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4. I love the word y'all.

I am also a native Southerner. I was just commenting on the fact that a lot of people who have gotten rid of their accents can never seem to shake the word y'all. The people who are not fakes use it correctly and effortlessly.

Many of these people are not turning their backs on the South. They have adopted a change in order to succeed at their chosen professions. They maintain strong ties. Of course there are those who would have to be waterboarded to admit it.

There was an actress I clearly remember. She was from Eastern NC, and she always loved that place and people. It was Ava Gardner. When she returned home to visit, she was just one of the folks and nev put on airs. Se was absolutely stunning.

Ava was buried there instead of LA. People turned out for her funeral because they loved her and her respect for them. They came out of love and respect and not curiosity and because of her fame. I wonder how many people realized who she really was.