Don't
be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store.... Don't
buy food at this store.
Remember,
"y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural
possessive.
Get
used to hearing "You ain't from round here, are ya?"
You
may hear a Southerner say "Yawht!" to a dog or child. This is short for
"Y'all ought not do
that!"
and is the equivalent of saying "No!"
Don't
be worried at not understanding what people are saying. They can't understand
you either.
The
first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted Northerner's vocabulary
is the adjective "big'ol,"
truck or "big'ol" boy. Most Northerners begin their Southern influenced
dialect this way. All
of them are in denial about it.
The
proper pronunciation you learned in school is no longer proper.
Be
advised that "He needed killin" is a valid defense in a court of law here.
If
you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, y'all, watch this," you should stay
out of the way. These are
likely to be the last words he'll ever say.
If
there is the prediction of the slightest chance of even the smallest accumulation
of snow, your presence
is required at the local grocery store. It doesn't matter whether you need
anything or not. You
just have to go there.
When
you come up on a person driving 15 mph down the middle of the road, remember
that most
folks around here learned to drive on a John Deere, and that is the proper
speed and position
for that vehicle.
Do
not be surprised to find that 10-year-olds own their own shotguns, they
are proficient marksmen, and
their mammas taught them how to aim.
In
the South, we have found that the best way to grow a lush green lawn is
to pour gravel on it and
call it a driveway.
More stuff to
study... this will help you further adjust to your new
home in the South:
