FRIENDS' VS. 'SOUTHERN' FRIENDS FRIENDS: Never ask for food. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Always bring the food. And lots of it. FRIENDS: Will say 'hello'. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will give you a big hug and a kiss. More than one. FRIENDS: Call your parents Mr. and Mrs. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Call your parents Mom and Dad, and often. FRIENDS: Have never seen you cry. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Cry with you. And for you. FRIENDS: Will eat at your dinner table and leave. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will spend hours there, talking, laughing, and just being together. Then do the dishes before leaving. FRIENDS: Know a few things about you. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Could write a book with direct quotes from you. And most of the time know you better than you do yourself. FRIENDS: Will leave you behind if that's what the crowd is doing. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will kick the whole crowds' back-ends that left you. Then walk beside you in the front of the crowd. FRIENDS: Would knock on your door. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Walk right in and say, 'Are you home?' If you are not home they will wait. FRIENDS: Are for a while. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Are for life. And then some. FRIENDS: Might ignore this. SOUTHERN FRIENDS: Will forward this to all their Southern Friends Without hesitation I have been Blessed with SOUTHERN FRIENDS
