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Hey friends! We’ve already asked for your help once with our preparations for V5 (respond here if you haven’t done so yet!), but today, we’re back with another query!
We’re working on a special feature for the next issue, and we’d love to know: What do YOU love about the South?
Emily was kind enough to volunteer one of her favorite things about the South for this post – deviled eggs! (Both photos from Saveur) Maybe for you it’s front porches, or sweet tea, or peaches at the height of August ripeness. Whatever it is, we want to know! Just leave a comment here telling us what you love most about the South. If you leave your first name, last name, and hometown, as well, we’ll assume it’s okay to print your answer in V5! We’d love to have you join us!
P.S. We had one of our last photo shoots for V5 yesterday at our office, and the set-up was pretty crazy! Here’s a snap:
Can’t wait to share!!
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Kristyn M, August 23, 2012 9:13 am reply Handmade wooden rocking chairs on big front porches!
Kathi, August 23, 2012 9:15 am reply Buttermilk pie!
Katie O'Keefe, August 23, 2012 9:56 am reply Big, lazy trees hanging over a drive full of Spanish moss....love it
Megan Smith, August 23, 2012 10:12 am reply Fried anything...especially pickles!
Theresa, August 23, 2012 10:31 am reply The slow pace to life.
Jess // Curating Style, August 23, 2012 10:36 am reply How friendly everyone is, the history, fried chicken, and the better weather. And of course, my wonderful boyfriend is from the South, and I'd be amiss in neglecting to mention him. :)
Jennifer, August 23, 2012 10:48 am reply heritage. reinvention. the smell of tobacco smoking in a barn in the fall. our dusty rural areas make for some pretty spectacular sunsets. family dinners - oh the cooking!
Rachel, August 23, 2012 11:10 am reply SEC football Big hair Bigger wedding parties "Y'all" Lace & burlap Monogrammed seersucker
Kelsey B., August 23, 2012 11:21 am reply I love sweet tea, tailgating during football season, big front porches, beach music and shagging, and the smiling faces that follow "Hey y'all!" -Kelsey Ballance Columbia, SC
Christina S., August 23, 2012 11:57 am reply Warm pecan pie with a scoop of vanilla bluebell ice cream :)
Lindsay Heisler, August 23, 2012 2:14 pm reply I love how the old mixes with the new so well in the South. In Charleston,SC you can spend the day touring old homes and then have dinner at a new and wonderful restaurant. And there is no place better for Shrimp n Grits and Sweet Tea! Lindsay H. Greer, SC
Laura, August 23, 2012 3:49 pm reply Too many things to count! All the amazing Southern desserts, the word "y'all," hospitality, seersucker, manners, gentleman who hold open doors for you, the warm weather...the list goes on and on!
Ashley, August 23, 2012 5:12 pm reply SEC Football! Family dinners that include 5 generations, sunny beach days on the gulf and hurricane parties. -Ashley Moore, Pensacola, FL
Lauren Winstead, August 23, 2012 6:23 pm reply Hands down, my favorite thing about the South is the fierce loyalty we all have to it. It's full of hardworking people who love and believe in their friends and neighbors, and I've never visited a place where home and family are so important. And the food isn't bad, either! -Lauren Winstead, Raleigh, NC
Kate Collison, August 23, 2012 9:32 pm reply I'm a "Southern Transplant" - born in Indiana and getting married in Georgia... I've fallen in love with The South quite rapidly! My fiancé calls me a "displaced peach" because I get homesick for southern living! My most favorite part of The South is the genuine, simple hospitality that goes along with every aspect of life... whether it's daily or for a big occasion! The world needs more of that. Plus, there are southern pines. I love southern pines.
Delaney Gates, August 24, 2012 10:56 am reply I love that in the South, ladies and gentlemen are not the exception, but the rule. --Delaney Gates (Rogers, Arkansas)
Lisa, August 24, 2012 11:45 am reply Where to begin? I love that every Southern state has special qualities that make it unique, but we all value family, kindness, hospitality, loyalty, and politeness above anything else! -Lisa Olson, Warrenton, VA
Victoria Derrick, August 24, 2012 12:15 pm reply I love College Football season in the South. SEC all the way, baby! (Columbia, SC) Go Carolina Gamecocks!
Diego Molina, August 24, 2012 12:19 pm reply Quality of life low pace, football and most defenitively the foood. Ohhh one more hospitality :).
Samantha Daniels, August 24, 2012 1:08 pm reply Everything is simply sweeter in the south...the people, the tea, and the football victories. Samantha D. Matthews, NC
Madelynne Moulton, August 24, 2012 2:31 pm reply My favorite thing about the south would definitely have to be the 'southern gentleman'. My husband has opened the car door for me for FIVE years and counting. Men here are nicer, more polite, and know how to treat a lady! Madelynne Moulton - Birmingham, AL
Shelby Thomas, August 24, 2012 5:43 pm reply Long words, wide front proches, sweet tea in a Mason jar, pine trees, SEC football, and putting' on pearls no matter what the occasion!
Katie Bethune, August 24, 2012 6:45 pm reply Grandma's house in the summertime!
Katie, August 24, 2012 7:19 pm reply I love the peace that settles in after a summer sunset. The sky is that perfect shade of blue and pink, the lightning bugs are coming alive, everyone feels content and the air smells of fresh cut grass. Now that I live in a more urban (and northern) area, that's something I miss the most, especially on summer nights when all I want to do is run barefoot through the grass and see who can catch the most lightning bugs. Katie Eide Meadowview, VA
Ashleigh Farley, August 25, 2012 4:15 pm reply I love that in the south your hair can never be too big, tea can never be too sweet and you can never give too many hugs.