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1. Take your own sweet time when doing ANYTHING.

2. Pronounce all one-syllable words with two syllables.

3. When giving directions, finish with "and it's right down yonder on the left." Confuses 'em something terrible.

4. Talk REAL slow, and ask them to speak more slowly so you can understand what they're saying.

5. Talk loudly and often about SEC football or ACC basketball.

6. Always order sweet tea and/or grits. When they don't have it, raise a ruckus.

7. Insist on being addressed by your first AND middle names. (e.g., Lisa Marie, John Michael, Jim Bob. . . you get the idea)

8. Correct their pronunciation of certain words. For example: It's "Pah-kahn" not "Pee-can".

9. When invited to dinner, offer to bring dessert. Show up with a box of Moon Pies. . .preferably the banana ones.

10. Name all of your children "Bubba" (or just call em that!).

11. Use the word "reckon" in a sentence and watch their reaction.

12. Never simply "do" something. Be "fixin' to do" something.

13. Tell them you don't have an accent, they do.

14. Onlyuse landmarks and ramble on when giving directions. "Now go down Jeff Davis Highway and turn left at where the Chevron station used to be. I think they turned it into a Amoco. Or maybe a BP. Anyway, turn right there..." "You said left." "Did I? Well, turn left there and follow it until you see a big fish on your left. I remember when that fish used to be on the other side of town...."

15. Ask them if it's still snowing up North. Then tell 'em you went driving around in your convertible this weekend.

16. Call 'em a Yankee. Works every time.

17. Tote everything until you are taking someone with you, then carry them.

18. When asking for a Creme soda call it coke and then ask "whud kinda coke you got"?

19. When they order "peas" bring them those black-eyed ones!

20. Everytime a cool wind blows say "A northerner is comin' in"

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