If you are from the northern states and planning on 
 visiting or moving to the South, there are a few things you 
 should know that will help you adapt  to the difference in 
 lifestyles: 

 If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in 
 a 
 four-wheel drive pickup truck with a 12 pack of beer and a 
 tow chain will be along  shortly.  Don't try to help them, 
 just stay out of their way. This is what  they live for. 

 Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the 
 same store. Do not buy food at this store. 

 Remember, "ya'll" is singular, "all ya'll" is plural, and 
 "all ya'll's" is  plural possessive.

 Get used to hearing "You ain't from around here, are ya?" 

 You may hear a Southerner say "Ought!" to a dog or child. 
 This is short for "Ya'll oughta not do that!" and is the 
 equivalent of saying "No!" 

 Don't be worried at not understanding what people are 
 saying. They can't understand you either. 

 The first Southern expression to creep into a transplanted 
 Northerner's vocabulary is the adjective big'ol," as in 
 "big'ol truck" or "big'ol boy."  Most Northerners begin 
 their Southern-influenced dialect this way.   All of them 
 are in denial about it.  The proper pronunciation you 
 learned in school is no longer proper. 

 Be advised that "He needed killin" is a valid defense 
 here. 

 If you hear a Southerner exclaim, "Hey, ya'll, watch 
 this," stay out of the way. These are likely to be the last 
 words he'll ever say. 

 If there is the prediction of the slightest chance of 
 even the smallest accumulation of snow, your presence is 
 required at the local grocery store.  It doesn't matter 
 whether you need anything or not.  You just have to go 
 there. 

 When you come up on a person driving 15 mph down the middle 
 of the road, remember that most folks learn to drive on a 
 John Deere, and that this is the proper speed and position 
 for that vehicle.

 Do not be surprised to find that 10 year olds own their 
 own shotguns and are proficient marksmen. Or that their 
 mammas taught them how to aim. 

 In the South, we have found that the best way to grow a 
 lush, green lawn is to pour gravel on it and call it a 
 driveway. 

 If you do settle in the South and bear children, don't 
 think we will accept them as Southerners. After all, if the