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Randy D

What are some common misconceptions about people who are born and raised in the Southern United States? ~

Posted - May 9, 2019
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  • They eat grits and drink cold tea with lots of sugar. That’s all I know. 
      May 9, 2019 9:52 PM MDT
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  • It's true, we do. The one thing you don't see as often is iced tea from a Mason Jar. That's a throwback to hard times when you saved anything that could be used as a drinking glass. Our society has become more mobile and the demographics have changed dramatically in my lifetime, so whether you're in Alabama or Indiana, you can order grits and iced tea without raising an eyebrow.
      May 10, 2019 7:21 AM MDT
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  • When I was very young we went on a road trip though the states with my family. When we stopped for breakfast in omen  if the southern states I ordered ‘grits’ some reason I thought they were going to be hash browns... NOPE! Cold mush lol. 
      May 10, 2019 8:25 AM MDT
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    I don't know how them people can ever get mad at each other when they talk with such funny accents. .you all!

    "You all know ahm in the all bidness" This post was edited by Kittigate at May 10, 2019 10:46 PM MDT
      May 9, 2019 11:16 PM MDT
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  • The correct pronunciation is Y'all. It's an all inclusive plural directive. Also, Y'all are the ones with the accents, not we'uns.
      May 10, 2019 7:24 AM MDT
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    (all-inclusive)
      May 10, 2019 11:23 PM MDT
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    That they love their "Uncle Dad".
      May 10, 2019 12:22 AM MDT
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  • Well, you have to bear in mind that Georgia, for example, started out as a penal colony. Like Australia. Convicts will do anything. 
      May 10, 2019 7:27 AM MDT
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      May 10, 2019 7:31 AM MDT
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    That the majority of them are Trump-loving morons.  


      May 10, 2019 8:10 AM MDT
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    It is a common misconception that the average Southerner's IQ is 10 points below national average.  It's actually only 8 points.  If you look at a map of the illiteracy rate in the US you see that Atlanta, Georgia is the geographic center of illiteracy in the United States.
      May 10, 2019 10:52 PM MDT
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