to help misplaced Yanks understand us (shop, eat, car)

[ausmerika]

Ok...I couldn't help myself.
1. 'Onced' and 'Twiced' are words
2. It is not a shopping cart , it is a buggy
3. 'Jaw-P?' means 'Did y'all go to the bathroom?'
4. Fixinto' is one word
5. There is no such thing as 'lunch'. There is only dinner and then there is supper
6. Backwards and forwards means 'I know everything about you'
7. The word 'Jeet' is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
8. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see
9. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them
10. 'No. Jew?' is a common response to the question 'Did you bring any food?'
You know your from NC if...
11.You measure distance in minutes
12. You've ever had to switch from heat to A/C in the same day
13. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal
14. You know what a 'DAWG' is
15. You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car
16. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday
17. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit 'a bit warm'
18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas
19. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as 'goin' Wal-Martin' or 'off to Wally World', or "off to Wal'Mart's".
20. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chicken stew weather
21. You consider fried catfish is the other white meat