- Asking for a "coke" and pointing to the carton of Sprite. I love that we call every soft drink coke. I don't know why I love it, it's just one of those regional things that makes me feel all homey. Whenever I travel outside of the south and hear someone say "soda" or "pop" I feel all antsy and slightly homesick.
- Some southern people say "Didja eat yet?" meaning "Have you eaten?" but my family says "juh eat?" because we can't be bothered to speak proper southern slang.
- I say "tuh" instead of "to" and "headed" instead of "going." I am not sure why this is. Jeff will say "Are you going to the store?" but I say "Are you headed tuh the store?"
- I feel very strongly that a house is not a home until you've transplanted wild honeysuckle into the yard. Bonus points if you dig it up off the side of the highway.
- I don't believe in air conditioners. To me, proper cooling of a house involves opening all windows and doors and turning on the attic fan. Our new house will not have an attic fan. I am not quite sure how to deal with this. This theory does, however, explain why I never learned to work a thermostat correctly.
- All communications via a walkie talkie type device must conclude with the phrase 10-4 Roger Dodger.
- The Bumpit has been ordered for my 26th birthday. All good southern girls have big hair.
