearing "You ain't from around here, are ya?"

5. You may hear a Southerner say "Oughta!" to a dog or child. This is short for "Y'all oughta not do that!" and is the equivalent of saying "No!"

6. Don't be worried about not understanding what people are saying; they can't understand you, either.

7. 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.

8. The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.

9. Be advised that "He needed killin'" is a valid defense here.

10. 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.

11. 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.

12. When you come upon a person driving 15 mph down the middle of the road, remember that most folks here learn to drive on a John Deere, and that this is the proper speed and position for that vehicle.
Posted by Wayne on 2007-11-30 05:04:48 | Rating: | Views: 109


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Posted by
norm4u2
on 2007-11-30 05:12:24
 
Ok interesting to know. I live and work in China and love it but still am a damn yankee and not a rebel. So I also do not do a 12 pack nor think it is good. have a great day yall
 
 

Posted by
badlydrawnstickman
on 2007-11-30 07:07:55
 
y'all done right good, wayne!
 
 

Posted by
Pauligan
on 2007-11-30 08:33:11
 
All y'alls' ain't right.
 
 

Posted by
scotslad60
on 2007-11-30 12:05:21
 
lol Nice. I'll stay in the North though ;p
 
 

Posted by
Forgetmeknot
on 2007-11-30 17:52:18
 
I think y'all need some help!!
 
 

Posted by
serenityseeker
on 2007-12-01 07:38:46
 
Ah'm from Ioway, and Ah've been in Tex-as for pert nere 25 years, and I REFUSE to say "y'all" or "fixin' to."

Ya'll come back, now, hear?
 
 

Posted by
serenityseeker
on 2007-12-01 07:40:11
 
P.S. The place you REALLY don't want to eat at is the Sushi restaurant and Bait Place in Florida. Got the T-shirt!
 
 

Posted by
bubblydi
on 2007-12-01 08:46:51
 
Thanks for the advice wayne.xx
 
 


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