It occurs to me that not only are the accents different, but certain words and phrases have entirely different meanings in Georgia and Virginia. Take wintry mix for instance.In Georgia...
Meaning: Chance of rain with temperatures possibly dropping into the low to mid-30s.
Effect on residents: Rush to the grocery store to purchase bread, eggs, milk and salt for sprinkling on the driveway, then quickly return home stay inside until the extreme weather passes. If it does rain, or if there are any reports of snow flurries within a 30 mile radius, do not leave the house under any circumstances.
Road conditions: Unknown. Few will chance driving to find out whether the roads are safe or not.
Side effects: Power outages, school closings.
But in Virginia...
Meaning: Sleet and snow with temperatures dropping into the low to mid-teens.
Effect on residents: None. I've never seen a demographic so unfazed by weather before.
Road conditions: Wet, salty and drivable.
Side effects: Floors of homes and businesses strewn with melting ice and road salt.
Personally, I prefer the stay-at-home-when-the-weather's-bad kind of winter. But that's the difference. Our friends and neighbors here don't view this weather as bad. In Virginia, a wintry mix simply is.
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