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1. Don't run around saying things like "back home ('up north', or 'where I came from') we did this or didn't do that".
2. Don't freak out if someone asks you about church. For most people it's just a social thing, they aren't out to convert you, they just want to make you feel a part of things. It's perfectly ok to turn down an invitation or tell people you aren't a church goer or whatever.
3. Southern hospitality is not the same as wanting to be your bff, it's about manners. Making real friends takes time, just like anywhere else
4. I f people make comment about your accent or call you a yankee it's not automatically an insult, don't be thin skinned about it.
5. If you get a lot of 'bless your heart' thrown at you and it's not because of a setback of some kind ( your dog died, your dinner burned or you broke your leg ) you have probably said or done something ignorant or offensive. See #1
Seasonally, lot more time to enjoy outdoor interests, worst of the heat 3 months.
Southern specialties popular, but restaurants offer same varying menus. Having other Air Force couples and families to bond with, a plus.
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What if you tell that you dont believe in God when they ask what church you go to?
Their mouths will fall open causing the hay straw to fall out, then they'll hitch up their overalls and run away screaming foul curses and hurling damnations at you, you spawn of the devil, you!
Having a hard time believing people are serious with this stuff, jeez.
What if you tell that you dont believe in God when they ask what church you go to?
What does going to church have to do with believing in God?
Be pleasant. Say that you are not religious but would love to come to the BBQ.
Actually - you will be the main attraction. Slow roasted atheist with lots of sauce. Seconds anyone?
1. Don't run around saying things like "back home ('up north', or 'where I came from') we did this or didn't do that".
2. Don't freak out if someone asks you about church. For most people it's just a social thing, they aren't out to convert you, they just want to make you feel a part of things. It's perfectly ok to turn down an invitation or tell people you aren't a church goer or whatever.
3. Southern hospitality is not the same as wanting to be your bff, it's about manners. Making real friends takes time, just like anywhere else
4. If people make comment about your accent or call you a yankee it's not automatically an insult, don't be thin skinned about it.
5. If you get a lot of 'bless your heart' thrown at you and it's not because of a setback of some kind ( your dog died, your dinner burned or you broke your leg ) you have probably said or done something ignorant or offensive. See #1
All of these are excellent advice. With regard to #2, if you're not a Christian, just say "I'm just not much on going to church," and you'll be fine. But don't make some worn-out negative comment about "organized religion", and definitely don't say "I'm not religious, but I'm spiritual." Either of those will get you a fake smile and a "well bless your heart."
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Originally Posted by jtur88
A southern lady your mother's age is still called "Miz Betty".
Calling someone "Mister Bob" or "Miss Betty" is a way of showing respect, particularly to folks who have been alive long enough to have done a lot of livin'.
About the way we speak:
In the South, we speak in the passive voice. Northerners think we're too wordy and genteel, and we think yankees are too direct and rude. Chalk it up to differences in communication styles, and perceptions thereof.
"Yankee" is just a harmless identifier, but "damn yankee" is an insult.
"Y'all" is how you address 2 people, "all y'all" refers to a group larger than two. "Yous guys" has no business south of the Line.
And speaking of, tread lightly when speaking about the War of Northern Aggression - there was nothing civil about it.
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