As a northerner living in the south for school, I have experienced a bit of a culture shock.
I’m not that used to how friendly everyone is down in the south. For example, I walked into a store the other day, and someone asked, “Hey how are you?” and I was like “I don’t even know you!”
Everybody says “y’all” in the south…but they say it all the time, no matter the situation. Someone from the university called me once and asked, “How y’all doing?” I thought, “Umm…we’re good? Am I on a conference call or something?”
“White power y’all”
It’s easy to spot the southerners by how effortlessly they say “y’all.” When I tried it, I exaggerated the “y’all” and winked as if I was communicating a secret code that told people I’m part of the underground railroad.
So I guess the main differences between the North and South are the friendliness and the use of the phrase “y’all.” Not to mention all the lynchings.
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