Rules of the Southern Lifestyle

I was just surfing the net and found this piece of article which is very interesting:) By Texas Rebel Radio Network...

All good Southerners already know these, but in fairness to those Yankees who were dumb enough to stay down here:

1. Don't order a steak at a Waffle House. They serve breakfast 24 hrs a day, so let them cook something they know.

2. Don't laugh at people's names. Merleen, Bodie, Luther Ray, Tammy Ann, Mari Beth, and Inez have all been known to whip a man's ass for less than that.

3. Don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda -- this can lead to a merciless beating. Down South it's called Coke, even if you want a Pepsi.

4. Don't show allegiances to any college football squad that isn't an SEC team. All the others are a bunch of candy asses who get to play Wyoming every week.

5. Don't refer to Southerner's as a bunch of hillbillies. Many of us are/have been more literate than you (e.g. Welty, Williams, Faulkner), better educated, and generally much nicer to boot. We've got plenty of business sense (e.g.Turner Broadcasting, MCI WorldCom, MTV, and Netscape). Naturally, we can have lapses of judgment from time to time (e.g. Clinton, Fordice, Duke). We don't care if you think we're dumb, we know better!

6. We are fully aware that the humidity is high. Quit your bitching, spend your money, and leave.

7. Don't order wheat toast at the Cracker Barrel. If you do this, everyone will know you're from Ohio. Eat the biscuits like God intended and for goodness sake, don't put sugar in your grits.

8. Don't attempt to fake a Southern accent. Nothing will incite a riot faster.

9. Don't go around talking about how much better it is back home. If you don't like it here, take your Yankee ass back home.

10. We don't play lacrosse, hockey or any of those other sissy ass Northern games, so don't ask about the scores. We...simply...don't...care.

11. We know how to speak proper English, we talk this way because we want to and we can. It's like playing jazz, you have to know how to do it right first.

12. Last, but by no means least...DO NOT try to tell us how to Bar-B-Q. This could lead to permanent expulsion and revocation of your work visa. Consider yourself just damn lucky that we let you come down here in the first place. Don't push your luck!

Southern Lifestyle

It's been 2 months and 13days since we moved here in Texas from the North East. The mere fact that I am with my hubby and we're slowly starting to build our family is just something I am very grateful right now. There is no place I want to be but here, with him!

Well... I honestly miss our previous home in Galaxy Towers - New Jersey. We had great memories with that condo with friends and family. We're just 15-20 minutes to Manhattan so it was basically our play ground there. Where all great memories took place :) As a lot of people said, New York is the Best City in the world! So many things to do in New York - from shopping to walkin in Central Park, from dining in the finest restaurants to eating hotdogs on the street, watching movies to watching broadway shows (which i love most)from bar hopping to clubbing and a lot more. It's a city that never sleep indeed!

Our lifestyle here in Texas changed a lot. And I am proud to say that we are embracing it easily. Texas is nothing like any big cities. Night life is not as culturally lively as New York but there are a lot of great restaurants and great bars/clubs around. People here are very nice though. It has taken me seconds to get used to it (wink). Maam and sir... guys opening the door and waiting before they enter (which I am used to in the Philippines). Most of the families here goes to church often and guys actually goes to church... Wow!!!

Most importantly, it is very cheap to live out here. You can live in a very nice mansion and still have money to visit New York and any other places you wanna be. We are enjoying our stay here with our new friends and beginning to be a fan of cowboys and the Mavericks :) I am having fun with my daily classes at Lifetime Fitness and my pottery at Kraftivity studio. Also, I am back of hitting some golf balls with my hubby:)

My only complaint here - we're far from the beach. My friends would know why :)