Guide to travelling in the Southern States
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Hmmm...You all have done very well with my initial request. Now I shall extend more of a challenge to y'all. In your travels, have you heard Southern phrases in which one thing was said but something completely different was meant, i.e. a contradiction?
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I *am* Cajun, and I'm surprised no one called you "cher", dwooddon! "Cher" (pronounced "sha" in my family), "chère" and "chérie" are pretty popular ways to refer to familiar people.
My bayou-born parents were extremely intelligent and proud of their education. However, get my mom mad and she will scare a sailor with Tourette's away with her command of curse words. Though not specifically Southern, I still laugh when I hear this elegant, beautiful grey-haired grandma yell as she drives, "Goddammit GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A** AND DRIVE-- THE ACCELERATOR'S ON THE RIGHT!!"
Daddy (our Southern appelation for our fathers) was more measured in his speech (quietly gregarious Southern businessman), but would still remark, after taking the dog out for a winter walk in Pennsylvania, "Damn, it's slicker than owl sh*t on a tin roof out there!" You don't hear that one in Connecticut....
Y'all have a super Thanksgiving, ya hear?
My bayou-born parents were extremely intelligent and proud of their education. However, get my mom mad and she will scare a sailor with Tourette's away with her command of curse words. Though not specifically Southern, I still laugh when I hear this elegant, beautiful grey-haired grandma yell as she drives, "Goddammit GET YOUR HEAD OUT OF YOUR A** AND DRIVE-- THE ACCELERATOR'S ON THE RIGHT!!"
Daddy (our Southern appelation for our fathers) was more measured in his speech (quietly gregarious Southern businessman), but would still remark, after taking the dog out for a winter walk in Pennsylvania, "Damn, it's slicker than owl sh*t on a tin roof out there!" You don't hear that one in Connecticut....
Y'all have a super Thanksgiving, ya hear?
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SimpleJohn just a cottin pickin minute! Well, I aint never! Just what in the sam hill are you doin? Hit beats the heck outta me! Hits catty wompus. If that don't take the cake! Great day in the morning!
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Having grown up in Louisiana, I've heard all those expressions everyone has written. But one not mentioned by anyone (as fur as ah could tell) was a coupla expressions fer gettin' mad.
One is that you are "throwin' a hissy fit."
Another is that you are "havin' a conniption."
Now that's REAL southern.
One is that you are "throwin' a hissy fit."
Another is that you are "havin' a conniption."
Now that's REAL southern.
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Dang, y'all are makin me homesick! Lived in the south most of my life and just moved to New England nearly a year ago...A lot of what y'all are saying, i never realized it wasa southern thing! lol
Of course, don't forget that no matter the brand or type of cola, it's all coke! We finally ofund a couple of restaurants up here that serve sweet tea. LongHorns and Cracker Barrell.
Of course, don't forget that no matter the brand or type of cola, it's all coke! We finally ofund a couple of restaurants up here that serve sweet tea. LongHorns and Cracker Barrell.
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Woodsters,
Not to disparage anyone, but there is no such thing as Sweet Tea north of the Carolinas. Call it whatever you want, but if it ain't got an equal ratio of sugar to water, it ain't Sweet Tea. As far as chain restaurants that have the best: Sonny's.
Not to disparage anyone, but there is no such thing as Sweet Tea north of the Carolinas. Call it whatever you want, but if it ain't got an equal ratio of sugar to water, it ain't Sweet Tea. As far as chain restaurants that have the best: Sonny's.
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My southern belle friend and I were having lunch in Chicago and we ordered iced tea. The waitress gave us an odd look and said they only had it in a bottle. We said that was fine.
Imagine our surprise when she brought out a wine stand and a bottle of Asti Spumante! (Asti = iced tea?)
Imagine our surprise when she brought out a wine stand and a bottle of Asti Spumante! (Asti = iced tea?)
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My upstate NY cousin was getting teased at school because she was alittle pudgy. I told her the next time they teased her say really prissy like "Well, only a dog wants to chew on a bone." Then walk away. She did and they were dumbfounded. My favorite is the way things are turned around to make you think. "Throw the horse over the fence some hay". As a transplant from NY nearly 30 years ago, I still don't get some of the southern speak. But when I return to NY I pick up the accent real quick like. To those in the south I am a Damn Yankee (one who comes from the North and stays) to the relatives in NY I am a Damn Southerner (anyone from the South who pays a visit.) I still can't get breakfast, lunch and dinner correct. Or is it breakfast, dinner and supper?