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ph4ever wrote:Excellent RC!!! You know it's not just Hollywood that sees southerners that way. I clearly remember going up north and hearing "Say something", "Isn't she cute - say something again", "How many head of cattle do you have" People treated me like I was a freak show at a carnival.

I was in Boston on Business and the ladies would say " he has such a cute little southern accent " ( Im from VA )

They would always say " say something "

ph4ever wrote:Excellent RC!!! You know it's not just Hollywood that sees southerners that way. I clearly remember going up north and hearing "Say something", "Isn't she cute - say something again", "How many head of cattle do you have" People treated me like I was a freak show at a carnival.

I was in Boston on Business and the ladies would say " he has such a cute little southern accent " ( Im from VA )

They would always say " say something "

phtnt wrote:movies are full of stereotypes, what we have to remember is that we live in
The United States of America

That's the great thing about living here! We all have 'our' area we love and will always be from, but we are part of something bigger. I'm from TN, but I loved visiting relatives in MD to eat fresh crab legs, or visiting in IL and being about to see for MILES the land is so flat. But TN is home, and that's where I belong. I don't mind if my friends from Boston make fun of my Southern drawl. It's part of me.

pair8head wrote:How about Seattle. Believe Hollywood and a single guy like myself has to look out of state to find true love............


Wait a minuit, as far as I am concerned they got that one right.
Nevermind

ok your mission has been accomplished...........you may go home

pair8head wrote:Your south also has the Love of my life.

AWWWWWW, how sweet!

This "South" sounds like my kinda place!
In fact, it sounds like a whole other country.
Hmmmmm......wonder if that idea has ever popped up?

WOO HOO all y'all!

Porch party - my place - we'll drink mint juleps into the wee hours . . . just let it get a little warmer . . . the mint's just coming up in the herb garden . . .

Mint Julep??? Mint Julep??? Remember when it was shots and beer??

Thewino wrote:

PHBeerman wrote:I must say there is a lot I miss about the culture. I am from Nebraska, but my mom is a Texan, and my grandparents were From Alabama. I miss the fact that neighbors are also your friends, and will do anything to help you out.

My wife and I are good friends with our next door neighbors. We invited them to see JB with us this year.

When I say neighbors, I mean almost everyone in your county.

Angel Beech wrote:In fact, it sounds like a whole other country.
Hmmmmm......wonder if that idea has ever popped up?

gee, how did that turn out......NOT TOO GOOD

Sidew13 wrote:

Angel Beech wrote:In fact, it sounds like a whole other country.
Hmmmmm......wonder if that idea has ever popped up?

gee, how did that turn out......NOT TOO GOOD

You mean to tell me that The War of Northern Agression is OVER????

phjrsaunt wrote:You mean to tell me that The War of Northern Agression is OVER????

From the sound of things in this (and that other) thread,
WE are being the agressors these days!

A local musician (and phriend) has a new album coming out
with a featured song on this very topic:

I Love the South
(Ron Smith/Leo Dean)

I love to sit and pick on my old guitar in the shade,
sip Jack Daniels and homemade lemonade,
I love the sound of fiddles and mandolins,
and the scent of honeysuckle on the evenin wind,
Lawdy I love the South
Lawdy, I love the South,
Dust my britches Sugar Mama and put some barbecue in my mouth,
God bless Hank Williams, Andy Griffith, and God bless Robert E. Lee!!!

I like to drive around in beat-up old pick-up trucks,
I pay my bills on time and keep the grass in my yard cut,
I say "Y'all" - "Hell YEAH" and "Yes ma'am",
my wife makes biscuits with country ham,
God bless Willie Nelson, Bill Monroe, and God bless Robert E. Lee

I wake up for work every day before the mornin sun,
on weekends I watch the races and clean my gran'daddy's old shotgun,
I like fishin in the evenin down by the creek,
and every year we go to the beach for a whole week,
God bless Lem Motlow, Junior Johnson and God bless Robert E. Lee

I like to sit on my porch in the evenins and whittle,
have red beans & rice for supper on Tuesday for vittles,
every Wednesday ham hocks and collard greens,
and Mister I've got the ugliest hound dog you ever seen,
God bless Dolly Parton, Aint Bea and Mrs. Robert E. Lee!

