- You can properly pronounce Chickamauga, DeKalb,Dahlonega, Smyrna, Buena Vista, Valdosta, Okefenokee, La Fayette, and Albany. P.S.. Atlanta = ADD-LANNA not AT-LANT-A. Albany = ALL-BENNY
- You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies.
- A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
- You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.
- Stores don't have bags or shopping carts, they have sacks and buggies.
- You've seen people wear bib overalls at weddings and funerals.
- You think everyone from a Yankee-state has an accent.
- You measure distance in minutes.
- Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
- You know someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.
- Almost everyone you know is either Baptist or Methodist.
- A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.
- You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing.
- You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
- On one side of the road there's Wal-Mart and on the other is a cotton field.
- The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road."
- "YALL is a word.
- Fried chicken is a major part of your diet.
- You call it a cold Christmas if you don't break out in a sweat in your new sweater.
- When a single snowflake falls, the entire state shuts down, even if it doesn't stick The radio and TV news will make snowstorm reports every 10 minutes and the grocery store will be completely sold out of bread, milk, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.
- People actually grow, eat and like okra!
- You know the difference between a hillbilly, a redneck, and a Southerner.
- Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
- Panama City Beach, Florida is a big deal.
- You understand that at least once a year your car will turn yellow with pollen.
- You know at least one Bubba, and maybe a few guys named Bo.
- You use "Sir" and "Ma'am" if there's a remote possibility that person you're talking to is least 30 minutes older than you are.
- Braves=good. Yankees=bad.
- You love sweet tea, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and all Southern comfort food...and Southern comfort.
- You know you're from Georgia if you have a flip-flop tan year round.
- You know you're from Georgia if you get dressed extra nice TWICE a week. Once on Sunday morning for church, and once on Friday night for the football game.
- And finally...You are 100% Georgian if you have ever had this conversation: "You wanna coke?" "Yeah." "What kind? "Dr. Pepper"
Tuesday, November 07, 2006
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This is too true. I was born and raised in the South. I read this and started to realize some of the little things I still do! Thanks for brightening my day!
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