*Giveaway below*
I’ve lived in the South my whole life, and honestly I’ve only been out of the South a handful of times! I would love to live up North at some point just to experience it, but I’ve heard some interesting things about the differences between the North and South.
In the South… we wave, nod our head, make eye contact, or say hello to everyone we pass on a run or walk.
In the South… we ask everyone, EVERYONE, where they are from, because we assume it’s a small world and we probably know someone they know and we love making connections
In the South… we aren’t afraid to fry anything! I, personally, don’t eat a lot of fried foods, but we have fried Twinkies (maybe not anymore, sorry Hostess), fried oreos, fried pickles, fried tomatoes, I’ve actually tried to fry cucumbers, talk about taking some healthy and fattening it up!
In the South… we say y’all… A LOT! I know it’s kind of our “staple word” but it makes a lot of sense.
In the South… we can’t host an event without preparing a ton of food and when we go to an event, we tend to expect food. You want a lot of people to come to a gathering, just say there will be free pizza!
In the South… we are not very diverse within a community, still. We still have majority black and white churches and black and white towns. We still have a good bit of racism down here too.
*Disclaimer: I’m not racist at all, this is just a general statement*
In the South… we only consider Southerners to be from the following states: Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia.
*Disclaimer: maybe that’s just me*
In the South… we like our Tea sweet and when we go to a state and order sweet tea and they don’t have it, we think they’re crazy!
If your a Southerner: Do you agree/disagree with these statements?
If your a Northerner: Do you find any or all of these things ridiculous? What are some things you can tell me about Northerners? Do they differ from these Southern statements?
Being from TN, I disagree with your “true southern states” comment. I have visited nearly all of the states in that picture, and Tennessee and Kentucky are home to some of the most country, classic southerners I’ve ever met. The people here have more southern sass than any Georgian I’ve ever met! (Though I do agree about Florida. That’s just where the Yankees retire.)
I agree with the TRUE southern states on the map! I am from Alabama and these states are THE southern states of America.
I’m originally from CA but now living in Texas. And I hate to admit but I use y’all entirely too much these days. But there’s just something special about the south!!
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Hi Heather! I certainly agree with you on the “real” southern states thing! I loved this post! So relatable 🙂 Looking forward to following along with your journey!
I live in Maryland… below the Mason-Dixon line and yet not really belonging to the south and not belonging to the north either!
My family moved to KY for a few years when I was a kid–I understand that you don’t consider that South, but man, to us it was a totally different culture, and language too! I loved it–I wouldn’t mind living there again someday.
I agree with that map! Though Arkansas is pretty southern too. I just know that by the time we reach Tallahassee, FL or Houston, TX we can’t get sweet tea on the regular.
I live in Virginia and the people here definitely consider themselves from the south, but being from Texas I have to disagree. Your map made me laugh!
Xo, B
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I live in part of Florida that definitely just be added to the bottom of Alabama. Tea is definitely always sweet, ya’ll comes out of my mouth way more than I would like to admit, and entirely to much food is a requirement at social events. I wouldn’t trade my life in the south for anything though 🙂
I live in NY – no not the city! I live in Albany NY (born & raised). You should set uo an interview with a northerner or two as an “experiment”. Love this!
Do you say ‘coke’ or ‘pepsi’ OR do you say ‘soda’ or ‘pop’?
As a Southerner from NC, I consider anything below the Mason-Dixon Line to the Mississippi River the South.. Except for Florida, because that’s where all the displaced Yankees go.