Never a Harsh Word
“Southern women are never guilty of saying anything lewd or crass. As long as we stretch out our words to three syllables or more, it all sounds just lovely…
“You could say shit but why would you when ’shee-y-it’ sounds so much better? Jesus, or ‘Jyee-suy-sus.’ And then we have damn or ‘daa-yam-muh.’
“Y’all think I’m on to something?”
(A little cocktail talk I picked up during my North Carolina vacation… Flying back to the City tomorrow evening…)
July 25th, 2006 at 1:53 pm
If only we could all pull it off! But I believe you ARE on to something with that.
July 25th, 2006 at 2:07 pm
You’re definitely onto something B. It’s just like when we Southern women say “Bless her heart…” You could add anything to the end of that statement and make it sound sweet as molasses.
i.e., “Bless her heart…she’s got more rolls than a bakery…”
xo, L
July 25th, 2006 at 3:36 pm
North Carolina’s got good pig.
What? That’s what I learned on my North Carolina vacation.
July 25th, 2006 at 8:54 pm
My maiden sur name was Ralph. i grew up in Michigan. Can you imagine how much I was joked about? “Raaaaaaaalph, what kind of a last name is THAT?”
Then I move to NC. “Ra-Yol-Uph, wha’ kinda last name is tha-yat?”
Yea, you’re onto something!!!
July 26th, 2006 at 4:21 pm
You are right. You Southern ladies do make everything sound so sweet.
P.S. it’s spelled “lewd” (not “lude”)
July 27th, 2006 at 10:45 pm
I’m a Southerner living in DC (which people say is the South - HA!), and love your blog! I also spoke about this sort of thing in my most recent blog entry - check it out - you’ll TOTALLY understand it!
Keep it up!
- Chelsea
www.rumymother.blogspot.com
July 28th, 2006 at 9:29 am
Who doesn’t love that southern accent. I’m making note of these quotes…and will surely use them next time I have a cocktail outting. For shits and giggles, if anything..because I sure as hell will sound like a total moron. You Southerners have it down, I must say.
August 3rd, 2006 at 3:39 pm
I love the Southern Belle simper we seem to get away with. I meet so many female students who are nervous as all get out about talking to their professors. I just tell them, “Honey, you’re a Southern girl and these professors are Northerners. You should know how to melt them by now!” We all laugh about it, but it’s true!! I use it on my Yankee friend all the time. He told me once he never understood why everytime I spoke to him I seemed to be complimenting him. If he was having a bad day at work, “Well, they just don’t realize how important you are to them. You just let them know it and if they don’t believe you, you have ‘em call me. I’ll give ‘em whatfor.” He said the idea that I could tell anyone off is humorous. “You’re so nice and sweet!” I told him that was the Melanie. But I told if I gave him the full-on Scarlett it would curl his toes.