Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika basebenzisa imikhuba yokuziqhenya ngaphezu kwakho konke okunye. Imikhuba ingase ihambe kancane eNingizimu, kodwa umoya weqiniso kaDixie uhlala eziningi zezinyosi nezindebe. Uzothola ukuthi abaseNingizimu Afrika abaningi basabhala amanothi okubonga, i-RSVP bese uthi "Nkosi" no "Maam."
Lokhu kungase kubonakale kungakapheli isikhathi izivakashi, kodwa ungamangala ukuthi le mithetho ejwayelekile yomthetho isetshenziswa kanjani nxazonke e- Arkansas . Amanye asetshenziswa kancane emadolobheni amakhulu njenge Little Rock, kodwa kunamadolobha amaningi ase-Arkansas lapho imikhuba yaseNingizimu ne- Southern slang ibusa khona.
Konke lokhu kuhanjiswa kusuka ezincwadini zokugcina ezitatimende namakholomu (ezinye ezivela kuma-50s no-60s). Lesi sihloko silimi oluthile-esitfombeni, kodwa ngempela ungamangala ukuthi lezi zindlela ziqhubeka kangakanani, ikakhulukazi ezimweni ezithile.
- Yiba Nomusa : Abasemhlabeni bahlala benesihawu futhi bacabange ngabanye kuqala, ngokuvamile ngezindleko zabo. I-Southern izosiza noma yimuphi umfokazi abahlangana nabo abadinga, ngisho nokunikeza idola labo elidlule noma "ihembe elingemuva." Lokhu kusekelwe kuMathewu 20:16 kanye noMarku 12:31. AbaseNingizimu Afrika bathi njalo "sicela" futhi "ngiyabonga." Nakuba ukuhlonipha kudlula kancane eNingizimu , kusekuhle kakhulu.
- Yiba nomngane : Ngendlela efanayo, abantu bahlale bekhuluma ngobungane beNingizimu. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika benza inkulumo encane nanoma ubani futhi bahlale bengomakhelwane. Ngokuvamile babheka amehlo, bonga, futhi bazethule lapho kufanele khona.
- Yiba nesineke / Yamukele isisu : Amadoda kufanele abambe umnyango ovulelekile kwabesifazane eNingizimu. Kulindeleke ukuba le nkosikazi ithi, "Ngiyabonga." Amadoda kufanele ame lapho owesifazane engena egumbini nasezindaweni zokudlela nasekuseni kuze kube yilapho owesifazane ehlezi khona. Amadoda kufanele anikele ngezihlalo zabo kulabo besifazane lapho kuhlala khona okulinganiselwe, ikakhulukazi kulindeleke abesifazane. Amadoda kufanele asize abesifazane ukuba babe namajazi abo namabhakethi futhi bahlale behamba emgwaqweni womgwaqo lapho behamba nenkosikazi. Lezi zinkantolo zisasebenza, ikakhulukazi uma zihamba .
- Hlonipha Abadala : ENingizimu, abadala baphathwa ngenhlonipho. Noma ubani ophakeme wakho kufanele abizwe ngokuthi nguMaam noma uSir. Kuyinto evamile ukubiza amantombazane amadala Miss [igama lokuqala]. Abantu abasha bobulili bobabili kufanele banikeze izihlalo kubadala lapho kuhlala khona okulinganiselwe. Omunye akufanele athathe isihlalo kuze kube yilapho unina ehlezi. Lezi zinkantolo ziyancipha kancane nesizukulwane esincane, kodwa abaningi basenza lokho.
- Susa amaHats : Amadoda kufanele asuse izigqoko uma zingaphakathi, phakathi nomsindo wesizwe, lapho ifulegi livuswa futhi ngesikhathi sokuthandaza. Abesifazane bangase bagqoke izigqoko zabo kulezi zikhathi. Lokhu kusengumkhuba ovamile.
- Yiba Nesizotha : I-Southerner ayilokothi idume. Bavame ukugxila ekufezeni kwabo nezinto zabo. I-Southerner enhle isayenza lokhu.
- Yiphumelele : I-Southerner ihlale igcina ukuhlobisa. Abalokothi basebenzise ulimi olubi noma benze intukuthelo emphakathini. AbaseNingizimu Afrika nabo bagqoka ngokuzithoba, beshiya kancane emcabangweni. Imicimbi ehlelekile, lokhu kuvame ukuqhutshwa namhlanje, nakuba abaningi bezithokozisa ngezikhathi ezingavamile.
- Ungagcini Abanye : I-Southerner ayisoze ilungise umuntu emphakathini kodwa izolinda kuze kube umzuzwana wangasese uma ukulungiswa kungeke kube namahloni. Abantu baseNingizimu Afrika abaphazamisi abanye lapho bekhuluma. Lokhu kusekhona ukuziphatha okulindelwe kumuntu ophethwe yi-Southerner omuhle.
- Thatha Isikhathi Sakho : Abasemhlabeni bathatha isikhathi sabo futhi bangasheshe badle ukudla, ingxoxo noma yini enye. Uma ugijima, cishe usuke udinga ukuphuma eNingizimu. Sithanda ukuthatha isikhathi sethu lapha nanamuhla.
- Yiba Handshake Eqinile : Eseningizimu , amadili amaningi asayinwe ngesandla. Ukubamba ngesandla ngokuqinile kuqinile, kodwa hhayi amathambo-ukuchoboza futhi kuqhubeka cishe imizuzwana emithathu. Ukwenza ukuxhumana kwamehlo ngesikhathi sokubamba ngesandla kubalulekile.