Things You Learn Being Married to a Southerner

-I know now that 'yonder' is a 'fer piece'. (But I still have no idea what it means.)

-There are some places where the American Civil War isn't all that over yet.

-Apparently, mullets, big-hair and horizontal stripes will never go out of style.

-I now have family who owned slaves. Frickin' slaves!

-In some places, a surprising amount of things we like to do in the bedroom are technically still illegal. And a surprising amount of people want to keep it that way.

-Confederate flags make great decoration on houses, cars, caps, t-shirts and belt buckles.

-Some people communicate solely in mumbles, half-words, and other unintelligible sounds. And they do it verrry slowly.

-It is not uncommon to lose your virginity in the back of a truck.

-Stray dogs, trashy folk and tornadoes all seem to be attracted to trailer parks.

-Certain people prefer to disobey the speed limit by driving 30 mph SLOWER.

-Apparently any substance on earth can be added to a meal and considered a delicacy as long as it is 'deep-fried'.

-There are several human species: 'Good 'Ole Boys', 'Poor White Trash' and 'Aint-From-Around-Heres'.

Comments

[cheddarben]

Here is my theory on the South. For many generations, people had to live in the southern states without air conditioning. It was a daunting task for anybody to do anything (with the exception of the unfortunate souls that were bound to work through force). This created a society where the main goal was not focused on education, hard work, or anything of value. The main goal was to stay out of the heat.

Now, over generations, the south is left with these same traits. Even though they do now have air conditioning, recent generations did not and it has resulted in a society that is a bit different than the rest of the nation.

[UnrulyWeds]

Wife here! I like the a/c theory. It's hard to think of much else when you're too hot or too cold. Where I come from, a good deal of people still had dirt floors, forget air conditioning! And I don't even come from the Deep South, where all you can do is sit on the porch with a glass of sweet tea or lemonade and fan yourself. :~D