1. How often someone says, "Your accent is so ______!" Fill in the blank with: strong, cute, endearing, funny, adorable, weird, etc. You've heard it all before. Probably an hour ago.
2. You catch people not from the South off guard when you say anything at all to them. And then they precede to ask you where you're from like you're an alien.
3. You will get called out if you say "y'all" in front of someone not from the South. You don't care though, because it's so much faster and easier to say "y'all" than "you guys." And "y'all" can be used for both guys and girls, so it really is the best.
4. You will also get called out if you say "all y'all." But you say this because you don't mean some of y'all, you mean all of y'all. If it doesn't make sense to you, you're not from the South.
5. People tell you that you talk slow. They say drawl like it's a bad thing! You're just taking your time.
6. But they also tell you all the time how much they love your accent. It's better than the alternative (looking at you, Boston).
7. People not from the South will joke around and try to imitate your accent. It was funny the first few times, but why does everyone think "ain't" and "y'all" are the only words in your vocabulary? Also, you have never said "darn tootin'" in your life.
8. You have a twang that makes vowels sound twice as long when you pronounce them. For instance, you say "yes" like "yay-us" and "chair" like "chay-yer." You can't help it though. It i-is what it i-is.
9. People think you like them because you call them names like "sweetheart," or "hun." But nah, you just call everyone that.
10. People will ask you all the time if your accent is fake. Of course not. However, it will get stronger in the following circumstances: When you're around your family, when you're angry, and when you're tipsy.
11. You will say "ma'am" and "sir" when speaking to your elders until the day you die. Or else suffer the consequences from your mom (momma) when she hears that you're not minding your manners.
12. No matter what you say, people will always think you're being nice. You could string together the harshest, sassiest words ("bless your heart" is low-key insulting), but people will eat it up because of your accent. It's just so sweet!
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Most tell me to slow down, that I'm talking too fast.
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Also "well bless your heart" isn't always a endearment.
See #12
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A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
A flock of flirting flamingos is pure, passionate, pink pandemonium-a frenetic flamingle-mangle-a discordant discotheque of delirious dancing, flamboyant feathers, and flamingo lingo.
Those with a Boston accent (all of Mass and RI) have our own special way of talking. We drop the letter R where it belongs but that's ok because we use it where it doesn't belong. Example : "pass the butta" and "I want a soder"...lol
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I have a friend who was raised in Boston. She has lived here for 20+ years & still hasn't shook the accent. Here husband is from Pittsburg & when the two of them really get going it is hilarious. I don't know how they understand each other!
I caught that one too. Bless those southern hearts.
LOL!
Daddy sent me to speech class. No accent here! One of my friends, whoa!
Actually, I don't have much of one. I didn't grow up around here. I grew up west of you where there are no accents. In fact, when I first moved here I would practice my "r"s so I wouldn't lose them. I have lost them.
I have a friend, well educated, whose speech makes my ears hurt. "Youse guys" "where is ya sofar?" I have PSDS (aka pierced ears)
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Sometimes you're the windshield, and sometimes you're the bug.
My Mama was from Kentucky and Dad from upstate NY. We live in New England,Indiana , Michigan and I've now been in Florida 30 years. I have a very confused accent! But I use Y'all a lot!
DD lived in Ohio and has a bit of the Pittsburgh accent, combined with a bit of Cleveland that she picked up from me when I worked there, and then picked up a bit of Minnesota. She is kind of an accent mess right now. Lol. I think she will lose most of it at college. Hopefully. Or it will get worse depending on her suitemates and their accents.
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Out of all the lies I have told, "just kidding" is my favorite !
When my dad had to have open heart surgery I went down to Texas to help my parents. I took my then two year old son with me. While my dad was in the hospital my cousin's wife would babysit him. By the end of my stay he developed a strong Texan accent. It was so cute.
I caught that one too. Bless those southern hearts.
