I'm fixin' to tell you something about being Southern:
Being Southern doesn't mean that I'm not well educated.
I may say 'ain't' and 'y'all' and 'honey', "bless a lot of hearts", and I might even 'piddle' around.
I'll greet you with a big "howdy" . I might refer to my grocery cart as a 'buggie' and by golly that's okay!
I'm polite and say "Ma'am and Sir". And if you hear a me say "Oh Hell no!", you'd better run!!
If you're proud to be Southern, grab a glass of something cold and thank God you were raised in the South!!!!!