Thursday, February 3, 2011

A Taste of Southernisms

So 4 1/2 years in the South has enlightened me on some popular Southern phrases. Here are some of my favs with Southern phrases then "Yankee" translations:

-"Cut the lights on." or "Turn the lights on."
-"I'm fixin' to go to the Wal-Mart." or "I'm getting ready to go to Wal-Mart."
-"Can y'all get me a buggy?" or "Can you get me a shopping cart?"
"We're fixin' to have a cook out." or "We're going to have a BBQ."
-"Y'all kin?" or "Are you related?" (the accent on this can confuse this more because when said with a thick accent it sounds like "Yallkin" which means NOTHING to me!)
-"Bless her heart!" or "She is so dumb! I can't believe she did that!"

Other things I love about the South:
-Lots of "yes ma'am, no ma'am"
-Magnolia trees
-Great country music
-Country line dancing
-Southern accents
-The close proximity of other states
-Southern side dishes
-I have no interest in football, but very much respect the diehard college football fans out here
-Beautiful plantations & other historical sites
-You can say anything about anyone followed by "Bless her/his heart!" and it erases the meaness of what you just said
-Warm weather
-Lots of fireflies

I truely have loved living "in the South" which many may say that Nashville isn't really the South, but the farthest South I've lived to date! I will miss living here but so glad that I got the opportunity to experience it all! I have met some of the most incredible people here that I will never forget and that have helped shape me into who I am today!

Magnolia picture from:
http://www.tree-land.com/

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