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 The landscape of the South is as welcoming as its inhabitants. Here, you won't find the imposing crags of the West or the flatness of the Plains. The Appalachians have been worn into gentle, rolling hills with verdant valleys in between. 
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Astronauts Mike Smith and Bill Thornton plus 4 Pulitzer Prize Winners and 3 U.S. Presidents!
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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 lifestyles:
The North has sun-dried toe-mah-toes,The South has 'mater samiches.
The North has coffee houses,The South has Waffle Houses.
The North has switchblade knives,The South has Lee Press on Nails.
The North has double last names,The South has double first names.
The North has Ted Kennedy,The South has Jesse Helms.
The North has an ambulance,The South has an amalance.
The North has the Mafia,The South has the Klan.
The North has Indy car races,The South has stock car races.
The North has Cream of Wheat,The South has grits.
The North has green salads,The South has collard greens.
The North has lobsters,The South has crawdads.
The North has the rust belt,The South has the Bible Belt.
If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in a four-wheel drive pickup truck with a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them, just stay out of their way. This is what they live for.
Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. Don't buy food at this store.
Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural possessive.
Get used to hearing "Y'all ain't from round here, are y'all?"
You may hear a Southerner say "Ought!" to a dog or child. This is short for "Y'all ought not do that!" and is the equivalent of saying "No!"
Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't understand you either.
The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective "big'ol"... a "big'ol" truck or "big'ol" boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern-influenced dialect this way. All of them are in denial about it.
The proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
Be advised that "He needed kill'n" is a valid defense here.
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.
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.
When you come upon a person driving 15 mph down the middle of the road, remember that most folks learn to drive on a John Deere, and that is the proper speed and position for that vehicle.
Do not be surprised to find that 10 year olds own their own shotguns, they are proficient marksmen, and their mammas taught them how to aim.
In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush green lawn is to pour gravel on it and call it a driveway.
If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the cat had kittens in the oven, we wouldn't call 'em biscuits.
Good Readin'!
Fannie Flagg is my favorite Southern author. Check these fun books out soon, and prepare to laugh.
Standing in the Rainbow
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe (great movie made from this one!)
Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Daisy Fay & the Miracle Man
Great Flicks!
Steel Magnolias (1989)
Things I Remember from Growin' Up Southern
pickin' up bottle caps to wear on my felt hat at the little league ball field
being able to just walk into a neighbors house if I needed something (food, water, the bathroom, a bandaid, etc.)
catching fireflies at night
sucking the juice from honeysuckle while lying on my back in the ditch at my grandparents house in the country
meetin' the other kids outside when it rained in our bathing suits to splash in the puddles
having a multiple day sleep over with the other kids on the street whenever someone developed a childhood disease (so we'd all get it at once to get it over with)
having grits twice a week in the lunchroom at school (white on Tuesdays and yellow on Thursdays)
having school stop two weeks into September for 2-3 weeks so the kids whose parents farmed could use their help gettin' in the tobacco (my dad didn't farm)
ridin' our bikes the length of fallen trees
listenin' to mockingbirds and whip-o-wills in the morning
cook outs for the whole block on summer evenings (taking turns in each others back yards)
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