10. dogs riding in the back of pick-ups with their ears flapping in the wind
9. the way women squeal when they see each other in the store
8. the way you can tell someone they're being ugly and they know they're being corrected, not insulted
7. sweet tea
6. Tony's and tabasco are as common as salt and pepper
5. since we can't have Starbuck's, we have a Sonic on every corner
4. the way saying "bless her heart" makes everything alright..."She's so buck-toothed she could eat corn through a picket fence, bless her heart."
3. grown men named Jimmy, Billy, and Bobby, as well as Jim Bob, Billy Bob, and Joe Bob, and the classic "Bubba," and no one finds this strange (in fact, we have a Soul Food/Italian restaurant called "Bubba Luigi's")
2. Gas is actually cheaper here than it is in most places ($1.56 at the Kangaroo today)
1. two words: Johnny's Pizza