You Know You Are From Georgia

As most of you know, I was born and raised in the south also known as God‘s country. The state of Georgia to be exact. Something crossed my email the other day and I simply must share it.

You know you are from Georgia if…

You can properly pronounce the following: Chickamauga, DeKalb, Smyrna, Buena Vista, Valdosta, Okefenokee, and Lafayette.

Atlanta is pronounced “Add-lanna”.

Stores do not have “shopping carts” they have “buggies“.

You have seen people wear bib overalls to a wedding or a funeral.

You measure distance in minutes.

A tornado siren is your signal to go out into the yard and look for a funnel.

You do not have a “lawn”, you have a “yard”.

You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

Someone you know has used the UGA football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know someone with a belt buckle bigger than your fist.

Almost EVERYONE you know is either Baptist or Methodist.

A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol, but a Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.

You know everything goes better with ranch dressing.

On one side of the road there’s Wal-Mart and on the other side is a cotton field.

Y’all is a word.

Fried Chicken is a major part of your diet.

Krispy Kreme donuts are the only donuts you will eat.

You call it a cold Christmas if you don’t break out in a sweat wearing your new sweater.

When a single snow flake falls, the entire state shuts down and all grocery stores will be out of milk, bread, and toilet paper.

You know the difference between hillbillies, rednecks, and southerners.

You use “sir” and “ma’am” if there’s a remote possibility that the person you’re talking to is at least 30 minutes older than you.

You don’t “appreciate” it…you “preciate” it.

Herschel Walker, Larry Munson, Sid Bream, and Hank Aaron are legends.

You say and know what “I bet your sittin in high cotton right now” means.

You use the heater in the morning and A/C in the afternoon during the “winter” season.

Last but not least, you know you are from Georgia if you have ever had this conversation:

“You wanna coke?”
“Yeah”
“What kind?”
“Dr Pepper”

Admit it my fellow Georgian’s (that means all of us that live in Georgia) you know I am right!