A Southerner is a special person
    With a warm smile and a friendly drawl
    Who comes equipped with a special charm
    Underneath that pleasant "ya'll".


    This charm comes from a rich heritage
    Love for others, our homes, and our God,
    A love that men fought and died for
    Along paths that our forefathers trod.


    It's more than just love for our mountains,
    Summer nights, green forest, blue lakes.
    It's more than dogwoods, mint juleps and such
    Or pecan pies that our grandmother bakes.


    It's a love for neighbors, for family, and friends
    Love for freedom, for truth and what's right.
    Only below that old Mason Dixion line
    Can you find this deep love filled with pride.


    It's a love that some people may envy,
    It's a love that others may dread
    But this love makes you proud if you have it,
    You're a SOUTHERNER - born and bred.

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Here are the Top 10 reasons
Why We Love The South

    1. An outsider doesn't have a clue.
    2. Restaurants are really in the hospitality business.
    3. Bosses will bring you tomatoes they plucked from their garden.
    4. Women are women, and men are men.
    5. Southern women are known for their charm.
    6. Women use terms of endearment,
          which is very rare in the Yankee states.
    7. Women around here will break into a smile at the slightest pretext.
    8. Smiling Southern Belles are the one of the most beautiful
          sights to behold.
    9. People will stop by to help a fellow traveller in distress.
  10. You can ask for directions and people will offer
          them with a smile.

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Southern Wisdom

In the South, the war is what A.D. is elsewhere; they date from it.

Mark Twain