What does Southern mean to you?
What does "Being Southern" mean to you? Being Southern means a lot of different things to a lot of different folks. To me "Being Southern" is a state of mind and a sign of actions.
Being Southern means slowing down, rocking on your front porch, and saying "Evening y’all” or “How’s your momma ‘n ‘em?” as neighbors and strangers pass by.
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Being Southern means having good manners, you ue them often, and being hospitable. Southerners are taught from an early age to say, "yes ma'am & no ma'am". It is just a sign of respect to our elders. And, as a child, you always called adults at church by Ms. or Mr. and their first names, like "Yes, ma'm, Ms. Betty" or "No, sir, Mr. Larry". And we continue doing so even after we all became adults.
Being Southern means watching your kids catch lightning bugs on a hot Summer's night and putting them in a Mason jar to make a “lantern” or you and your kids running outside in the winter to catch snowflakes on your tongue!
All Southerners understand the importance of maintaining a certain joy for living. We never take ourselves too seriously. We can make fun of ourselves, but nobody else better ever.
Being Southern and maintaining Southern values and traditions are very important to me.
Only a Southerner knows the difference between a "hissie fit" and a "conniption fit", and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" or “THROW” them.
Even a Southern baby knows 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.
Only a Southerner, both knows and understands, the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.
A Southerner knows that "fixin" can be used as a noun, a verb, or an adverb.
Those of you who have a hard time understanding all this Southern stuff, I hear they are fixin' to have classes over to the community college with Southern as a second language!
And those of you not from the South but live here, ya'll need a sign to hang on ya'lls front porch that reads "I aint from the South but I got here as fast as I could."
Bless your hearts, ya'll have a blessed day.
So Write to me & tell what being a Southern means to you!!
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