southeasterners
Carolina region natives
Southeasterners are people from a southeastern region, whether of a country, continent, or other geographic area.
In American usage, the term typically refers to residents of the Southeastern United States—states like Georgia, Alabama, and the Carolinas: Southeasterners have their own distinct food traditions.
Quick bread from maize
- gritsBoiled ground maize
- biscuitsSmall, leavened quick breads
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
chitlins · collard greens · fried chicken · barbecue · pecan pie · shrimp and grits · hush puppies · moonshine
Generous treatment of guests
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- neighborlinessFriendly conduct toward locals
- mannersCustoms of polite conduct
politeness · gentility · bluegrass · gospel · spirituals · storytelling · folklore · debutante
Moisture in atmosphere
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
- hurricanesPowerful tropical rotating windstorms
palmetto · Spanish moss · kudzu · cicadas · mosquitoes · air conditioning · ceiling fans · mild winters
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- LowcountryCoastal Carolina-Georgia cultural zone
- PiedmontMountain-base territory
- BayouMarshy slow-moving tributary
- DixieNickname for Confederate states
Savannah · Charleston · Atlanta · Miami · Charlotte · Nashville · Memphis · Birmingham
cornbread
Quick bread from maize
gumbo · chitlins · collard greens · fried chicken · barbecue · pecan pie · shrimp and grits · hush puppies · moonshine · bourbon
hospitality
Generous treatment of guests
- graciousnessCourteous, kind demeanor
- friendlinessWarm, welcoming disposition
- neighborlinessFriendly conduct toward locals
manners · politeness · gentility · bluegrass · gospel · spirituals · storytelling · folklore · debutante · cotillion
humidity
Moisture in atmosphere
- subtropicalClimate near the tropics
- swelteringExtremely hot, uncomfortably so
- muggyUnpleasantly warm and humid
hurricanes · palmetto · Spanish moss · kudzu · cicadas · mosquitoes · air conditioning · ceiling fans · mild winters · long summers
Appalachia
Eastern U.S. mountain region
- LowcountryCoastal Carolina-Georgia cultural zone
- PiedmontMountain-base territory
- BayouMarshy slow-moving tributary
Dixie · Savannah · Charleston · Atlanta · Miami · Charlotte · Nashville · Memphis · Birmingham · New Orleans
southeasternersnorthwesterners
Upper-left corner inhabitants
northeasterners · Yankees · southwesterners · westerners · northerners
southeasternersYankees
New York baseball franchise
northerners · New Englanders · northeasterners · Midwesterners · Californians
southern, eastern, southeast, southward, easterly, southeastern, southerner, southwards, easterner