What Does Growing Up In The South Mean To Me
What does being southern mean to me? Growing up in the south has not been a struggle for me, seeing that I grew up in Anniston, Al. I was raised in Georgia for the last fifteen years, I have listened to countless people say, “Y'all”, to drinking three gallons of tea a day, with almost the whole bag of sugar inside the picture. In my overall opinion of being southern, it can be viewed as a state of mind and sign of activities.
Growing up you would learn more about the south and how people grew up and you would always picture those people going home on their porch with their family, talking and sitting in rocking chairs till sunset. But that is not the case, as I grew up I have always been taught to say yes ma’am, no ma’am as well as yes sir, no sir. You can take manners as a consideration as the southern culture due to different culture up North. In the north they aren’t accustomed to young …show more content…
adults with manners, they are always caught off guard and typically say, “People in the south are so friendly”. or when you get that one person that always says. “You don’t have to call me ma’am or sir”. That is ultimately my favorite thing to hear because that’s when you know you were one raised right, and two respect your elders, and three its could be considered as a “southern thang”. In the south, we tend to go to a lot of family functions as well as go to church. Religion in the south has grown stronger as we get to know one another and get closer to the spiritual gods we believe in. Some may not even go to church, but they all have some value to a religion they tend believe during these times.
Being southern is appreciating a wonderful meal, whether it is a box of Popeyes’ crispy fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, and an ice-cold beer. To even drinking sweet tea tailgating at your favorite SEC football game. My favorite thing to hear while talking about college football is, “there ain’t no other conference’s, are there?” Because the SEC is the best conference, we can argue about this later. Being southern always comes with the best restaurants from Atlanta, Charlotte, or even all the way to New Orleans. You can’t find any other better food then down south because we do it the best.
My experience as a southern has been good I guess you could say, I have eaten some really good food.
And I have watched some good football. And the southern girls are just beautiful. That is just my opinion. The environment when you get around other people from the south are great even the parties have gotten wild from time to time, but I wouldn’t trade that in for the world. Everyone in the south has somewhat of a positive upbeat attitude, and they are always willing to help. I love helping people, I don’t know if that my way of being southern or that is the way I was raised, which was always there for the person that is in need. In the south, I have picked up and noticed something though. The southern men love trucks, regardless if they are stock or just lifted. We love trucks and cars in general but it’s a big thing down here. I don’t know why, but they do come in handy especially when someone is stuck in a ditch and needs to be towed out. In the south, you will meet plenty of country people, but they will make your time worthwhile if you are ever hanging out with
them.
During my time hanging out with people from the north, they tend to rub off on you especially with all their accents. The south is where you will go from saying, “pop” to “soda”. And walking outside smelling cow crap to looking outside and seeing a deer in your backyard. In my honest opinion, I wouldn’t trade being southern in for anything. Being southern has brought me, great friends, to enjoying great parties, and even watching some great football. I have been raised by parents that have cooked great southern food and got me accustomed to the real world. As I have been raised to become a true gentleman, where I say yes and no ma’am as well as yes and no sir. Even to hold doors for ladies. I have been taught to be polite and treat others the way I want to be treated. Being southern is one of the best cultures you could ever be apart of in your time.
Growing up you would learn more about the south and how people grew up and you would always picture those people going home on their porch with their family, talking and sitting in rocking chairs till sunset. But that is not the case, as I grew up I have always been taught to say yes ma’am, no ma’am as well as yes sir, no sir. You can take manners as a consideration as the southern culture due to different culture up North. In the north they aren’t accustomed to young …show more content…
adults with manners, they are always caught off guard and typically say, “People in the south are so friendly”. or when you get that one person that always says. “You don’t have to call me ma’am or sir”. That is ultimately my favorite thing to hear because that’s when you know you were one raised right, and two respect your elders, and three its could be considered as a “southern thang”. In the south, we tend to go to a lot of family functions as well as go to church. Religion in the south has grown stronger as we get to know one another and get closer to the spiritual gods we believe in. Some may not even go to church, but they all have some value to a religion they tend believe during these times.
Being southern is appreciating a wonderful meal, whether it is a box of Popeyes’ crispy fried chicken, biscuits and gravy, and an ice-cold beer. To even drinking sweet tea tailgating at your favorite SEC football game. My favorite thing to hear while talking about college football is, “there ain’t no other conference’s, are there?” Because the SEC is the best conference, we can argue about this later. Being southern always comes with the best restaurants from Atlanta, Charlotte, or even all the way to New Orleans. You can’t find any other better food then down south because we do it the best.
My experience as a southern has been good I guess you could say, I have eaten some really good food.
And I have watched some good football. And the southern girls are just beautiful. That is just my opinion. The environment when you get around other people from the south are great even the parties have gotten wild from time to time, but I wouldn’t trade that in for the world. Everyone in the south has somewhat of a positive upbeat attitude, and they are always willing to help. I love helping people, I don’t know if that my way of being southern or that is the way I was raised, which was always there for the person that is in need. In the south, I have picked up and noticed something though. The southern men love trucks, regardless if they are stock or just lifted. We love trucks and cars in general but it’s a big thing down here. I don’t know why, but they do come in handy especially when someone is stuck in a ditch and needs to be towed out. In the south, you will meet plenty of country people, but they will make your time worthwhile if you are ever hanging out with
them.
During my time hanging out with people from the north, they tend to rub off on you especially with all their accents. The south is where you will go from saying, “pop” to “soda”. And walking outside smelling cow crap to looking outside and seeing a deer in your backyard. In my honest opinion, I wouldn’t trade being southern in for anything. Being southern has brought me, great friends, to enjoying great parties, and even watching some great football. I have been raised by parents that have cooked great southern food and got me accustomed to the real world. As I have been raised to become a true gentleman, where I say yes and no ma’am as well as yes and no sir. Even to hold doors for ladies. I have been taught to be polite and treat others the way I want to be treated. Being southern is one of the best cultures you could ever be apart of in your time.