We Asked the Office: What's Your Favorite Southern Saying?

Ever wonder what phrases truly capture the essence of the South? In this fun video, we hit the office to ask: "What's Your Favorite Southern Saying?"

Transcript

00:00Let's go find out what the Southern Living staff's favorite Southern sayings are.

00:03Hey Mary Shannon, what's your favorite Southern saying?

00:07Fixing to, as in, I'm about to do something.

00:10Hey Cameron.

00:11Hey Abby.

00:12What's your favorite Southern saying?

00:14I always love hearing what'll you have.

00:16If you're at a restaurant, you know you're about to eat good.

00:19Hey Kimberly.

00:20Hey.

00:20What's your favorite Southern saying?

00:23Oh, this probably says a lot about me, but my favorite is, I'm not on that committee.

00:28Hey Abby.

00:30Hey.

00:30What's your favorite Southern saying?

00:33Growing up, my mom would always tell me that I was pitching the hissy fit, and in the South,

00:38we pitch hissy fits.

00:39We don't throw hissy fits.

00:41Hey Lisa.

00:42Hey.

00:43What's your favorite Southern saying?

00:45You get what you get, and you don't pitch a fit.

00:48Hey Betsy.

00:49Hey Ivy.

00:49What's your favorite Southern saying?

00:51My mama always told me, don't be ugly.

00:54So basically, whenever I was being sassy or not very nice, she would say, don't be ugly.

00:59Like, don't be unkind.

01:01But, on the other hand, it isn't gossip if it's a prayer request.

01:06Mine is, it's just all discombobulated, which could mean some things like cattywampus are

01:11a little bit off.

01:13It's just not right.

01:14Well, let's see.

01:15Let's see.