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questions for non-southerners, either in the us or outside the us
first of all, where do you live?
how far do you live from your grandparents/extended family?
do you use y’all in real life or just for the sake of twt?
does every woman in your household cook on thanksgiving and then bring extra dishes too?
do your grandparents say “let the men eat first”?
did you make small fires outside for fun?
did you go out into the woods and play survival?
do you have mountains or plantations where you live?
does your accent fluctuate depending on who you’re with? (mine becomes distinctly more northern with some of my friends, but with my family it gets more southern)
my families from the mountains, so are you called a flatlander when you see your grandparents?
has one of the rooms in your house had a wallpaper that look similar to this?
do you know the meaning of the word hidee?
is the phrase “bless your heart” a bad phrase or a good one?
tw // food
do you know what this is?
do you know what this is?
tw // food
do you know what these are?
do you know what these are?
were you strictly brought up Christian? never wearing jeans or pants to Church if you were a woman, or always wearing a dress shirt for a dude?
do you pronounce lawyer “loy er” or “law yer” ?
tw // food
what is this staple breakfast food?
what is this staple breakfast food?
tw // guns , hunting
did y’alls family have hunting dogs? or is it a tradition to hunt?
did y’alls family have hunting dogs? or is it a tradition to hunt?
do you know the meaning of the phrase “till the cows come home”?
does every person in your family gather in one of the grandparents’ house for Christmas?
have y’all ever gone muddin?
tw // food
do you know this dessert?
do you know this dessert?
do your grandparents have a very detailed family tree that they always take care of or is it just mine?
do your grandparents make/do new things for every new kid in the family? my mamaw makes quilts for everyone and my nana cross-stitches
what do y’all call your grandparents?
have y’all ever had fried green tomatoes?
tw // food
what’re these?
what’re these?
did you ever live in a coal town?
what is your region well-known for? mines well known for bourbon :D
what is this outfit usually for?
have you ever had tennessee bbq?
did people in school only wear boots, boot-cut jeans, an old t-shirt, and a hat?
tw // food
what’s this?
what’s this?
do y’all get whooped by switches?
have y’all ever been to an old-fashioned old regular baptist or pentecostal sermon where the preacher gets red in the face, screams, and spits everywhere Praise Jesus Hallelujah.
do you live in a small conservative town where everyone knows each other?
is there a community center or park where everyone hangs out for fun?
do your grandparents & their families have such a long history where they live that they hold a kind of power over some people?
are white people the majority where you live?
do y’all have balls or galas of any sort?
tw // food
what’re these?
what’re these?
are weddings normally very big grand events or small family gatherings?
do you ever bump into people at family gatherings that you never remember and they talk ab as if they’ve known you for ages?
tw // death , funerals
this may be a regional thing but
when someone dies, do y’all also sit up with them for 2-3 nights and then hold the funeral service and burial on the same day?
this may be a regional thing but
when someone dies, do y’all also sit up with them for 2-3 nights and then hold the funeral service and burial on the same day?
do you own a four-wheeler or a side by side?
do y’all call your cousins “aunt” or “uncle” just because its hard to keep up with everyone?
does everyone call you “sissy” “bubby/bub” “junior”?
did you have a nickname when you were younger or still do? mines been squirrel for as long as i can remember
do you all have your official names as ____ ____ junior/2nd ? as in you’re named after someone?
have you ever been given a house that your family used to live in?
tw // food
what’s this?
what’s this?
last one for now
do your grandparents put flowers on everyones graves on memorial day? mine do and it’s pretty cool to go all the places we do.
do your grandparents put flowers on everyones graves on memorial day? mine do and it’s pretty cool to go all the places we do.
