Southern accents

[arbnranger]

You aren't Scott, are you?

Nope sorry. I might know him though if he lives in Mooresville .

 

[Staupostek]

I thought the same thing when I heard them all talking. They sounded like the "non-accents" that reporters haven after working hard to remove any hint of an accent from their voices so they are marketable anywhere in the country. (saw a story on how they do this years ago) But I would expect even transplants to have some kind of accent.

 

[CopperheadNC]

Nope sorry. I might know him though if he lives in Mooresville though.

One of the Charlotte meetup group ass't organizers works with NASCAR, so I just assumed from the NASCAR comment

In either event, hope to see you at the Gaston county followup straw poll on Monday night at Alfred and Charlies!

 

[pazzo83]

Are you familiar with the South? Everyone doesn't sound like Forrest Gump...

Ya, but come on, I've lived in the south for about 85% of my life, and I would say that south of Northern VA, 7 out of 10 people you run across will have at least a slight southern accent. Once you get from Charlotte south, I'd say that jumps up to 4 out of 5 people (even WITH the transplants)

 

[Alura618]

I didn't think they sounded very Southern either, with the exception of maybe two or three people. They definitely didn't sound like they were from Chucktown. I say feed them some shrimp and grits and see what happens.

 

[Matt Collins]

........

 

[noztnac]

They were not from SC.

 

[BeFranklin]

Good catch, keep digging. If you can prove it, this makes a good angle to start on.

 

[charger]

Post the group on Youtube and let the public decide. I have relatives from South Carolina and they were just up for Christmas.
In the South they have a very distinct accent.
Most of the members in this focus group had no accent at all.

 

[alexa doherty]

Are southern accents a good thing? j/k

 

[CopperheadNC]

Are southern accents a good thing? j/k

A southern man tells better jokes.

 

[alexa doherty]

A southern man tells better jokes.

When do we get to hear one?

Btw do you mean those use-to-could jokes?

 

[prlgrl]

Those people were way to social to be normal people.

I thought the same. I'm on national tv, I'm asked a question, I'm not nervous, I confidently give you my *opinion* quickly and succinctly.

Give me a break!

 

[Rintrah54]

BORN AND RAISED IN THE SOUTH......and I would bet everything I have that those people were NOT from South Carolina. I said the same thing to my wife.

Those people did NOT have southern accents.

 

[Rintrah54]

Btw...........shrimp and grits are fricking delicious

 

[MoneyWhereMyMouthIs2]

So, how do you get interviewed to be in the focus group? I'm convinced they're all fake/manipulated, but I at least thought the NH groups were from NH.

 

[mosquitobite]

Are southern accents a good thing? j/k

Men tend to like them on the ladies

 

[Alura618]

Btw...........shrimp and grits are fricking delicious

Ain't that the truth! I love low country cooking! Born and raised in Bama, lived in the ATL for 5 years and now in Tennessee, married on Folly Beach pier and I vacation in Chucktown every year...most of those folk didn't sound Southern to me.

 

[Highstreet]

I agree. If it was from Myrtle Beach I would of let it pass beacause there are transplants. But this was Charleston for goodness stake. I said the same thing to my wife.

Exactly.

 

[ForTheRevolution]

I did notice the whole accent thing while watching....

may as well throw one of these in there....F U Frank!