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
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