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Down South Jukin'™ :: Down South Jukin' :: A Southern Thang :: Southern Hospitality Author Topic: Southern Hospitality (Read 166 times) jacksonvillekid Administrator member is offline Teri Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 2,391 Location: Arizona Southern Hospitality « Thread Started on Mar 22, 2007, 6:47pm » Planning a trip to the southern part of the United States? If you've ever been down south, you are probably familiar with southern hospitality. If you haven't, you have a few friendly lessons to learn. Folks in the south are really friendly! You can meet as strangers and within a few minutes, become the best of friends. If you are planning your first trip below the Mason-Dixon Line, you should brush up on the southern culture. ~Who Are They Waving At?~ In the south, people like to wave. You may think the Southern Belles are practicing for the Miss America pageant. Nope, just being friendly. They wave hello, they wave goodbye, and they wave just to let you know that they saw you. Whether you are driving through downtown or down a long country road, if anyone passes you, you can bet they will give you a wave. It's just the friendly thing to do! ~Small Talk~ In maintaining their hospitable image, southerners love to chat. If you are running errands, make sure you allot yourself time for chit-chat. From the grocery store to the local café, you will find someone that wants to chat. Passers-by will offer you a cheerful "Hey," that's southern talk for "Hello." You will probably hear the phrase, "Good day, ain't it?" numerous times. Just reply with a "hey" and a "Yep, sure ‘nuff is." ~How's Your Mom and them?~ When you are greeted with "How's your Mom and them?" this just means, "How's the family?" Just smile and say "They're all fine, just fine. Thanks for askin', and how's your mom and them?" ~Y'all and Ain't~ Y'all and Ain't are two words that a northerner wouldn't utter, but are commonly used by southerners. Y'all is used in reference to mean you all, everyone or every one of you. Ain't is that word that your English teacher said not to use, because it wasn't a word. Your English teacher apparently never wandered down to the south, because it sure is a word down there. ~Phrases and Sayings~ Some other words you should be prepared to hear include fixin', which means about to or getting ready to. As in, "I am fixin' to go to the store." "Young-uns" are small children; "reckon" means "I suppose so"; and "yonder" as in "Over yonder", which means "over there". If you hear any other sayings with which you aren't familiar, just ask what it means. Remember, southerners are hospitable, they'll be glad to help you out. Just don't make fun of their accents or tell them how things are done up north. That just might cause the hospitality to come to an end. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged "Don't Cry Because It's Over, Smile Because It Happened" http://www.myspace.com/dsjukin http://myspace.com/southernfriedmagazine.com http://myspace.com/terisjukejoint hooty Senior Member member is offline Most recent picture of Hooty Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 2,340 Location: Central NJ Very nice bit on Southern Hospitality « Reply #1 on Mar 26, 2008, 8:23am » That werse enlightening and humorous at the same time Miss Teri. Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged ME AND MY ONE AND ONLY Mrs Hooty Administrator member is offline Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 2,381 Location: Central Jersey Re: Southern Hospitality « Reply #2 on Apr 28, 2008, 8:05pm » Whey we go down south I feel stress free. I just love a southern accent. The one's I love most is Aunt Jane and Janet's. If I just say ya'll just joking around everyone just looks at me and says "Ya'll Huh" And starts laughing Everyone is so nice down south it is sort of like they open doors for ya and up north they slam doors in your face Thanks for that Teri! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged [/url] janet Administrator member is offline Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 1,751 Location: Skynyrdville Re: Southern Hospitality « Reply #3 on May 2, 2008, 10:33pm » So ya'll like our accents well ya'll will be hearing them real soon.LOL Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Janet Mrs Hooty Administrator member is offline Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Female Posts: 2,381 Location: Central Jersey Re: Southern Hospitality « Reply #4 on May 3, 2008, 9:09am » May 2, 2008, 10:33pm, janet wrote: So ya'll like our accents well ya'll will be hearing them real soon.LOL Yep We'all love the southern "Twang" Especially your and Aunt Jane's Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged [/url] admin Administrator member is offline Joined: Mar 2007 Gender: Male Posts: 1,340 Location: Nashville Re: Southern Hospitality « Reply #5 on May 3, 2008, 1:25pm » getting close, I can't wait wait to see all of you!! Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged You gotta be a fan of the Marshall Tucker Band, before I'll sit and have a drink with you...... 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