1. Opportunity to learn the difference between a redneck and white trash.
2. People will get a second loan on their truck to put camouflage decals and/or superlifts, but there's no way they're spending 4 bucks on a cup of coffee at Starbucks.
3. You know that Nelly and Tim McGraw song? Those two pretty much sum up our culture. (If you've ever been to The Foxhole, you know what I'm saying. If you've never been to The Foxhole, you're missing out.)
4. We're very familiar with the difference between the heat index and the actual temperature. For example, yesterday it was 95 degrees with a heat index of 101.
5. Mudbugs are a lot better than they sound.
6. Where else does anyone get "Mardi Gras Break"?
7. I get e-mails from my colleagues in south Louisiana with the confidentiality notice in English and French.
8. The command "give me some sugar" has nothing to do with actual sugar and even toddlers know this.
9. Everybody thinks they're related to everyone else, even if they're seventh cousins by marriage.
10. Drive-thru daiquiris - the Friday afternoon treat.
Posted by christin at July 1, 2005 10:31 AM | TrackBackEvery trip to Wal-Mart, I see a relative. Third-cousin-twice-removed, ex-aunt-who's-now-my-brother's-mother-in-law, whatever. We are family.
Posted by: Emily at July 5, 2005 11:07 AMRe: #8 - everbody who's seen Army of Darkness knows this :-)
Posted by: The Dane at July 5, 2005 11:10 AMSadly (or not), all Army of Darkness jokes are lost on me ; )
Posted by: Christin at July 6, 2005 03:40 PMYou left out boudin and cracklins, and water skiing in November, Mardi Gras holidays, and buying your beer, gas, and deer corn all at the same gas station.
Re: Mardi Gras - see #6.
I can't water ski (unfortunately), I have never bought deer corn (coldbeer and gas, yes), and though I have eaten Boudin (and enjoyed it), I can't recommend it to people outside the state because of it's questionable content. I'm not sure what's in it, but my understanding is that it's the poor man's hotdog.
Posted by: Christin at July 8, 2005 08:35 AMOops...I looked right through that...hmmm, must be the years.
Water skiing is easy. Surely Aaron or Robbie know someone with a boat...ask them. It's excellent!
Boudin...I don't want to know what's in it, I'm perfectly happy not knowing. As far as the poor man's hotdog...well, the socio economic lines blur a lot down here...rich people seem to be unafraid to hold onto their poor people roots when it comes to food and festivals.