On Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:39:21 -0600, Pennyaline
> wrote:

>Andy wrote:
>> I never heard Floridians talk with a Southern drawl. Maybe that's why it's
>> not considered "Southern!"
>
>In the panhandle they surely do have a drawl.

People think of Florida as Disney, beaches, bikini's, and ocean front
hotels. If you go to central Florida you'll find a different type
lifestyle and just as strong a drawl as any other southern state. The
guys I've seen that liked to get all drunk and go out on lake
Kissimmee late at night to shoot crocodiles always had such a thick
accent I could hardly understand them. Or maybe is was just too much
cheap beer.

Lou