<p>Montegut - I’m a Diet Coke gal myself. Never got into tea. Have you tried the Abita Root Beer? My DH LOVES Abita beer (especially Turbodog) and he has just recently tried the root beer. Chances are it’s been around for a while - but living overseas we didn’t know about it!</p>
<p>pierre - forgot about your asian roots! You’ll be just fine!</p>
<p>mafood - OF COURSE!!! How could I have left that out?</p>
<p>How thick is the piece of steak? 1/4"? Thinner? Thicker? And is it really deep fried, or pan fried?</p>
<p>What kind of gravy?</p>
<p>They are pan fried, my mistake. </p>
<p>The only gravy I’ve ever seen used with them would be white gravy or white peppered gravy.</p>
<p>The size varies from place to place, but 1/4 of an inch sounds about right.</p>
<p>i’ve never seen them with white gravy, only brown</p>
<p>i guess it can go either way</p>
<p>^^^^ Those “steaks” (and I use the term generously) are really glorified shoe leather, according to my ds. And whatever you do, dont order one at Waffle House. Stick with their waffles. They are great. Country (or chicken) fried steak- not so much.</p>
<p>I’m pretty sure that chicken fried steak is served in the cafeteria of Southern colleges. And yes, they are glorified shoe leather, at least there. Banquet has a frozen dinner of them, I believe, or maybe it’s country fried steak. Never had it and don’t intend to</p>
<p>Fried shrimp poboys, food to die for. </p>
<p>Hold the mayo. You’ll mask the flavor. But tartar sauce or hot sauce is okay.</p>
<p>That’s our idea of dieting in the south: Hold the mayo, with a diet coke. </p>
<p>And a fried oyster poboy, or better yet, half shrimp/half oyster, is the poboy to get, especially in a month with an R.</p>
<p>Danny & Clyde’s. No need to pay a fortune for one in the Quarter.</p>
<p>We had chicken fried steak in my college dining hall in Massachusetts, so I would certainly expect to find it on the menu in Dixie.</p>
<p>We had mashed squash on our college menu a lot. I always thought that was redundant.</p>
<p>Montegut: go to shortstops right off of transcontinental in metairie by airline</p>
<p>^^^
Shortstops was right by my high school - so it was a favorite spot for both students and teachers!</p>
<p>Y’all are making me hungry.</p>
<p>Oh, and if you want to eat healthier you could have chicken-fried chicken. :D</p>
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<p>They are teabags that are larger than a regular teabag. Just look for “Family Size” on the Luzianne box.</p>
<p>I have had excellent chicken-fried steak all over the south. It’s not something you want every day, but it’s sure good!</p>
<p>Also- I grew up in the north eating tomato sandwiches, so I don’t think that’s a southern thing.</p>
<p>I had a tomato sandwich with mayo yesterday. At home in the north east. Although I’ve lived in the south I never thought it was only a southern specialty. And last Saturday I had an oyster po’ boy but it wasn’t as good as the ones I used to have in NOLA. Little batter dipped pieces, not the entire oyster fried. And no coleslaw, just a tiny bit of shredded lettuce and a puny slice of tomato.</p>
<p>I can’t believe I read through this entire thread and no one has mentioned the best food the south has to offer: BOILED PEANUTS. Especially if they are purchased from a rickety roadside stand and are still warm. Cold boiled peanuts are a culinary catastrophe. When you move to the south you absolutely HAVE to try them and I guarantee that you will become addicted.
There are plenty of Whole Foods Markets in the Atlanta area, as well as Trader Joe’s. In the south our produce is almost always top notch since our growing season is so long.</p>
<p>There are A LOT of Asian people in the south. The Atlanta area and the NC Research triangle have attracted many major Asian corporations and there has been an influx of Asian employees to these area’s. </p>
<p>OP, when you move into Clemson in Aug. you will understand what it really means to be hot and miserable and you will hate walking to class! </p>
<p>I have lived all over the US and I can tell you that Southerners do HUG and DO NOT KISS ON THE CHEEK!!! Do not kiss on the cheek, give a good old fashioned hug and you will be fine!</p>
<p>Do not be too blunt in your speech habits. If someone is wearing ugly clothes do not tell them that their outfit is ugly, tell them that their hair looks really nice. That is the southern way.</p>
<p>Talk to the cashier, person next to you in line, the security guard, whoever is around you. It is only polite to acknowledge that there is a person standing next to you or helping you out. </p>
<p>Southern children learn early in life to use Mr. and Mrs. and Yes Sir/Ma’am along with a handshake. Show respect for your elders and for authority figures always.</p>
<p>Don’t just hold the door open, allow those behind you to enter first.</p>
<p>Make sure that you spend as much time as possible on beautiful Lake Hartwell. You can hear the football games from the lake. The North Georgia Mtns. are nearby and offer a lot of great camping/rock climbing/rafting etc activities.</p>
<p>The largest mall in the Southeast is only about an hour to 1 1/2 hrs away from Clemson. It’s the Mall of Georgia just in case you want to get a break from small town life. Atlanta is just another 45 minutes beyond that.</p>
<p>Where I am from a lot of people walk and ride bikes etc. We just do it all early in the morning during the summer to avoid the heat. I liken it to Minnesota in the winter.</p>
<p>If you are interested in Greek Life just know that there is a fraternity for everyone at Clemson. They aren’t all the stereotypical southern, preppy, fratastic fraternity. </p>
<p>There are people from all over the US and ALL OVER THE WORLD at Clemson so I don’t think that you will have any trouble fitting in. Just SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY!!!</p>
<p>Nope, my mother ate tomato/mayo/white bread sandwiches all summer. She was born in PA and lived her adult life in Michigan and Connecticut.</p>
<p>“Southern children learn early in life to use Mr. and Mrs. and Yes Sir/Ma’am along with a handshake.”</p>
<p>I enjoy the manners in the South. I know “Ma’am & Sir” are not popular up North and I’ve never understood why. It just sounds so much more respectful than ‘yeah’. I also love that Chic-Fil-A teacher their employees that “my pleasure” is the correct response to “thank you”. It always makes me smile.</p>
<p>Thanks, Colmom! Now all I need to do is see if Luzianne tea is available way up here. My son acquired a taste for sweet tea at school and will be home for July 4. I want to have the fridge stocked!</p>
<p>My pleasure :)</p>