Subject: SOUTHERN WOMEN<br />><br />> Sugah, I just HAD to send this to you...<br />> Southern women know bad manners when they see them:<br />> Drinking straight out of a can.<br />> Not sending thank you notes.<br />> Velvet after February.<br />> White shoes before Easter or after Labor Day.<br />> Southern women appreciate their natural assets:<br />> Dewy skin.<br />> A winning smile.<br />> That unforgettable, Southern drawl.<br />> Southern women know their manners:<br />> "Yes, ma'am."<br />> "Yes, sir."<br />> Southern women have a distinct way with fond<br />> expressions:<br />> "Y'all come back!"<br />> "Well, bless your heart.."<br />> "Drop by when you can."<br />> "How's your mama?"<br />> "Love your hair."<br />> Southern women don't sweat....they glisten.<br />> Southern women know their summer weather report:<br />> Hot<br />> Hot<br />> Hot<br />> Southern women know the joys of June, July, and<br />> August:<br />> Summer tans<br />> Wide brimmed hats<br />> Adorable sandals<br />> Southern women know everybody's first name:<br />> Honey<br />> Darlin'<br />> Sugah<br />> Southern women know the movies that speak to their<br />> hearts:<br />> Driving Miss Daisy<br />> Steel Magnolias<br />> Fried Green Tomatoes<br />> Southern women know their religions:<br />> Catholic<br />> Baptist<br />> Methodist<br />> Football<br />> Southern women know country breakfasts:<br />> Grits<br />> Country ham<br />> Mouth-watering homemade biscuits<br />> Southern women know their p's &q's:<br />> P"ecan pie (pronounced "puh con" not pee-can)<br />> P"ralines (pronounced "praw-leens" not "pray-leens")<br />> P"unch<br />> Southern girls know the four deadly sins:<br />> Bad hair<br />> Bad manners<br />> Bad blind dates<br />> Bad Dancers<br />> Southern girls know men may come and go, but friends<br />> are fo'evah! Now you run along, Sugah, and send this<br />> to some other Girls Raised In The South (Grits).<br />
<br /><br />Taz