<p>I thought it was more like this- except my grandma put in fresh beefsteak tomatoes warm from the sun, not grape or plum tomatoes.</p>
<p>[My</a> Sisters Farmhouse Wilted Lettuce](<a href=“http://mysistersfarmhouse.com/2009/06/wilted-lettuce/]My”>http://mysistersfarmhouse.com/2009/06/wilted-lettuce/)</p>
<p>Although I don’t think Missouri is really considered the South.</p>
<p>cartera45- Agreed with the assessment of the traditional wedge salad now that my palate has become more “worldly” but it still is more prevelant in some parts of the South than those salads made up of the weeds taken from empty lot weed wacking.</p>
<p>Maybe I’m wrong to think of Texas as “the South.” I rarely see a wedge salad on a menu, much less is it the standard.</p>
<p>"somebody rides buses in California? "</p>
<p>Heck yah! How do you think I get to the metro rail?</p>
<p>In Atlanta it is very common to see a wedge lettuce salad, usually served with bleu cheese dressing, bacon crumbles and a bit of chopped green onion. I don’t think I’ve had thousand island dressing since the 70’s in CA.</p>
<p>crawfish boils, fried okra, hush puppies</p>
<p>oysters: on the half shell, fried, poboys, bienville</p>
<p>natchitoches meat pies</p>
<p>cafe au lait with beignets</p>
<p>heaven!</p>
<ol>
<li>boiled peanuts</li>
<li>boiled peanuts</li>
<li>Eastern BBQ</li>
<li>sweet tea</li>
<li>perfectly cooked collard greens</li>
<li>boiled peanuts</li>
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<p>As a native Southerner living in CA, I really miss the gorgeous springs with the dogwoods and azaleas (and dumb camellias which bloom in Feb., then die from the freeze). However, just to be contrary ;), here are:</p>
<p>10 reasons I left the South:</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Bugs - surface of parent’s pool looks like what comes from an oceanographic dredge about 5 minutes after skimming is finished</p></li>
<li><p>Heat - I could have fried eggs on the vinyl car seat of my old car from May - October</p></li>
<li><p>Thunderstorms - getting in and out of southern Alabama in summer requires running a gauntlet of nasty clouds. These days, the adventure flying is performed mostly by sleep-deprived commuter pilots in regional “jets” and turboprops.</p></li>
<li><p>Tornado warnings - ahh, I miss the spring hours huddled in the hallway of my school since the water table is too high to build basements. Not.</p></li>
<li><p>Hurricanes - fun to track, but 2 weeks without power in September is brutal. It’s even worse when there is no water or phone service for several days.</p></li>
<li><p>Confederates - has anyone seen that giant Confederate flag flying next to I-65 near Montgomery? If it tears off in a windstorm and lands on the freeway, small cars could be crushed.</p></li>
<li><p>Liberals vs. normals - my parents melted down when I told them the first college admit for my daughter was UC Berkeley. Grandmother jumped up and down on Darwin’s tomb in England. Includes all xenophobia, etc. widespread in this region.</p></li>
<li><p>Church size - churches the size of Walmarts which look like a Walmarts. In Europe, these would be cathedrals.</p></li>
<li><p>College football mania by people who never attended college - years ago, when I told a local train conductor that I was returning to college in NJ, he puffed up and said, “why aren’t you going to the BEAR’s school???”</p></li>
<li><p>Smokey and the Bear - my 85 year old grandmother owns a radar detector. Nuff said.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>:)</p>
<p>although I adore sweet tea, I really need beer with my gulf coast seafood</p>
<p>and pecan pie afterwards</p>
<p>or creme brulee – if I’m really dining upscale-- in which case I’ll drink wine, maybe, but not if the seafood is fried or with raw oysters.</p>
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<p>ditto to abhorring any and all glorifying of confederacy and reminders of a long and shameful period in our history!!! I do my small part. Imagine a 50something yr old engaging in limited acts of vandalism …;)</p>
<p>Oh, I forgot about pecan pie and hush puppies. Girls, I’m packin ma bags.</p>
<p>And EVERY state is liberally sprinkled with dumb**sses. The south doesn’t have a lock on xenophobia.</p>
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<p>Depends on which part of the South. Miami is worst I’ve ever seen in the whole nation over this point. If you are not rolling within a half second after the light changes you are going to get honked at. Hesitate for two seconds and you will get shot at.</p>
<p>If we’re including Florida in the South, which can be controversial to some, then the grouper in FLA is unsurpassed.</p>
<p>If we’re including Texas, who some consider to actually be thier own country, then the Chili and the bbq brisket are worth the trip.</p>
<p>If we’re including my MIL in the tour, then there is no other kind of fried chicken besides her fried chicken. OH my! I mean seriously.</p>
<p>post 31^^thank you musicamusica. I’m putting on the coffee so I’m ready when you roll in. If I (subtly) determine you aren’t a teetoatler I’ll offer something stronger.</p>
<p>epends on which part of the South. Miami is worst I’ve ever seen in the whole nation over this point. If you are not rolling within a half second after the light changes you are going to get honked at. Hesitate for two seconds and you will get shot at.</p>
<p>Not that I have ever visited, but it seems that Florida is getting to be a lot like Texas, in that it is it’s own- place.</p>
<p>"somebody rides buses in California? "</p>
<p>[Snob</a> On a Bus](<a href=“http://snobonabus.blogspot.com/]Snob”>http://snobonabus.blogspot.com/)</p>
<p>ALH --Subtle, my aunt fanny…pass the bottle.</p>
<p>OMG…Slithey…hilarious.</p>
<p>Numbers on street cars–most often 8 or 88
Shrimp & Grits
Ham Biscuits
Lush Green
Scary kudzu animals and shapes
Big brick colonials
Red dining rooms
Looking forward to the cooler dryer weather in October-December
Slate roofs
Beach weather April-October
Hills and backroads
The Blue Ridge Parkway
BBQ pork and ribs
Biscuits
Why shovel–it will melt by afternoon.
Thunderstorms</p>
<p>Florida is not the south. It’s the northeast with hot weather. Texas is southwest.</p>