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Southernisms
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Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption, and that you don't 'HAVE' them, --
you 'PITCH' them.
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Only a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens,peas, beans, etc. make up 'a mess.'
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Only a true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of 'yonder'.
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Only a true Southerner knows exactly how long 'directly' is - as in: 'Going to town, be back directly'.
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All true Southerners, even babies, 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.
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All true Southerners know exactly when 'by and by' is.
They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.
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Only a true Southerner knows 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'!)
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Only true 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.
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Only a true Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
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No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.
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A true Southerner knows that 'fixin' can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
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Only a true Southerner knows 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.
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Only true Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do 'queues', we do 'lines,' and when we're 'in line,' we talk to everybody!
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Put 100 true Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.
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True: Southerners never refer to one person as y'all.
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True: Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.
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Every true Southerner knows 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.
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When you hear someone say, 'Well, I caught myself lookin' .. ,' you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!
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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.
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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.
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