19 Things All Southerners Need Yankees To Understand

Despite the stereotypes, we are not unintelligent, uneducated redneck hillbillies.

In fact there are many top universities in the South including Duke, Vanderbilt, Rice, Tulane and University of Virginia.

We’ve heard your incest jokes a million times and we don’t think they’re funny.

Some of us have guns, some of us don’t. It’s no different than any other region of the country.

Contrary to popular misconceptions, we’re not all racist!

Not all of us like country music, but plenty of us do.

Forget wheaties! Grits are the breakfast of champions!

The South is just as culturally rich and diverse as other regions in the United States.

Not everyone in the South is politically conservative.

And we don't all rock camouflage and Confederate flags all the time.

If you’re wondering why we love sweet tea so much, try a sip! Y’all are gonna love it, we promise!

We don’t ride horses to school or work, although that would be pretty awesome!

Football is more than a sport to us. It’s a lifestyle! It’s a religion!

In fact, our tailgating consists of dressing up in our best attire and celebrating our team’s legacy and tradition.

The term “bless your heart” might seem sweet, but it means something totally different to a Southern lady.

For us Southerners, barbecue isn’t just throwing some meat on the grill…

It means slow cooking and perfecting it for hours then arguing about which state does it best.

We refer to all soda as “Coke” even if it isn’t Coca-Cola.

No matter where our lives take us, our hearts will always live in the South!