The Southern Accent

When you grow up in my family, your grammar is corrected every day. You didn't say "funner" or "I did really good" that is poor grammar! People in the south don't worry about that at all! I, of course, say "You all" while Tera and many other southerners say "yawl." Though I've been standing strong to keep my Northern roots and well educated grammar, it's just a matter of time before they ware me down. My favorite word that Tera says is "white" because when she says it, I swear it sound more like "wwhhet" She holds that w for as long as she can. :o)

My manager at OUTBACK was saying that many servers feel they get better tips from tourist with they fake a southern accent. I guess people vacation out here and wear their pink straw cowboy hats and expect to see a whole world of cowboys, southern accents and country music. We wouldn't want to disappoint them. So I do think I'll be FROM the south when I wait tables. :o)

One northern habit they won't break is my love for the Phiadelphia Eagles! I found a bar down here that is an Eagles bar and I have my calendar marked for all their games. Every one down here is either a Titans fan or a Cowboys fan...YUCK! Their first regular season game is against the Falcons on Sept. 12th.