Southern Lessons Save all manner of bacon grease. You will be instructed later on how to use it. If you run your car into a ditch, don't panic. Four men in the cab of a four-wheel drive with a 12-pack of beer and a tow chain will be along shortly. Don't try to help them. Just stay out of their way. This is what they live for. Don't be surprised to find movie rentals and bait in the same store. People walk slower here. Don't be worried that you don't understand anyone. They don't understand you either. Be advised: The "He needed killin" defense is valid here. If attending a funeral in the South, remember, we stay until the last shovel of dirt is thrown on and the tent is torn down. Most southerners do not use turn signals, and they ignore those who do. In fact, if you see a signal blinking on a car with a Southern license plate, you may rest assured that it was on when the car was purchased.