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No, I really understand the family heritage part. I have my grandparents wedding pictures hanging These were definitely of recent people in this day and age.
What is red-eye gravy?
Bet it is still a "family heritage" thing. LOL!
Red eye gravy...you cook off some country ham, leave the drippings in the frying pan. Toss in black coffee, preferably day old and bring it to a simmer.
Some eat it over fried eggs, some grits, some biscuits...some just eat it with a spoon out of the pan, but it is SOOOOOO good!!!
I'm not sure that I have noticed that the door opening is any more prominent down here (although it does happen) but absolutely noticed that everyone calls me ma'am, even people I know or who are friends but grew up in the south. At first I was confused by the ma'am? (with a question mark at the end) I guess as a question if they didn't hear you or don't understand what you said? And yes I understand they are being polite but it does make me feel old....
Not really a "custom" but people are college football crazy down here! I've lived in FL (gulf coast), CO, VA & MN none of them measure up to the college sports dedication you see down here. I guess it's because there are no professional teams in SC?
OTC?
I'm a sports nut, so that is fine with me. That is the only thing I will miss when I move. Not going to Fenway in the summers will take some getting used to.
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Bet it is still a "family heritage" thing. LOL!
Red eye gravy...you cook off some country ham, leave the drippings in the frying pan. Toss in black coffee, preferably day old and bring it to a simmer.
Some eat it over fried eggs, some grits, some biscuits...some just eat it with a spoon out of the pan, but it is SOOOOOO good!!!
Sounds.........interesting. A grit is another thing I have never had. I do know that no self repsecting southerner makes instant grits though. I watched My Cousin Vinny.
I'm a sports nut, so that is fine with me. That is the only thing I will miss when I move. Not going to Fenway in the summers will take some getting used to.
Sounds.........interesting. A grit is another thing I have never had. I do know that no self repsecting southerner makes instant grits though. I watched My Cousin Vinny.
LOL!!!
A grit!!!!!!! LOL!!!!!!
GritSSSS! yummO!
I do admit, I keep a box of quaker instant cheese grits in the cabinet for those mornings I have to move quickly! LOL!
The best grits I have ever had in Charleston were at the Charleston Hilton Harbor Hotel!
I'm a sports nut, so that is fine with me. That is the only thing I will miss when I move. Not going to Fenway in the summers will take some getting used to.
Sounds.........interesting. A grit is another thing I have never had. I do know that no self repsecting southerner makes instant grits though. I watched My Cousin Vinny.
Hahaha! I got a chuckle too out of the "grit" reference, as well as that you learned this in the movie My Cousin Vinny! Nice!
I'm not a sports nut but my late husband was a serious sports nut so we went to a lot of Broncos, Avs & Rockies games in Denver as we lived walking distance from where they all played. $8 rockpile tickets on a sunny day watching the Rockies play, the mountains in the background drinking beers with a bunch of friends is something I miss a lot too.
I've also had a hard time finding the Bronco's on tv down here....
I'm not sure that I have noticed that the door opening is any more prominent down here (although it does happen) but absolutely noticed that everyone calls me ma'am, even people I know or who are friends but grew up in the south. At first I was confused by the ma'am? (with a question mark at the end) I guess as a question if they didn't hear you or don't understand what you said? And yes I understand they are being polite but it does make me feel old....
Another one I think is kind of cute - little kids call me Miss. Heather. I'm an accountant - not a school teacher!
Not really a "custom" but people are college football crazy down here! I've lived in FL (gulf coast), CO, VA & MN none of them measure up to the college sports dedication you see down here. I guess it's because there are no professional teams in SC?
Food- Fried chicken, Greens, Casseroles, Mud Bugs, BBQ [grilling is NOT BBQing], Grits, Brunswick stew, Gumbo, Po boys, benngnes [spelling?], ect.
Theres also different types of cuisine: Cajun, Creole, Low Country, and Appalachian.
Customs & Random: Family gatherings, Football, NASCAR, Local races, boggin, Yes ma'm & no sir, men opening the door for women, ALWAYS...Rebel flag, 4 wheelers, Hunting, Fishing, Southern Belles, Country Music, Gone With The Wind, ect.
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These were definitely of recent people in this day and age.
A grit is another thing I have never had. I do know that no self repsecting southerner makes instant grits though. I watched My Cousin Vinny. 
