Some more Southern Phrases:
Ok, so I'm not sure if these are true "Southern" phrases, but I have never heard them until now:1. Heck to the no
2. This ____ (fill in your own blank- child, customer, boss, what have you) is going to drive me to drink.
I had fun looking at your teeth:
Tonight my husband told me, "I had fun looking at your teeth tonight, babe." If this is a special glimpse into the potential of romantic banter between a dental student husband and his wife- I am officially disturbed. My dental student husband had just spent a solid minute or two examining my jaw (giving me an "oral cancer examination" of some sort) and looking at my teeth. It's a little uncomfortable, having someone looking all around your mouth, looking at all of the abnormalities, pointing them out- I definitely don't have perfect teeth, so it's a little intimidating to hang around dental students, who are the MOST obsessed with having perfect teeth. I heard one female dental student say she could probably name most of the people in her class by just looking at snapshots of their teeth. Welcome to the dental student wife life.
The Benne Wafer
I tried benne wafers for the first time recently. To quote the packaging containing the wafers, "The Benne Seed Wafer has existed in the Lowcountry since Colonial times. Benne, which is the Bantu word for Sesame, was brought from east Africa and planted extensively throughout the South. Many Lowcountry recipes call for the tasty toasted benne seed, but none so loved as the Benne Wafer, a Charleston favorite."
I tried said benne wafers- can't say I love them. They are crisp, little circle wafers- like a slightly salty cracker with a sweet coating. They're not all that flavorful- I'm more into rich, powerfully flavored types of food. The wafers also leave a really weird, paste-y aftertaste in your mouth- probably because of the benne seed. They were fun to try, and I'm always happy to try something new- but yeah. Probably won't buy those all that often. On a more positive culinary note, I ate at the Swamp Fox Restaurant in downtown Charleston, and I tried fried green tomatoes and cornbread ice cream- absolutely amazing!
4 comments:
Heard anyone say "cut out the lights" yet? I heard that in C'ville all the time. Here in NY they say "stand on line" instead of IN line - drives me nuts! We're not going on the internet, people!
But perhaps my favorite story came from a friend who was also new to the South. She went to a store and asked for Flour... the guy couldn't figure out what she meant. So after describing what she would use flour for, he said, "Oh, you mean Flah." Haha.
Also, I know exactly how the pronunciation of "on" sounds. :)
haha. I love that he loves looking at your teeth. That is just funny.
I was just thinking about how last year at this time we were training for our races...I just ran yesterday for the first time since baby, wish you were here to run with me!
YES, I have heard "cut off the lights!" It's really different. =)
Oh man- stand on line? Yankees.
I'm glad someone else out there knows what I'm talking about with the word "on." =)
Hahaha! That is too funny. It's weird how different sayings are more common in other parts of the U.S. and then there are some that are just plain crazy! Good thing Steve is becoming a dentist because he sure is passionate about teeth! I love it!
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