alabama

you know you are in Alabama, the deep south, when...

...you step outside for 10 minutes and become mosquito meat, accumulating bites at a rate of more than 1 per 30 seconds. yes, this was my experience.

...the humidity in the air is actually visible, and might as well be tangible.

...you can't resist the smell of BBQ, and insist on eating BBQ for every meal. Or dreaming that you could eat it for every meal.

...you feel the need to say "ma'am" and "sir" every other word in the name of politeness.

...you can't help but slow down.