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You Know You’re From Shreveport if you Say This [LIST]
Down here in Shreveport, Louisiana, we have a certain way of doing things. We also have a different was of saying things too.
Shreveport is certainly a unique place in Louisiana. Granted, we're not south enough to hear that lovely Cajun accent... Instead, we're basically a melting pot that fuses cultures, accents, and sayings all into one community.
We certainly have the south in the mouth, with a little Louisiana flavor mixed in.
You know you're from Shreveport, or you've been here for a long time, if you say these things.
- 1
Bless Your Heart
While the phrase "Bless your heart" is certainly heard all over the country, you'd be hard-pressed to find as many blessed hearts any where else. I've heard three people say this phrase today and i's only 1:00 PM.
- 2
How's Your Momma and Them?
I'll be honest, I;'m guilty of saying this a few times myself. Let's face it, it just rolls off the tongue.
- 3
Fixin' To
You're going to do it, but you're not quite ready to do it yet... You're fixin' to do it.
- 4
Y'all
There aint a person reading this, that's truly from Shreveport or has been here long enough, that doesn't say the word "Y'all" on a daily basis.
- 5
Ratchet City
Here in Shreveport, we don't call ourselves the Ratchet City with disdain or hate. We love the moniker, and say it with pride.
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