General Discussion

FascismIsDeath

(145 posts)

10. I grew up in southern WV and people that didn't know better thought I was from another state when meeting me.

Thu Mar 5, 2026, 01:37 PM

Thursday

And then after I moved to midwest Ohio, what little I did have of that kind of accent went away entirely.

I watched a LOT of MTV in the 80s and 90s and I suspect I picked up other accents from that.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

1 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

Alice B.

43 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

How come Talarico doesn't have a southern accent? Just curious... Not implying anything. nt [View all] LAS14 Thursday OP

I know a lot of texans. Happy Hoosier Thursday #1

Really? nt TBF Thursday #2

He's "just asking questions." n/t demmiblue Thursday #7

What would people think you were implying? leftstreet Thursday #3

I just googled it. I think it is because he is from Central SSJVegeta Thursday #4

Many people in the Austin area don't dalton99a Thursday #5

That what Grok says - It's the Austin influence womanofthehills Thursday #34

He has a little touch of it, but he might have lost a lot of it while attending Harvard. Ocelot II Thursday #6

Same with Beto, who went to Columbia dalton99a Thursday #8

It's because he grew up I right outside Austin womanofthehills Thursday #35

Because actual Texas is not the same as TV/movie Texas. DavidDvorkin Thursday #9

I grew up in southern WV and people that didn't know better thought I was from another state when meeting me. FascismIsDeath Thursday #10

Because he got an education and doesn't want to talk like a hick? Mysterian Thursday #11

So everyone with a southern accent is uneducated and talks like a hick? onenote Thursday #19

I have no issue with southern drawls but IMO Jimmy Carter didn't have a pronounced one. CentralMass Thursday #23

Of course not. But as one whose parents moved around constantly, I was very prone to picking up bits hlthe2b Thursday #33

The very stable genius does not have a Southern accent. dalton99a Thursday #22

Ever seen a Venn diagram? Mysterian Thursday #36

Which seems contradicted by the existence of W. Bush Torchlight Thursday #31

because not all Texans UpInArms Thursday #12

I suspect that many people in large cities don't Ilsa Thursday #13

+1. You will hear an accent 30 miles outside the city. dalton99a Thursday #16

Some People Coolgoober Thursday #14

People who live in major Texas cities pinkstarburst Thursday #15

Also from East Texas RussBLib Thursday #20

Everyone I have met from there did pinkstarburst Thursday #29

I'm from Dallas and a 3rd generation Texan. I had an accent I had to get rid of when I went to drama school CTyankee Thursday #43

Sounds serious, relevant and even critical in today's environment. Torchlight Thursday #17

I've lived in Texas all of my life Texasgal Thursday #18

I am from Central Texas herding cats Thursday #21

It's there, but attenuated. carpetbagger Thursday #24

Texans do not normally have a Southern accent LetMyPeopleVote Thursday #25

You really don't know? City Lights Thursday #26

If he took any kind of debate, public speaking xmas74 Thursday #27

I moved away from pflugerville 6 years ago Laurelin Thursday #28

Cripes on a bike GenThePerservering Thursday #30

Texan here. I code switch depending on the context. harumph Thursday #32

Regional accents are on the decline in a big way in the U.S. . . . markpkessinger Thursday #37

He doesn't have a Texas accent, either. MineralMan Thursday #38

I didn't mean to imply that it "matters." That's why I said, "Just curious." nt LAS14 Thursday #39

Uh-huh... MineralMan Thursday #40

Why doesn't Owen Wilson have a Texas accent? LudwigPastorius Thursday #41

Texas is very diverse Zambero Thursday #42