Barbecue

One interesting thing that I've noticed is that the definition of a "barbecue" really changes based on the region.

Near Cleveland: A barbecue consists of what the south calls a "northern barbecue." Here, you put chicken on the grill and pour the barbecue sauce on while it is cooking.

South Carolina: Mention barbecue and immediately people assume you have a whole pig roasting for pulled pork sandwiches! Hopefully someone has homemade mustard based barbecue sauce!

Victoria: I'm sorry but this just loses the battle. I've been to 2 barbecues so far and neither one has had any barbecue sauce. Here, barbecue usually means just hamburgers and hotdogs. I think its just a synonym for cookout. (I actually mentioned this to people at the barbecue and they acted surprised and wondered why you would have barbecue sauce at a barbecue.)