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el_bryanto

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89. Well I still love Foghorn Leghorn. nt

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Wed Nov 15, 2017, 03:50 PM

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Southern Drawl [View all] jaxind Nov 2017 OP

We all speak with an accent. guillaumeb Nov 2017 #1

I'm from NYC and I'm not fond of NYC accents. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #2

I lived quite a while in the South and found that not all Southern accents are even remotely alike hlthe2b Nov 2017 #3

Though Gramm was a TX senator, area51 Nov 2017 #17

This! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #51

I'm a third generation Texan and it always seemed to me that the north Texas accent CTyankee Nov 2017 #61

Well Tennesseans did help settle Texas so it kinda makes sense! Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #80

I think there is something to that. I have a friend from Nashville and her accent CTyankee Nov 2017 #90

accents are one thing Larrybanal Nov 2017 #55

There are some who linger on the "drawl" so long that my inate impatience overwhelms me. hlthe2b Nov 2017 #56

My dad was from east Texas Ineeda Nov 2017 #4

see my response here (#61)...what do you think about my sense of east TX CTyankee Nov 2017 #62

Dad was from the Gulf coast, south of Houston Ineeda Nov 2017 #70

My Dad was from West Texas... VOX Nov 2017 #91

Not Me Leith Nov 2017 #5

I saw him Saturday night in Charlotte ms liberty Nov 2017 #33

I love Jimmy Carter's accent greymattermom Nov 2017 #6

Down here we think ya'll have the accent Lochloosa Nov 2017 #7

I am curious Skittles Nov 2017 #18

I am curious too in a different way. I was an Air Force kid. panader0 Nov 2017 #21

heh Skittles Nov 2017 #25

You're right SouthernIrish Nov 2017 #20

and most are really charming... hlthe2b Nov 2017 #46

I'm not proud of it, but I have an automatic negative response when I hear a white man smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #8

No. It's the opposite of instinctual LanternWaste Nov 2017 #63

I feel absolutely the same way. ironman25 Nov 2017 #9

Trumps accent makes me want to hurl. cwydro Nov 2017 #15

I would rather hear a boar get a chainsaw colonoscopy than listen to Trump Orrex Nov 2017 #58

Ouch! cwydro Nov 2017 #66

LOL. Next to Trump, the "worst" southern accent sounds like nightingales (nt) Orrex Nov 2017 #68

Well, bless your heart.... Hortensis Nov 2017 #24

Ditto! cwydro Nov 2017 #67

I hear ya... only for me, it's not a Southern accent that grates my nerves. NurseJackie Nov 2017 #10

I didn't mind Jimmy Carter's or Bill Clinton's accent. DemocratSinceBirth Nov 2017 #11

Yep ClarendonDem Nov 2017 #12

Wow. cwydro Nov 2017 #13

Bless her heart? Hortensis Nov 2017 #27

Nice. cwydro Nov 2017 #14

I am guessing the Ukraine GusBob Nov 2017 #57

I'm on the other end of that. Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #16

listen to sessions words Larrybanal Nov 2017 #59

I know and Hayduke Bomgarte Nov 2017 #71

I hear it every day around me. Grew up with it. moriah Nov 2017 #19

Kentuckians don't drawl Bayard Nov 2017 #22

... nolabear Nov 2017 #23

I like the southern drawl and I enjoy these regional differences and it would really Kirk Lover Nov 2017 #26

Me too. :) After we moved to Georgia from California, Hortensis Nov 2017 #31

Thank you! sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #49

I generally enjoy regional accents. LisaM Nov 2017 #28

Not any more. The accent grated during the 1950s-1960s when deployed by George Wallace and... Hekate Nov 2017 #29

You need to get out more. Nt raccoon Nov 2017 #30

Or less. n/t Igel Nov 2017 #32

I worked for a New Orleans company Turbineguy Nov 2017 #34

I haven't lived in very many regions, but we have this thing called TV. There's all kinds of ... Hekate Nov 2017 #35

Total and visceral turn off for me. Golden Raisin Nov 2017 #36

I was born and raised in a region that doesn't have an accent. Binkie The Clown Nov 2017 #37

You should hear Jason Kander speak sarah FAILIN Nov 2017 #50

Well, I am a southerner. Blue_true Nov 2017 #38

There is an old saying.... CherokeeDem Nov 2017 #39

Lenny Bruce actually did a comedy routine on this. thucythucy Nov 2017 #40

When there is an intelligent, articulate southern accentuation like Al Gores peacebuzzard Nov 2017 #41

I'm the same way with Jersey and NY accents KentuckyWoman Nov 2017 #42

The thing is, what most people hear as NY, Jersey and even Boston accents are really smirkymonkey Nov 2017 #95

Ted Cruz's really gets to me LeftInTX Nov 2017 #43

A soft Southern accent is very nice CanonRay Nov 2017 #44

LOL! Up here, I always get accused of a Southern accent. raven mad Nov 2017 #45

Cannot stand a Boston accent. cwydro Nov 2017 #47

how progressive of you DrDan Nov 2017 #48

Southern accents arent one size fits all Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #52

Yes indeed. cwydro Nov 2017 #53

Does CT have a regional accent? I am here in New Haven and there doesn't appear CTyankee Nov 2017 #73

CT is a unique one... Docreed2003 Nov 2017 #76

Funny, not one of my CT friends sound like they are from NY. I don't know what a CTyankee Nov 2017 #79

RI is a mixture of Boston and Brooklynn kwassa Nov 2017 #88

Just listen to Jimmy Carter for awhile. raging moderate Nov 2017 #54

Exactly easttexaslefty Nov 2017 #92

No. I have relatives who speak with a Southern accent. My hubs has a New York accent. Demsrule86 Nov 2017 #60

I be pretty screwed if I felt that way easttexaslefty Nov 2017 #64

Your reaction is unfortunate Orrex Nov 2017 #65

Nah, it's just an accent. Iggo Nov 2017 #69

We've got a New York street-hustler in the White House. Paladin Nov 2017 #72

I have a Southern drawl. My family seems to think I no longer do, but I still hear it. Solly Mack Nov 2017 #74

Please allow Mr. Bruce to support your position. mulsh Nov 2017 #75

Listen to the Liberal Redneck as an antidote (Search youtube) TBA Nov 2017 #77

Hearing Jeff Sessions *specifically* grates on me. The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2017 #78

Post removed Post removed Nov 2017 #81

If you would actually respond to a reply or two it wouldn't be so obvious snooper2 Nov 2017 #82

An anti-Southern post on DU. It must be Wednesday. GulfCoast66 Nov 2017 #83

Florida man ornotna Nov 2017 #94

Only when Kevin Spacey did it... skypilot Nov 2017 #84

It's the new vocal fry. Orsino Nov 2017 #85

I've always found it hard to overcome that same prejudice in myself. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #86

As long as they don't say something impordent. nt Snotcicles Nov 2017 #87

Well I still love Foghorn Leghorn. nt el_bryanto Nov 2017 #89

No ornotna Nov 2017 #93

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