We do not live in a world where our actions do not affect others. Southern grannies are filled with wisdom, such as the excerpt below: The South's most accurate weather forecaster: Granny A true Southerner would feed anyone who walked through the door into a blissful stupor of banana pudding, sweet potato casserole, and pecan pie. But I believe in this South – this hopeful South – one whose motto should be “Peace, Love & Biscuits.”įood is comfort. Some might say that’s a naïve view based on history and on modern headlines. My South is a place of inclusion and of kindness. It’s a place where grandparents are treasured for their wisdom, their stories, and for instilling in each new generation the importance of manners. It’s a place of porches dotted with step-over dogs and fly swatters hanging on nails. Where our definition of a fine cuisine is Vienna sausages and saltines, and a science experiment consists of throwing all the leftovers into a bowl with cream-of-something soup and calling it a casserole. My South is a place where people greet one another – even if it’s with a finger wave popped up from a steering wheel – pull over for funeral processions, and don’t mind their business. The South is more than the stereotypes used to define it. Here are 12 things you’ll learn about the South in the new It’s a Southern Thing book. In this book of columns written for It’s a Southern Thing, award-winning humorist Kelly Kazek evokes the beauty and quirky character of the South that raised her. But, in some indefinable way, we are a family. We don't all think the same, or look the same, or have the same genes. Some people wonder, what makes the South the South? Is it the borders of a group of states? The food? The mindset? Why do we Southerners think of ourselves as having an “otherness,” a sense of togetherness, that no other region in the nation can match?
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