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hdb1982
01-19-2008, 04:57 PM
You are a REAL West Virginian if:

1. You can properly pronounce Kanawha, Monongahela, Appalachia,
Pocahantas.

2. You think people who complain about the weather in their states are sissies.

3. You know what a holler really is.

4. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.

5. Stores don't have bags or shopping carts, they have sacks and buggies.

6. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.

7. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

8. You measure distance in minutes. (It's about 5 minutes down the road)

9. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

11. You know cowpies are not made of beef.

12. Someone you know has used a WVU football schedule to plan their wedding date.

13. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.

14. You aren't surprised to find movie rentals, ammunition, pop, and bait all in the same store.

15. A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Ford F-350 4x4 Extended Bed Crew Cab is.

16. You know everything goes better with Ranch Dressing or ketchup.

17. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

18. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin" to send them to your friends.

19. You have used your heater and air-conditioner in the same day.

20. No matter where or when you yell or hear "Lets Go"!! You know the required response is to follow.

(HOW MANY APPLY TO YOU LESLIE?? MY FELLOW MOUNTAINEER? LOL)

dancemomof2
01-19-2008, 05:09 PM
PROUDLY SAY ALL OF THEM and what about you fellow Mountaineer.

hdb1982
01-20-2008, 09:34 AM
I can't remeber seeing any overalls at funerals but not everyone in my family has passed on so I can say it is probably in my future!!! LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOO

dancemomof2
01-20-2008, 10:26 AM
LMAO, ,,, you know what they say about coming out of the woodwork Heather.

I have had a blast watching you tube watching Coach Rod videos

SandyRN
01-20-2008, 10:36 AM
Many of those could be considered "Southern"...especially calling shopping carts buggies! I do that all the time. I can always tell a transplanted person by what they call them--carts or buggies! LOL I always say "fixin to" also and measure distance by minutes! I can relate to most of them, and I know what a holler is too. :)

dancemomof2
01-20-2008, 11:55 AM
LOL Sandy, I always say buggy, instead of cart. holler is just normal talk in this house. I guess I am southern at heart LOL

Berkshire Road
01-20-2008, 01:52 PM
I think measuring distance in minutes is a particularly American thing. Everywhere I've been in this country, they do that!

sunshine_77us
01-21-2008, 07:43 AM
I also am a real West Virginian.

Claredale
01-21-2008, 09:05 AM
I haven't seen overalls, but I have seen a family member in a Nascar t-shirt...and he was one of the pallbearers. Yes, several of those lines apply to many of the southern states! Everytime there is any type of newsworthy story in my city, they find the most country person to talk on national TV.

leelee88
01-21-2008, 09:29 AM
That is so true Tracey!!

dg2901
01-21-2008, 11:00 AM
I find #7 to be humorous as we vacationed in WV this past summer (New River Gorge, Gauley, Summersvilles, etc); while eating dinner at small pizza shop in Gauley one of the young girls working there was flirting and trying to make small talk with my son. One of the first things she said to him was "are you from around here? Are you American?..bacause you have a strong accent"...haha..We're from Va Beach!..hahaha...

:)
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