There's a special place in my heart for the North, and a special place for the South. I don't think I'll ever be able to pick one over the other. The South is what made me who I am today, though, and this list of (mostly food-related) things could go on. I know I'm not the only one who knows that life wouldn't be the same without these Southern gems.

1. Sweet Tea

2. Also pretty much everything is sweet actually.

3. The Publix bakery

4. People are polite.

5. Biscuits

6. Ma’am and sir

7. Wrap-around porches

8. Everything is fried, and when vegetables are fried, they’re still healthy.

9. Catching lightning bugs.

10. Tables get set with china and cloth napkins.

11. Thank you notes.

12. Pearls. Pearls everywhere.

13. Y’all

14. The humidity gives everyone great skin.

15. Chick-fil-A

16. Southern hospitality is definitely a thing.

17. Floral print clothing.

18. Barbecue means barbecue, not hot dogs and hamburgers.

19. Cheerwine

20. Pickup trucks.

21. Snow is fictional.

22. River tubing

23. All hearts are blessed.

24. Cajun food

25. Country music

26. Spanish moss

27. People don’t get offended.

28. Bonfires

29. Zaxby’s

30. There are gentleman, and chivalry is alive and well.

31. Honeysuckle

32. Casseroles

33. Monograms

34. Line and square dancing

35. People work hard

36. Flannel button-downs

37. John Deere

38. Butter on all of the things

39. Cornbread

40. Peaches

41. Really, though, just the fruit in general. Freshly picked, obviously.

42. People hold the doors open

43. Grits

44. Honey and sugar are not only baking ingredients, but also terms of endearment.

45. Fresh veggies from the garden.

46. The second amendment is well known and well loved.

47. Everyone wears britches.

48. Pie

49. A lot of Southerners love Jesus.

50. You can take the girl out of the South, but you can’t take the South out of the girl.

I'm a proud Georgia Peach and I always will be. If you don't love the South, then bless your heart.