You are RUDE.

[Zellie Crescent]

Rainbow Boy schools some assholes.

NSFW

I would gladly eat anywhere that would stand up to assholes like that, and leave a huge tip for the guy and the waitress.

[mikoyan29]

It's weird how in one country there is such a culture clash, at times.

Consider that you can fit all of Europe within the United States, it's not a surprise.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

...and leave a huge tip for the guy and the waitress.

I reckon you'd better! I'd be afraid not to!

It's a big country, and it's extremely diverse. In fact, in my own STATE, which takes maybe five hours on the average to drive across, there are dialects that I can't even understand without a translator.

Heck, this past year at Pennsic (people all over the world go to that) someone (another Yank) asked us where we were from because of our accents. I'm from SC, and one of the guys in my group is from Lousianna. I guess we are a twangy bunch. (The guy who asked was from New England somewhere. I thought he had an interesting accent.) And we do have regional cultures all over the country.

[Jay 2K Winger]

I reckon you'd better! I'd be afraid not to!

It's a big country, and it's extremely diverse. In fact, in my own STATE, which takes maybe five hours on the average to drive across, there are dialects that I can't even understand without a translator.

Heck, this past year at Pennsic (people all over the world go to that) someone (another Yank) asked us where we were from because of our accents. I'm from SC, and one of the guys in my group is from Lousianna. I guess we are a twangy bunch. (The guy who asked was from New England somewhere. I thought he had an interesting accent.) And we do have regional cultures all over the country.

Reminds me of one of the guys who handled our move from Texas to Virginia. He could identify where someone was from by their accent. To the region. He managed to peg my Mom perfectly. Despite the fact that my Mom was raised in South Bend, Indiana, he identified her as north Pennsylvania-- which was where she was BORN.

Scary good.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Conversation I just had with my mom:

Mom: I just saw this movie with Josh Holloway in it. That man is hot.

Me: I know. Was he talking with his normal accent, or was he supressing it?

Mom: He has an accent?

Me: Yeah, he's from Georgia. The way he talked in Lost is how he talks.

Mom: I didn't notice he had an accent in Lost.

Me: Nor would you.

Mom: Oh. Yeah. Huh.

Of course she didn't notice he had an accent in Lost. Everyone ELSE had an accent in Lost. Sawyer just sounds totally normal.

[Peppergirl]

Heck, this past year at Pennsic (people all over the world go to that) someone (another Yank) asked us where we were from because of our accents. I'm from SC, and one of the guys in my group is from Lousianna. I guess we are a twangy bunch. (The guy who asked was from New England somewhere. I thought he had an interesting accent.) And we do have regional cultures all over the country.

Regional dialects intrigue the hell out of me.

Most people are surprised that Cincinnatians sound slightly southern. We're on the border of Kentucky, for Pete's sake.

I'm sure I don't sound as southern as you and your group, but I do have a bit of a twang.

My 'yankee' friends make fun of me alot.

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Well, the Cajun from Louisiana and the chick from Eutawville get picked on a lot in my group. It's pretty bad when a bunch of twangy southerners are making fun of your twangy southern accent.

We go out of our way to make the Cajun say "egg." He does not have a Cajun accent, but he does sound like he's from Louisianna. (True Blood, for those of you who are wondering)

Southerners like to make two syllable words into one syllable words and visa versa.

[Peppergirl]

We go out of our way to make the Cajun say "egg." He does not have a Cajun accent, but he does sound like he's from Louisianna. (True Blood, for those of you who are wondering)

Try to record it next time.

Does it come out like 'Ay-ehg'?

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yep.

[Andara Bledin]

Despite the fact that my Mom was raised in South Bend, Indiana, he identified her as north Pennsylvania-- which was where she was BORN.

That's because that's where her parents came from. My grandmother was from back east, so my mom picked up a few regional pronunciations from her, and I've picked them up from my mom. So, even though I've spent about 2 months over the course of nearly 40 years back east, there are a few words and phrases I say with a markedly New Englander accent.

^-.-^

[RecoveringKinkoid]

Yeah, I do that exact same thing. Only with a Jersey accent. My family is originally from Neptune City.

I must sound insane to people.

[Jay 2K Winger]

That's because that's where her parents came from. My grandmother was from back east, so my mom picked up a few regional pronunciations from her, and I've picked them up from my mom. So, even though I've spent about 2 months over the course of nearly 40 years back east, there are a few words and phrases I say with a markedly New Englander accent.

^-.-^

That's a fairly good point, I guess.

I occasionally notice myself dropping an accent into particular words, a Southern twang or drawl, but it doesn't happen all the time, and every time it happens, it surprises me.

But then, I have a knack for imitating accents, so I probably picked it up somewhere.

[Darkforge]

Yeah, I do that exact same thing. Only with a Jersey accent. My family is originally from Neptune City.

I must sound insane to people.

I entirely misread that as "My family is originally from Neptune"

[RecoveringKinkoid]

I entirely misread that as "My family is originally from Neptune"

Actually, some of them probably are. They sure ain't from this planet.

[crashhelmet]

It's funny, because I live in Southern California, and most of the time, people I pass on the street will give a nod in passing or at least reciprocate when I do as much.

^-.-^

I'm from the parts where you can afford to house a family with 5 kids on a Marine's salary.