One of my best friends recently married and moved to his state of Mississipi (from CA) - she was in charge of Thanksgiving dinner this past year, and cooked the green beans al dente, a bit squeaky. One of the (local MS) guests at the dinner said to her,
"Hawney, 'round here we cook ar beans for ARRRRS."
I don't think he gave a rats pattootie what variety of bean they were!
~Thalia