Living in the south can be a beautiful thing. From snow days at school to monograms everywhere, life is always just a little sweeter in the south.
Here are a few things that only people from the south will understand:
1. You Don't Have An Accent
You know that "y'all" and "yonder" and "fixin' to" are all completely normal phrases.
2. Sweet Tea Is Served At Every Meal, Unapologetically
You haven't lived until you can feel your arteries hardening from sugar.
3. You Own A Lot Of One Particular Color
And you shun all the others. Whether it be Tennessee orange, Alabama crimson, or Gator Blue, you always have an abundance of one color. This is largely due to the fact that football in the south is more of a religion than a sport.
4. You Always Do The "Wave Thing" When You Pass Someone Driving
5. When It Snows, It's Practically The Apocolypse
School was canceled for at least a day and your family more than likely went to the store to get bread and milk only to find that it was all gone.
6. When Someone Says "Coke," They Don't Always Mean Actual Coke
Maybe they mean Coke. But Maybe they mean Dr. Pepper. Or Sprite. Or literally any other soft drink.
7. There's A Special Feeling When You Get A Good Dollop Of Honey Off The Honeysuckle
All that summer in the south consists of is heat, cool water, sweet tea, and honeysuckles. These sweet flowers accentuate more than just your sense of smell. As a kid, pulling the stem out of the honeysuckle and sucking the honey was the best part.
8. No House Is Complete Without A Porch Swing
The ultimate sign of a happy life was a swing on the porch. While most of us southerners prefer the front porch, some folks have to put a swing on the back porch, and that's okay too.
9. There Are Infinite Types Of BBQ, And You Best Not Get Them Mixed Up
There's Texas BBQ, Carolina BBQ, Memphis Dry Rub BBQ, but the best of them all is west Tennessee BBQ. You haven't lived until you've sunk your teeth into some juicy pulled pork.
10. It's A Buggy, NOT A Shopping Cart
11. When Someone Says They Are Going To The Beach, They Don't Really Have To Specify
Myrtle Beach, Panama City Beach, Gulf Shores; These are all the same in a southerner's mind. Whether you're going to Alabama, Florida, or South Carolina, the beach is still the beach.
12. You Know EXACTLY What To Do When Your Mama Says "We're Having Company!"
This is when you scramble up to your room to clean because heaven knows that your family friend of 10+ years is going to care that the bed isn't made. You also know that you better have picked up the living room, kitchen, and the dining room.
13. You Never Put Away Shorts And T-Shirts, Even In November
Because Humidity is real, and the weather down south is so unpredictable. Sometimes it's still pushing 80 degrees in November.
