A test for us southern gals....
#2
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Okay, I got 11 out of 12 right. I've never heard a ladybug referred to as a "buggy." Some of these are not universal to the south. I live in New Hampshire, but most of my family originates in the Great Smoky Mountains. Everybody but me lives down south. I have always marched to the beat of my own drum, so to speak.
#3
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I got 11 out of 12. The buggy one wasn't the lady bug, it was the grocery cart.
I agree. My family is from the rural midwest and my mother and grandmother used a lot of these phrases. I think its more rural people than just southern. In fact, if you went into a big southern city, you might not find that many people who knew these phrases.
I agree. My family is from the rural midwest and my mother and grandmother used a lot of these phrases. I think its more rural people than just southern. In fact, if you went into a big southern city, you might not find that many people who knew these phrases.
#5
well 10 out of 12. soda was for any soft drink when i was young. not just Coke and the Bless your Heart. i didn't think it meant you were an idiot. but with some people it just might, he,he.
#9
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Location: Southern United States
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Missed the beverage one since I've always called it Co-Cola. If some had said soda or pop when I was young I wouldn't have understood what they meant. We asked for Co-Cola and were then asked if we wanted Pepsi or Coke.
I have learned in the past 5 years to ask for sweet tea or I get colored water (unsweetened tea).
I have learned in the past 5 years to ask for sweet tea or I get colored water (unsweetened tea).
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