On 2011-08-22, jmcquown > wrote:
>
> When we moved to TN one of my brothers purposefully put on a southern accent
> to try to fit in. That didn't really work. It just sounded stupid I
> guess it makes a difference what part of TN you were in. The folks in
> Chattanooga sound markedly different from the folks on the western side.

I can't say the ppl with the most heavy accents were from TN, but I
noticed most ppl in the military and stationed in the South were
originally from the South. It was like no one from outside the South
ever wanted to be stationed there, so there was no competition to
Southerners who did. One good ol' boy had such a heavy accent, even
other Southerners kidded him.

nb