Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissy 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 stuff 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 know to add a large banana puddin'!

Only Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near"
and "a right fer 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, a good ol' boy and po' white trash.

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. We don't do
"queues", we do "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.

Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll".

Southerners know that grits come from corn and how to eat them.

Every Southerner knows that 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 do not want buttermilk.

And a true Southerner knows that you do not scream obscenities at a
little old lady driving 30 MPH on the freeway. You just smile and
say, "Bless her heart", and go on your 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. Bless your heart!

And to all of you who are still having a hard time understanding all
this Southern stuff, Bless you hearts, I hear they are fixin' to
have classes on Southerness as a second language!
and for all those that are not from the South but have lived here
for a long time, ya'll need a sign to hang on ya'lls front porch
that reads, "I ain't from the South but I got here as fast as I
could!"

Bless your hearts!

 

That is so cute and all that stuff... only a southerner would know.

 

Eye gess dat makes me uh suthurn jeenyus? I noe a lot uv dem fakts butt nawt awl uv dem.

 

texas sucks!

 

Um........ I's Be from the south and me's not know half of that......



sorry, really though. Some of it yeah, but most of it is BS, sounds like a person that visited the south made that list. AND, trust me we do scream at the Ol' lady..... and we wave that friendly gesture too

 

ok then... the true ones........

Only a Southerner knows the difference between a hissy fit and a conniption fit, and that you don't "HAVE" them, you "PITCH" them.
This is my favorite one

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 stuff that sits in a pretty little bowl in the middle of the table.

They also know that "just down the road"
can be 1 mile or 20.

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.

Put 100 Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.

Southerners never refer to one person as "ya'll".

There are true at least for the people around here.

 

Um.......... you're in IL ........ that doesn't really make you a southerner....... you are a lil far north for that

 

You'd be suprised!

 

How is that?

 

Southern Illinois is very southern. Pretty much we are mostly Corn Fileds and Farms here. Don't get me wrong we are more northern than what Georgia and Alabama are, but we are still southerners... even if it's just Southern Illinois

 

um, not trying to be an *** or anything, but just because you have farms and are from the southern part of you state doesn't make you a southerner... I learned geography in like 5th grade and there was this thing about the Mason Dixen Line or something....

I think when you are from the north and act like the south.... well...... that just makes you a redneck... because rednecks are EVERYWHERE..

 

2 late just joking

I didn't say I was a redneck or southern... I was just telling you how it is...
everyone get's sooo serious on here.... lighten up

 

Me and serious don't go in the same sentence

 

Ah... Im from middle Wisconsin and thats all thats here. Corn is from the middle states.

 

HAHAHAHAH thats good

 

yea...I didn't understand a single word of that ****! I think I'm about as far from the south as anyone can possibly get!

 

He said, "I guess that makes me a sourthern genius? I know a lot of them facts but not all of them."

Hope that helps ya out.

Down here it's mostly tobacco, but since so many people are raising hell about smoking being bad for you a lot of tobacco farmers are converting their farms over and making vineyards.

There is still a lot of corn down here but NO where near what you guys have... that's the one thing I do hate about going to IL to visit my sister. Everything gets flat and all you see is corn for what seems like hundreds of miles

 

It's not really that flat in the southern part where I live. There are sooo many corn fields and cow farms down here it sucks. But they gotta make their money too

 

Compared to here, you guys are like a table top... nothing is flat here....