Hmmm that's very interesting Emily. I live here in Chesapeake (which is close to VA Beach... some people have never heard of Chesapeake before) right close to the Carolina border. I grew up saying ain't and y'all all the time, I find myself dropping the 'g' at the end of words, and my kids refer to their grandparents on my husbands side as nana and pawpaw (sometimes even popo..). I grew up calling my grandparents on my dad's side as grandpa and grandma... my dad is from Ohio (Huron if anyone is interested) and if I had ever met my mom's parents (she's filipina and her parents both died before I was born) we would have called them lula (grandma) and lulu (grandpa....the way that filipinos refer to their grandparents... just a side note). We drink all kinds of sweet tea around here, I personally love grits, don't care much for creamed corn, never tried chitterlings (although I have tried some philipino foods that could probably top that.. one of those try it then they tell you what is in it deals when I was younger..). Hmm what else.... people around here call a manual transmission a "stick shift" or just "stick" also.