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The North is a direction. The South is a lifestyle As a young girl born and raised in Kentucky, I was taught the ways of the South. My mama didn’t raise no fool- and because of that, I have i…

The best things I’ve learned about life from the black-coffee-drinking, obituary-reading, tomato-growing, sassy Southern women in my life. #southern #womanhood

If you're a Southern woman like me (born in Georgia, raised in North Carolina, Florida, and Texas), there are certain habits, manners, and traits...

14 Things All Southern Women Know To Be True - Southern women are Strong, classy, sweet etc. Here are 14 that they know that you may not!

Depending on where you grew up or have lived for a number of years, you might be more familiar with certain sayings, words, and phrases, or use them more frequently. In parts of the Midwest, for example, a water fountain is a "bubbler." And while it…

"Like many Southern women, my grandmother learned from her mother to always show up with her most confident foot forward. "Dress like your arch nemesis is going to be by the cocktail meatballs," she once told me. I had a feeling that one came from personal experience. I grew up wanting to be just like her, wearing the same shade of red lipstick (a dream I had to retire, as it looked terrible on me) and walking in the same cloud of perfume. And within that cloud, I knew that I should be…

A Southern Belle is a title that traditionally refers to a woman who has been presented into a society through a debutante ball or a cotillion. The term is more commonly used to describe a woman who embodies a certain attitude, appearance,...

There are more than a couple of rules to follow when you're talking to a Southerner, and we might just save you from putting your foot in your mouth. Southerners have some expectations, both spoken and unspoken, for conversation in the South. #southernculture #southerntraditions #etiquette #southernliving

Southern America is known for a plethora of unique cultural aspects. There’s the homestyle cuisine, love for football, and the slang that makes you wonder if they’re speaking another language. There’s a ton of southern phrases over yonder that the folks from states like Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia seamlessly embed into their diction. East coast and west coast citizens might have a hard time deciphering what these words mean when they hear them.

There's social etiquette and then there's Mama'n'em's etiquette. None of these rules are written down. Southerners just absorb them through cornbread and the liquid sugarcane we call sweet tea. #southernliving #lifehacks #lifestyle #emotionalhealth #relationshipadvice

We consulted our Facebook Brain Trust to find out what's on their list of stuff Southerners can't stand. Let us know what we missed. #southern #quotes #funny #southernthings #southernliving

Rules of the Southern Lifestyle - All good Southerners already know these, but in fairness to those Yankees who decided to stay down here we will share them

We polled our Facebook Braintrust and asked them to name some of the thinly veiled negative observations (read: Southern insults) that Mama'n'em have been known to utter. Here's what the Braintrust said—tell us what we missed! #southernsayings #southerninsults #southernlifestyle #southernliving

Good Manners At Arms Length is the 3rd part of the Proper Southern Manners series. Southern Etiquette, Being A Lady, Manners For Kids, Manners and Etiquette, good manners, greeting, eye contact, personal space, interrupting #manners #etiquette #mannersforkids

"After spending some time with the Lord, you indulge with homemade chicken and waffles, brunch at the country club, or lunch at Cracker Barrel. "

Our mother figures and friends can serve as the best sources of inspiration for beauty tips and tricks. At the link, find 9 old-school Southern beauty tips that haven’t gone out of style. #beauty #beautytips #hair #makeup #skincare #southernliving

Southerners have some clever ways to describe appearances, by which we mean pass judgment. Sure, it's not politically correct these days to “body shame," so let's just say the following expressions are for entertainment purposes, by which we mean ... they're hilarious.Which have you heard? Which wou...

“I don’t trust anyone that does their own hair. I don’t think it’s normal,” Truvy says in Steel Magnolias. She’s right. Southern women do not cut or color their hair at home. Southern women go to the salon. Simple as that. #beautytips #southernliving #hair #hairstyle

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