A little about us Southern Girls.......Enjoy......

Subject: Being Southern
>
> Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hisse 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
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!
>
> 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 is 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:
> Charleston (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!!!