   Welcome as the Flowers in MayIn Southern and Appalachian speech, "You’re as welcome as the flowers in May" is a warm compliment meaning someone’s arrival is a delight-truly welcome and timely, like spring blossoms after a long winter. #SouthernSayings #Appalachia #PeopleandRelationships #Southern synonyms: you’re mighty welcome, glad to see you, welcome indeed Hillbilly Dude Says...  I've read this one, but not been told, 'You’re as welcome as the flowers in May.' That may say something more about me than the sayin' itself. Pronunciation[WEL-kum az thuh FLOW-ers in MAY] /ˈwɛl.kəm æz ðə ˈflaʊ.ərz ɪn meɪ/ Meaning & Usage- Warm, heartfelt welcome (compliment, simile)
Clara:
Hope we’re not botherin’ you.
Elmer:
Botherin’? You’re as welcome as the flowers in May.variations: welcome as May flowers, welcome as the May flowers OriginDocumented in Southern and Appalachian print by the late 19th and early 20th centuries (newspapers, sermons, letters), this poetic simile draws on agrarian life-May flowers marking the welcome turn of spring. It survives in regional song, verse, and everyday courtesy talk. Notes
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