Ok, you flunked Waffle House 101, you might be able to recover if you learn these "go to" phrases which will get you out of a jam in the ATL:

1. Hey, how's you Mom'n'em?
2. How'bout dem Dogs?
3. Hey Joe, dat you?

As a UNH grad, I had a lot of trouble understanding anyone from the ATL in my earlier years, until I married a southern girl who taught me to speak southernees.

Here's a couple training videos for you:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62uzvRPaz5s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUFL2GT1-2g&noredirect=1

Now I'm bilingual.