Livin’ in the South

Posted by Rachel in Miscellaneous, Religion and Culture (Thursday July 27, 2006 at 7:24 pm)

There are little words and phrases that daily remind me that I live in a very different culture than the one I grew up in. For example, when we went to the grocery store this afternoon, one of the employees offered us a “buggy” (I’ve always called it a shopping cart). A little while later, I heard a little girl tell her mother, “Mawmaw, I want some black-eyed peas!” Hehe. There is some cuteness to the culture, I must admit.

6 Responses to “Livin’ in the South”

  1. Caleb Sutton Says:
    July 28th, 2006 at 9:57 am

    Greetings from Peru! I stumbled across your blog from Nathanael and Sarah’s website and thought to myself, I wonder how those Capezzas are doing? Well, it looks like you’re doing just fine! Congratulations on the beautiful daughter! God bless and take care!

  2. Brad B Says:
    July 28th, 2006 at 11:28 am

    We are quaint, aren’t we? I just had a meeting with a few businessmen from New Zealand, and one was telling us how a co-worker was complaining about something, and I said, “Well, since you’ve been here, have you ever heard, ‘Bless your heart’?” He laughed.

  3. RevJATB Says:
    July 28th, 2006 at 12:26 pm

    “There is some cuteness to the culture, I must admit.”

    I hope you’re not patronizing and/or condescending here. Didn’t Jerry Falwell once say, “I think the Jews are a very cute people”?

  4. rachelW Says:
    July 28th, 2006 at 1:37 pm

    The culture really bugs me. I lived in SC for four and a half years, and I almost think that it teeters on fake. I am from California though, and that culture really bugs me too, so it is not like I am preferring one over the other.

    My favorites are calling two or more “ya’ll”
    Someone is always “fixing to do” something
    When someone is making dinner, they are “fixing” it
    They call a wallet a “pocketbook”
    They call a purse a “pocketbook” too
    I could think of more, but I don’t have time

    To be fair, Californian’s always sound like, you know, a bunch of like airheads or something.

    A Southern person would describe their culture as “precious”. Sounds like “cute” to me.

  5. Rachel Says:
    July 29th, 2006 at 6:26 pm

    So what culture doesn’t bug you? ;)

    Southern culture often bugs me too; I was just feeling nice. :-P

  6. Holly Says:
    August 1st, 2006 at 8:09 pm

    I’m from the northwest, and we ‘fix’ our dinner too. ;)

    Moving to New Zealand, I shall have to get used to carts being called ‘trollies’. The kitchen counter is called a ‘bench’. The living room is called a ‘lounge’. And of course there is the fact that they drive on the wrong side of the road ;)

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