Comments on: Hey, y’all… (Part I…maybe)

By: ddarren

ddarren — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 03:53:02 +0000

I worked in the hotel industry as a supplier for a number of years, so I get the hospitality. But could you explain…Sweet Tea. A long funny story that I’m sure is shared by many foreigners; sitting red-faced in a restaurant thinking the waitress just called you “sweetie”.

By: tigerpaw

tigerpaw — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 21:23:04 +0000

As a Newnan native (for those who don’t know it’s a Atlanta suburb with a lot of Delta people there) I appreciate your comments , we don’t talk funny, everyone else does, you know ……that’s why Delta has been our family’s airline and frankly, it has been so nice to get back on board a Delta flight and hear “y’all” spoken.BTW, never heard of the southern “hostility” and never experienced in on Delta after plenty of flights over 50 years, we only got that on some AAirline!I always thought the “hostility” was what the late and greatly missed Lewis Grizzard would call the “recent unpleasantness”as in the civil war.

By: royal-jet-service

royal-jet-service — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 08:06:06 +0000

I can relate as well.

I recently received an email about “Southernisms” from a friend who lives in New Orleans. Let us also remember:
- The Southern summer weather report: Humid, humid, humid
- The three seasons of the South: Spring, summer, football
- That there is a difference between a “hissie fit” and a “conniption.” And that you don’t “have” them, you “pitch” them.

I also remember, quite fondly, how Delta would serve pecan pie dessert with almost every meal, in what was then referred to as “Tourist Class.” That pie was pretty decent, too. The sole exception: From Thanksgiving to Christmas, the pecan pie was replaced by a piece of fruit cake (I’m convinced the half-life of that fruit cake has not yet occurred).

By: OhDearHowSadNeverMind

OhDearHowSadNeverMind — Sat, 13 Oct 2007 02:25:50 +0000

I’m married to a wonderful southern lady - and equating the way she treats me to the way Delta treats cutomers is laughable!!

Southern “hostility” is par for the course if you dare complain about anything. As long as you’re all “happy happy joy joy” then you are accomodated. If you’re stranded and unhappy - there is no time for you . . . . . .

By: TriStar_Fan

TriStar_Fan — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:56:49 +0000

This topic struck a huge cord with me. You see, I was born in the midwest and raised on a farm and my family grew corn & soybeans then made a swith to livestock and produce. So, I’m fairly familiar with the Ma’am and Sir’s thingy. Then several months after High school graduation, I flew to ATL for my Delta interview with the company. The flight attendant serving First Class asked me if she could hang-up “y’all’s” jacket. HUH???? I am JUST one person here and not a plural person. Oh, the sweet memories of the southern-delta-style service. I love it!