You Might be a Southern Belle if:

A Southern Belle...
1. Dresses like a lady, not a lady of the night.
2. Keeps a smile on her face that could melt the heart of an IRS agent.
3. Is always ready to share the news (but keeps the family secrets).
4. Keeps everything shipshape: penmanship, fellowship, stewardship.
5. Lets a gentleman be a gentleman by allowing him to open a door for her, thank you very much.

Rule #6 is that every Southern Hostess knows that a pitcher of iced tea is a MUST for all occasions. I like iced tea, but I have never kept it on hand to serve, and I guess I need to start!

7. “A Southern Lady, the most interesting ones anyway, know that rules are made to be broken.”

And then rule #8 – “The only correct and acceptable way to criticize anyone is to add ‘bless his/her heart!’ and then, anything goes!”

9. Keep at least one koozie in each purse, in your bookbag, in your car, and everywhere else you can fit one.  Do you want to get caught without one?  Didn’t think so.

10. "Remember to be very careful of who you talk about around here. Everybody in the South is kin to each other. No matter who you bring up, you're bound to be insulting somebody's aunt, uncle, or third cousin twice removed."

11. -Charm, Charm, Charm.

12. A southern Belle can sing your praises to the sky or slash you completely apart with the sweetest smile and the nicest sounding words you could ever hope to hear.

13. a southern ladies vocabulary: "Lovely"- She comes from a lovely family.  Her people are lovely

"Precious" - A high compliment.
You're so precious to think of me.
Aren't you just the most precious thing.

"Darlin'" - Also a high compliment, to be used a long with precious for better emphasis.
Your daughter is darlin' and she wears the most precious clothes.

"Cute"- Not a high compliment but not a complete put-down either.
Don't you look cute. (This means you still have an outide chance of making Kappa Kappa Gamma, but you're not as solid as you would be if you looked precious or darlin')

"Sweet" - the kiss of death
Who's that sweet little thing in the corner.  Just look at that sweet little dress she's wearing!

"Nice" - the kiss of death with the coffin sealed
Well, I don't know her well, but she does seem nice.