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'Would It Kill You To Stop Doing That?' Rethinks Rude
On the origins of many "Southern" manners "A lot of the things that we think of as being quintessentially Southern manners — things like the expression 'y'all come,' or using 'aunt' or 'uncle ...
The Herald-Dispatch1y
Mind Your Manners: 'Redd-up' and other Appalachian or southern sayings
DEAR PAM: Have you ever heard of the term “redd-up”? I was having dinner at a friend’s house and at the conclusion of the meal, her grandmother said it was time to “redd-up.” Having ...
syracuse.com1y
Miss Manners: The fine line between endearments and professionalism
No doubt you are familiar with the argument that this is just an example of warm Southern manners, not to be taken seriously. The same was said about endearments as a mere expression of innocent ...
Post and Courier9y
Yes, ma’am, I’m proud of my polite, respectful Southern manners
It speaks to positive character traits. It’s still possible, though, to have a bad kid with good manners. Some of it is a “Southern thing.” Most of us had it drilled into us at an early age.
Penn Live1y
Miss Manners: I don’t like it when people address me as ‘dear’ or ‘sweetie’
No doubt you are familiar with the argument that this is just an example of warm Southern manners, not to be taken seriously. The same was said about endearments as a mere expression of innocent ...
Alaska Dispatch News1y
Miss Manners: Am I being too sensitive about people calling each other ‘dear’ and ‘sweetie’?
No doubt you are familiar with the argument that this is just an example of warm Southern manners, not to be taken seriously. The same was said about endearments as a mere expression of innocent ...
Los Angeles Times13y
Did Georgia tavern exhibit race bias -- or Southern manners?
Consider that moment from August 2006, and consider the layers of Southern history -- the segregated ... ‘In the end, it is just about good manners,’ Long-Daniels told the jury.