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11 Signs You Know You’re From the South

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at CAU chapter.

As we all know, it is sometimes very easy to tell if someone is from the south or not merely by certain things that they say or do. After asking around to see how most people identify southerners, here are the top 11 answers. We hope you enjoy!

1. When you put hot sauce on EVERYTHING!!!

                                                                                                                          Major Key Alert: Hot Sauce

2. When you wear flip flops with socks in the cold.

                                                                                                                         It’s comfortable, yet fashionable.

3. When you don’t wear white after Labor Day or before Easter.

                                                                                                                           We think Beyonce said it best.

4. When you put sugar in your food. (Ex. Greens, rice or spaghetti).

                                                                                                                                The sweeter the better!

5. When an inch of snow is a State of Emergency.

                                                                                                               Noooo I can’t go to class! It’s dangerous outside.

6. When you call beverage a drink. Except water.

                                                                                                                POP is a genre of music, not a drink… Right???

7. When you refer to someone as “shawty.

                                                                                              Shawty / shaw – dee (n) : an attractive woman and/or a short person.

8. When you eat grits with anything. (Ex. Shrimp and grits or fish and grits).

                                                                                                        I proudly eat grits for breakfast, lunch,and dinner.

9. When you’re suprised a restaurant has lemonade sweet tea.

                                                                                                    OMG, I didn’t have to ask for sugar packets. YASSSS!

10. When you literally cook for any special occasion. 

                                                                                                      Mama always said food is the way to the heart.

11. And when you finally come home for Thanksgving and Winter break , the food prayer is 20 mintues long.

                                                                                                             No peeking, LOL! Family is EVERYTHING.

I'm Alexis White, one of the founders of Her Campus CAU! Just a (not so) regular smegular entertainment professional. I have an eye for great movies, an ear for talent, and a Mac to make silly award-winning scripts! Therefore, I am a triple threat.