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[quote=Anonymous]+1 to "Bless their heart." It means "They're terrible/tacky/hateful/rude/insufferable, but they can't help it, but I still dislike them!" Sometimes it actually is nice, though.

"My mom fell and had to get 89 stitches."
"Bless her heart!"

In that instance, it's nice.

"She used my good linen napkins to wipe her kid's nose at my dinner table and then threw it in her dinner plate."
"Ugh... well, bless her heart."

Translation: What a tacky bitch. Oh well, nobody ever taught her any better.

Southerners also use ma'am and sir, which I'm pretty sure Yankees don't. Excuse me. I didn't read the other thread, but if I offer help to someone, I do mean it and am happy to help if they ask, and most Southerners are like that. I am routinely one of the only ones in my social group to bring dinner by for a new mom or a sick family. The only other one who does it is, also, Southern. The rest of them claim they're too busy, or possibly just don't think of it. So I do think Southerners can be really gracious and considerate like that. [/quote]

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