Sure, we’re easygoing here in Alabama, but there are several phrases we hear over and over again that truly annoy us. Let’s take a look at 10 phrases people from Alabama are tired of hearing.
- You take college football way too seriously!
SECTalk.com Here in Alabama, college football isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. If we take it too seriously, then so be it! How many national championship titles has your state brought home?
- Why are you not barefoot?
pixabay/PublicDomainImages Believe it or not, we do wear shoes down here - except on the beach or in the backyard. But chances are, you don’t wear your shoes on the beach or in the backyard either.
- Wow! You guys really do have universities down here!
wikipedia Yes we do! We have several universities here in Alabama. This state isn’t full of uneducated rednecks like many assume. After all, Alabama is home to NASA.
- I thought Space Camp was in Florida!
wikipedia Nope! Space Camp is held every year in Huntsville at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
- Roll Tide to an Auburn fan / War Eagle to an Alabama fan
USA TODAY You should never say Roll Tide to an Auburn fan or War Eagle to an Alabama fan. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
- You guys can’t drive in the snow!
The Washington Post It’s not snow. It’s ice! And let’s see you drive on a solid sheet of ice without hazards. Sadly, the South isn’t as equipped as the North to handle snow and ice.
- Let me hear your accent again!
wikipedia Yes, we know we have accents. However, not all of us sound like we just stepped off the sets of Hee Haw or Green Acres. And repeating what we say over and over can be really exhausting, so please don’t ask us to.
- Sweet or unsweet?
wikimedia commons Sweet of course! Why must we still get asked this?
- Must you deep dry everything down here?
wikipedia Of course! Everything tastes better with a little grease.
- Are you sure there’s a football game on tonight?
wikipedia Alabamians know the college football schedule by heart, so believe us when we say there’s a game on.
This is just a short list of the many phrases that annoy us here in Alabama. If there are any phrases that you wish people would put to rest, please feel free to share them in the comments below.
SECTalk.com
Here in Alabama, college football isn’t just a sport, it’s a way of life. If we take it too seriously, then so be it! How many national championship titles has your state brought home?
pixabay/PublicDomainImages
Believe it or not, we do wear shoes down here - except on the beach or in the backyard. But chances are, you don’t wear your shoes on the beach or in the backyard either.
wikipedia
Yes we do! We have several universities here in Alabama. This state isn’t full of uneducated rednecks like many assume. After all, Alabama is home to NASA.
Nope! Space Camp is held every year in Huntsville at the U.S. Space & Rocket Center.
USA TODAY
You should never say Roll Tide to an Auburn fan or War Eagle to an Alabama fan. Don’t say I didn’t warn you!
The Washington Post
It’s not snow. It’s ice! And let’s see you drive on a solid sheet of ice without hazards. Sadly, the South isn’t as equipped as the North to handle snow and ice.
Yes, we know we have accents. However, not all of us sound like we just stepped off the sets of Hee Haw or Green Acres. And repeating what we say over and over can be really exhausting, so please don’t ask us to.
wikimedia commons
Sweet of course! Why must we still get asked this?
Of course! Everything tastes better with a little grease.
Alabamians know the college football schedule by heart, so believe us when we say there’s a game on.
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