Filled with every imaginable fact, fiction, myth, and critical piece of advice (such as His ‘N’ Her Southern Hair Dos and Don’ts), this irreverent A-to-Z guide provides migrating Yanks with essential tips about living, eating, greeting, growing, driving, walking, talking, and what food to bring to a funeral. Or: How to Become a True Southerner in 12 Easy Lessons.
Beginning with “What to Pack (a deep fat fryer), What Not to Pack (your sarcasm), Suddenly Southern educates readers on how to create the ideal southern home, build a vocabulary of snappy southern greetings, select the right gift for a southern wedding, and erect a nutritious and delicious southern food pyramid.
Other fascinating features include: a twelve-step program for moving south; a how-to-walk-from-the-store-to-the-car-without-dying-Fun-in-the-Sun Survival Kit; a handy "Know Your Bugs By their Mugs" identification chart; mouth-watering, down-home recipes; and 100 Southern Things Worth the Trip.
There are also illuminating sections on NASCAR, Golf (It’s Not Just a Game, It’s a Way of Life), and, for history buffs—Your Pocket Guide to the Civil War.
From Southern Tailgating to minding your BBQs, from how to know when your cat’s a true Southerner to what to make of the groom's cake, from how to know when you're fittin' in to knowing when you're not, this is the ideal guide for anyone moving, planning a move, or just plain ol’ interested in this most fascinating and misunderstood of American regions. With this book on your shelf, they’ll never be able to say “Yankee, go home” again.
