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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm Southern and this thread cracks me up. You either have it or you don't.[/quote]

So illuminate us.  It's a compliment.  Ronda Rich has built a career out of teaching women to be belles![/quote]

The other thread is full of "tips" that everyone derided as being old-fashioned, too time consuming, juvenile or ugly, and something that would cause them to not be taken seriously at work.

For me personally, I do not leave the house without makeup. This doesn't mean I'm wearing fake eyelashes and self tanner and piles of foundation. But it means I am wearing makeup because I don't believe in going out and not looking presentable. To which respondents on these forums always say "I'm not trying to impress anyone, I wear yoga pants and flip flops to the grocery store because I don't care what people think." The difference between southern women and everyone else: we aren't doing it because we care what you think. We do it because we care about our appearance for ourselves.

I wear bright colors. Yes, a lot of Lilly. And I get compliments all the time because nobody else is wearing it and it's bright and cheerful looking. Admittedly, it's not everyone's aesthetic, not even all the prints are for me, and you do need a certain body type to pull it off.

I have naturally wavy/curly hair but I still make sure it looks nice. I don't spend an hour a day straightening it, but I get it colored and maintain it so it looks good.

The biggest thing that I don't get about this area is this: it takes the EXACT SAME AMOUNT OF TIME to put on a cute outfit as it does a frumpy one. But so many people will choose the frumpy one and then cite time as the reason why. It does not take any longer to slip on cute shoes than it does a pair of fugly brown Mary Jane flats made of some strange breathable material. It takes no more time to put on a pretty shirt than it does a drab shapeless one. Slipping on a bracelet or a necklace- maybe 2 seconds. But there you go.

Superficial stuff aside, there is a warmth and friendliness that Southern girls have which is what people are referring to when they say you can't "fake" Southern girl. With respect to the fact that these are generalizations and of course there are frumpy dumpy crabby Southern women, the look that people are talking about in this thread is at least 50% attributed to the fact that Southern girls are bubbly, warm, will talk to anyone, can joke and make small talk with a stranger, smile at people as they walk past, and generally carry themselves with confidence and a very sweet, demure air. They're not stomping around scowling at people. They're going to politely say "Excuse me" as they brush past you, maybe even put a hand on your arm as they get by you, not just shove their way through. [/quote]

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