Speaking "Southern"

[AzureN1ght]

Oh and Cass, no one has ever adequately explained to me exactly what a "grit" is so therefore I'm adding it to the "things I will not eat while in the South".

I grew up with grits! They're made out of corn (similar to polenta, if you've ever had that). We never ate them sweet, like some people like to. They were always with something savory.

For breakfast, a bowl of grits with 2 over-easy eggs cut up in them. Crumble bacon into the bowl, add a dolop of butter, and salt-and-pepper to taste. It's so TERRIBLY bad for you, but it's delicious.

As a dinner side-dish, you melt butter and cheese into the grits and salt/pepper to taste. Fried catfish with cheese grits on the side is another of my favorite (though terribly bad for you) meals

[Halfdawg]

Ok I grew up in Michigan, my first 23 years and the last 20 years I have llived in South Carolina, Arkansas and Florida. Depending on where you live, in the north they have POP and parts of the south they say what kind of coke do you want, pepis, orange or what. In other parts everthing is a Soda, and you never here the word Pop down here. So Jo have we Learned you anything?


Richard

[Halfdawg]

Anyone every have your pants "Stumped"? In other parts of the country they call it getting your pants Hemmed


Richard

[rabernet]

Oh and Cass, no one has ever adequately explained to me exactly what a "grit" is so therefore I'm adding it to the "things I will not eat while in the South".

Oh grits are GOOOOD! I love me some grits! Butter and salt - yummy! When I was a kid, I would NOT eat scrambled eggs without grits to mix into them.

Don't forget the Waffle House - open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year!

[rabernet]

Ok I grew up in Michigan, my first 23 years and the last 20 years I have llived in South Carolina, Arkansas and Florida. Depending on where you live, in the north they have POP and parts of the south they say what kind of coke do you want, pepis, orange or what. In other parts everthing is a Soda, and you never here the word Pop down here. So Jo have we Learned you anything?


Richard

You BETTER ask for a Coke in Atlanta!

[ladywhipple02]

Agreed, grits are the stuff... definitely a must try!

Another one I've found... we call it a sweeper, but it's normally called a vaccuum. I used to get made fun of in Columbus for calling it a sweeper.

And yes, I drink different forms of coke, none of this pop stuff.

Ya'll ever been snipe hunting? Now that's a trip!

[Elvyra's Keeper]

A few more words, a tobaggon (pronounce ta-bog-gin) is a winter hat, and a hollar is like a road.

[OhClueless1]

LOL at the Waffle House... they are everywhere here in Tennessee.

I still have not tried grits or greens. Love me some fried chicken though. Have tried scrapple (sp?) and ochra

My 17 year old loves his toboggan's he must have like 5 or so of them.

Also soda is usually referred to as a Coke here.

Another thing about the south... they are HUGELY into football. High School and College mostly. Even the highschool games get covered on the news.

[mlededee]

Hmmm that's very interesting Emily...

it does make a difference that i grew up in northern (but still rural) virginia i think--maybe being so close to the mason-dixon line we weren't quite as southern as the rest of the south.

Depending on where you live, in the north they have POP and parts of the south they say what kind of coke do you want, pepis, orange or what.

when i first moved to georgia that totally stumped me. i went to a restaurant and ordered coke and the waitress replied with, "okay, what kind?" umm, i thought coke just meant coke?

Another thing about the south... they are HUGELY into football. High School and College mostly. Even the highschool games get covered on the news.

you aren't kidding--some of the high school games are even aired on tv here. if things like math and science weren't required parts of high school curriculum we'd have more football in their place and everyone would be darn tootin' happy about it!

[frankykeno]

So Jo have we Learned you anything?

Richard

Yep though I now have to go google what "scrapple" is and I think grits are starting to sound sort of yummy.