I love pickin on banjos and old dobros,
and listenin to the Grand Old Opry on the radio,
we love rockin' in the shade on the screened-in porch
and we don't give a damn how you do it up North
Lordy I love the South

Lordy, I love the South,
Pickle my peaches Honey and put some hush puppies in my mouth,
And God bless Loretta Lynn, Minnie Pearl and God bless Mama Mae Bell

We still play the Allman Brothers, Bocephas and Freebird,
and it still means something when a man gives his word,
well, just give me hillbilly music and a jar of sweet tea
and brother there ain't no place that I'd rather be,
God bless Curtis Loew, Arnold Schultz and Rufus "Tee-Tot" Payne

Lordy I love the South
Dust my britches and put some barbecue in my mouth!
and God bless Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley and God bless Robert E. Lee
God bless Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ernest T. Bass, Jesco White, Richard Petty
& God bless Gen-er-ul Robert E. Lee …AND TRAVELER TOO!

(©2003southcoast records)

You can hear it here:
http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/leodeanmusic.htm

And if you don't know who Traveler is... well, you haven't
done your homework!

brettsky wrote:

ph4ever wrote:Excellent RC!!! You know it's not just Hollywood that sees southerners that way. I clearly remember going up north and hearing "Say something", "Isn't she cute - say something again", "How many head of cattle do you have" People treated me like I was a freak show at a carnival.

I was in Boston on Business and the ladies would say " he has such a cute little southern accent " ( Im from VA )

They would always say " say something "

when I used to recruit college student up in CT , people would come to my presentations to hear me talk...I would lay on the southern accent...worked in the bars too...I'd get lots of drinks for free....

This is a case of Hollywood letting a few million bad apples spoil the bunch.

Speaking as a non- American - I would have to say that there is something VERY sexy about the southern accent - put that into the mouth of a good looking guy and.........

phjrsaunt wrote:

Sidew13 wrote:

Angel Beech wrote:In fact, it sounds like a whole other country.
Hmmmmm......wonder if that idea has ever popped up?

gee, how did that turn out......NOT TOO GOOD

You mean to tell me that The War of Northern Agression is OVER????

UMMMM I hate to tell you this but, you guys lost

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

I am quite partial to the south .....

The Southern Hemisphere that is

But - I do choose to spend most of my time in the USA in the south ....

Getting called Ma'am is kinda weird tho!

I've north of the Mason Dixon three times in my life and that's four times too many.

There's nothing like a true Charleston accent out of a beautiful lady to make me melt like an ice cube on a Savannah sidewalk in the summer. She doesn't have to even be all that beautiful. Her accent will make her gorgeous in my eyes/ears.

My South

emerald green waters

smell of cuban bread in local bakeries

sunrise over the gulfstream

sunset over the gulf

river of grass

afternoon dives on the coral reef

south beach

sunburnt tourists

tiki torches at night

smell of night blooming jasmine

fireworks of hibiscus flowers each day

making final preparations for the real battle for southern secession





established 23 April, 1982

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Don't get me wrong, I basically love everybody. But when my Yankee customers start acting like jerks (I have Southern customers who act like jerks too) I'll "get Southern" on them just to p*** them off and they can't do anything about it. I'll just turn on the drawl a little more than usual. Maybe even throw in a "y'all" for good measure. One time this poopie head Boston dude thought he was breaking bad with me, so I used my "Southern" tactic. Stopped him in his tracks. Then he said (and I could tell he was sneering) "Oh. You're one of those SOUTHERN girls, aren't you?" I promptly replied, "Yes Sir. I am, and I thank you kindly for the compliment."

this is disappointing to me. I didn't realize that my being from Pennsylvania made me such a different person in some peoples eyes. I guess I'm naive but I thought if you were from, south of Canada, north of Mexico, Alaska or Hawaii, you were American. I'm 39 years old and they only conversations I can remember having about southern folk were about how friendly they are when we visit there. I didn't realize people still had strong feelings otherwise about me because of where I was born and live.