Just a Pinch of South

For those of us who grew up in the South but have moved elsewhere, we love our roots and all they have provided. There's a lot that I've come to appreciate about the South. But let's be honest, most of us don't want to go back to "full Southern." We're happy with just a pinch here and there to add flavor to the life we live now. If you are not a Southerner, perhaps you'll come to better appreciate the little gifts the American South has given and continues to give our culture. Photos are not mine unless specified. Email me at justapinchofsouth @ gmail dot com. I tweet at @apinchofsouth and my other tumblr is called "everythingthatdoesntfitelsewhere" which is just what it sounds like.

Jan1

I wonder what my mother and grandmother’s response would have been to Uggs. Actually, I don’t wonder at all. I know. They would have hated them. My mother would have said that they are not ladylike. She wouldn’t need to add that they are not flattering. My grandmother would have observed how they make one’s feet look enormous. She would have openly derided anyone wearing them. I don’t like them either. My maternal ancestors’ voices are too strong in my head. I don’t care how comfortable you think they are, they have no place on your feet in public. Maybe not even at home. I would daresay they are the worst fashion choice of the past decade. Trust me on this, you will regret the photographs. Your children will laugh at you someday. Southern women know better than to fall for this sort of fashion trend, long-lasting though it may be, don’t they? I hope so. People in NYC seem to have drunk the Kool-aid.

I wonder what my mother and grandmother’s response would have been to Uggs.

Actually, I don’t wonder at all. I know. They would have hated them.

My mother would have said that they are not ladylike. She wouldn’t need to add that they are not flattering. My grandmother would have observed how they make one’s feet look enormous. She would have openly derided anyone wearing them.

I don’t like them either. My maternal ancestors’ voices are too strong in my head. I don’t care how comfortable you think they are, they have no place on your feet in public. Maybe not even at home. I would daresay they are the worst fashion choice of the past decade. Trust me on this, you will regret the photographs. Your children will laugh at you someday.

Southern women know better than to fall for this sort of fashion trend, long-lasting though it may be, don’t they? I hope so. People in NYC seem to have drunk the Kool-aid.

(Source: youarewhoyouwanttobe)

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