Southern girls know bad manners when they see them:
       Drinking straight out of a can.
       Not sending thank you notes.
       Velvet after February.
       White shoes before Easter or after Labor Day.

Southern girls appreciate their natural assets:
       Dewy skin.
       A winning smile.
       That unforgettable Southern drawl.

Southern girls know their manners:
       "Yes, ma'am."
       "Yes, sir."

Southern girls have a distinct way with fond expressions:
       "Y'all come back!"
       "Well, bless your heart."
       "Drop by when you can."
       "How's your mother?"
       "Love your hair."
       "Well, shut my mouth."

Southern girls don't sweat...they glisten.

Southern girls know their summer weather report:
       Humidity
       Humidity
       Humidity

Southern girls know their three R's !:
       Rich
       Richer
       Richest

Southern girls know their vacation spots:
       The Beach
       The Beach
       The Beach

Southern girls know the joys of June, July, and August:
       Summer tans
       Wide brimmed hats
       Mint juleps

Southern girls know everybody's first name:
       Honey
       Darlin'
       Sugah

Southern girls know the movies that speak to their hearts:
       "Gone With the Wind"
       "Fried Green Tomatoes"
       "Driving Miss Daisy"
       "Fried Green Tomatoes"
       "Steel Magnolias"
       "Fried Green Tomatoes"

Southern girls know their country breakfasts:
       Redeye gravy (or thick white gravy, or chocolate gravy for the die-hards. )
       Grits
       Mouth-watering homemade biscuits

Southern girls know their cities dripping with Southern charm:
       Adlanna (Atlanta, as outsiders say)
       Richmon
       Chawlston
       S'vannah
       Birminham
       N'awlins'
OH! That city in Alabama? It's pronounced MUNTGUMRY!

Southern girls know their elegant gentlemen:
       Men in uniform.
       Men in tuxedos.
       Rhett Butler, of course.

Y'all know Southern girls are quick on the drawl.

Southern girls know their prime real estate:
       The mall
       The beauty salon
       The ranch with the longest stretch of river bottom

Southern girls know the three deadly sins:
       Bad hair
       Bad manners
       Bad blind dates

Southern girls know that men may come and go, but friends are fo'evah !

G.R.I.T.S. = Girls Raised in The South !

Now you run along, Sugah, and send this to some other Girls Raised In The South, i.e., Southern Belles, or any females aspiring to be GRITS