The difference between the north south explained clearly
December 30th, 2009, 06:38 AM
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The difference between the north south explained clearly
The difference between the North and the South - clearly explained.... at last
The North has Bloomingdale's; the South has Dollar General .
The North has coffee houses; the South has Waffle Houses .
The North has dating services; the South has family reunions.
The North has switchblade knives; the South has .45's
The North has double last names; the South has double first names.
The North has Indy car races; The South has stock car races .
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 crawfish .
The North has the rust belt; the South has the Bible Belt .
FOR NORTHERNERS MOVING SOUTH . . .....
In the South : 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...
Do not 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 'You ain't from round here, are ya?'
Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to use it.
Don't be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't understand you either. The first Southern statement to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective'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 killin..' is a valid defense here.
If you hear a Southerner exclaim, 'Hey, y'all watch this,' you should 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.
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.
AND REMEMBER: 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 ain't gonnacall 'em biscuits.
December 30th, 2009, 07:57 AM
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Once again, Jamesboro, you hit the nail on the head. Are you retired??? You do seem to have time to find the most interesting things. You missed one (and don't know if it will "spell out" as well as it "sounds out").
Pickup.................................truck. Very long pause between, with a little Southern drawl thrown in.
Pickup.................................truck. Very long pause between, with a little Southern drawl thrown in.
December 30th, 2009, 08:27 AM
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The four guys drive around in a pick-up looking for deer road-kills during the day around here, get there before the cops if you bam Bambi.
At night they break out the rifles and billion candlepower spotlights and hunt for them on the sides of the roads.
The point is becoming moot, I bet there are more northeners in Atlanta now than in Cleveland.
December 30th, 2009, 08:35 AM
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Right now as we speak [or type] I am waiting for a lady to come make some pre need arangements. { Which I strongly beleive is a good idea]
If I pause between pick up and truck. My wife would jump in an finish the sentence. She can't help it. She's one of them "Yous guys"
My slow speach drives her crazy.
So I just ususally start a sentence and let her finish it. I'd say about 25% of the time she has some idea what I was going to say. But what the heck. If it ain't cancer or a heart attack, I don't worry 'bout it.
December 30th, 2009, 08:44 AM
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......I can explain the difference in one word....Teeth.
That's funny!!!!! (and true!)
....The point is becoming moot, I bet there are more northeners in Atlanta now than in Cleveland.
You're probably right!!!
....If it ain't cancer or a heart attack, I don't worry 'bout it.
I agree with you!!!
That's funny!!!!! (and true!)....The point is becoming moot, I bet there are more northeners in Atlanta now than in Cleveland.
You're probably right!!!
....If it ain't cancer or a heart attack, I don't worry 'bout it.
I agree with you!!!
December 30th, 2009, 09:00 AM
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I bet there are more northeners in Atlanta now than in Cleveland
I think 16% are natives.
I think we owe the amazing growth to two things
1] WWII when so many men were stationed or passed thru the south and said. "Hey, It's February and I can still see the ground"
and of course
2]The invention of A/C
We have a saying we use when they start Bitch'in 'bout things.
"Delta's ready when you are".
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December 30th, 2009, 10:29 AM
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And remember, "I'll tell you what..." is a complete sentence on its own.
If something is "burnt slap up", it will cost more to fix than it is it just burned up.
You gotta understand the language here if you are gonna get far...
In the north, retirement plans are with stock. In the south its the lottery or commemerative plates...
In the north, simple games may be checkers. In the south its bubble wrap.
It goes on and on...
If something is "burnt slap up", it will cost more to fix than it is it just burned up.
You gotta understand the language here if you are gonna get far...
In the north, retirement plans are with stock. In the south its the lottery or commemerative plates...
In the north, simple games may be checkers. In the south its bubble wrap.
It goes on and on...
December 30th, 2009, 10:35 AM
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Being from the west I guess I don't fit in either the North or the South. One time I was in Atlanta attending a conference and my wife and I went to a dinner and dance in the evening we where talking to each other when a women dragging her son along came right up to us and said "this son is a damn yankee" in suprise I looked at her and said Ma'm you could not be more wrong I am from the west, Seattle, WA. not the north she huffed and turned to her son and said "just like I thought all damn yankees lie" and off she went dragging her son behind her. By the way she looked to be in her 70's and he had to be in his 30's. The rest of the people I met while there were great hosts. I laugh everytime I think about this
December 30th, 2009, 11:47 AM
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The difference between yankees and damn yankees:
Yankees generally just pass thru on their way to somewhere and then go back home.
Damn Yankees settle here and then try to change everything to "back like it was up North".
It's a standing joke in our Raleigh-based company that no adult in Raleigh was born there.
Can't find a good youtube of "Ala-freakin-Bama".
Yankees generally just pass thru on their way to somewhere and then go back home.
Damn Yankees settle here and then try to change everything to "back like it was up North".
It's a standing joke in our Raleigh-based company that no adult in Raleigh was born there.
Can't find a good youtube of "Ala-freakin-Bama".
December 30th, 2009, 04:27 PM
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I love it...After spending 20 years learning how to talk like a Canadian (married one) I may be moving to Houston Tx....I hear it is hot muggy, and lots of foreigners, I mean it has a diverse culture....
December 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM
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In the South, verbal directions may contain the phrase "go down the road a piece" 'til you get there.
Also, you might hear the phrase "Do what" used more as an exclamation than a question. I think that is how I replied to the doctor when he told me I needed to get a colonoscopy done
Of course, in the South, ordering ice tea should yield a glass of sweet tea; if you want it unsweetened, you need to ask for it that way.
Also, you might hear the phrase "Do what" used more as an exclamation than a question. I think that is how I replied to the doctor when he told me I needed to get a colonoscopy done
Of course, in the South, ordering ice tea should yield a glass of sweet tea; if you want it unsweetened, you need to ask for it that way.
December 31st, 2009, 09:18 AM
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In the South we have pecan pie while in the North they have pee-can pie. Pecan is correct. I was born and raised in north Louisiana (no French influence) and have lived in Texas the last 30 years. I have never had a native Texan call me a native Texan. If somebody thinks I am a Texan, I immediately know they are not. Texans do speak a little different than Southerners.
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I would have to strongly disagree with the skeeters being small up nirth. While fishing in northern saskatchewan we were catching them with out nets then hooking them with the fish hook and using them as bait. You did have to make darn sure they were dead though cause if one was living you had a battle for about half an hour to reel them back in.
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