Food. What tribe? Bill fold!

For this week we thought it was a good idea to talk about experiences that a tour of the South would be incomplete without. First, you haven't eaten stereotypical Southern food if the name of the dish doesn't start with "Fried." Southerners fry EVERYTHING! Fried Chicken is probably one of the dishes that most people like, no matter where they are from. However, there are some fried foods that some people might find "interesting." These include the following: fried Oreos, fried Snickers, fried Twinkies, fried onions, fried pickles (my favorite), and I'm sure there are more. These are what I like to call, "Heart Attack on a Plate!" Apart from fried foods, the South is also known for grits. Not all Southerners like grits, but most do. Shrimp and grits is one of my favorite "grits 'n' things" combo. After having all that, be sure to finish the meal with pecan pie in vanilla ice cream.

Fried Pickles

The next part of the tour is unique to Indian people; the ones from Asia. It was my first day in an American school and this little, 11-year-old, redneck boy asked me what I was. I was confused and I thought to myself, "human?" I asked him, "What do you mean?" He said, "You know. What country are you from?" "I'm Indian." "Really? That's awesome! What tribe do you belong to? Do you know that I'm one fourth Cherokee?" "No, I did not know that. I'm one hundred percent Indian." It took him a while to understand that I was talking about the country, India, and not the Native Americans. Anyway, that was just a warning to people who are from India, the country in Asia, to be really, really specific when taking about where you are from, with some Southern folk.

This is a "bill fold."

The final part of this unique tour ends with my experience with the term "bill fold." When you are ever in a situation, in the South, when someone asks for your bill fold, first of all, do not give it to them. When a Southerner is referring to a bill fold, he is referring to something that normal folk call a "wallet." That is all that I have to say about that. See y'all later!

-Rajeev

Image source: http://www.mupolice.com/cp/images/Wallet-002.gif => Wallet
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/29/45964088_48cd624e6e.jpg => Fried Pickles