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View Poll Results: Which Southern State Has the Strongest Southern Accent?
Alabama 87 21.12%
Mississippi 119 28.88%
Louisiana 35 8.50%
Georgia 36 8.74%
Florida 6 1.46%
Tennessee 29 7.04%
Texas 21 5.10%
North Carolina 18 4.37%
South Carolina 22 5.34%
Arkansas 15 3.64%
Kentucky 14 3.40%
Virginia 10 2.43%
Voters: 412. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 03-14-2018, 03:51 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
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I'm sorry, I choked laughing.

That's a good joke! Here's another... let's see... Japan has an unmistakable Russian accent! haha! This is fun! How about... Pizza tastes exactly like Ham! BAHAHA! Whew! I gotta use this material.
You could've spent that energy proving what I said wrong.
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Old 03-14-2018, 05:34 PM
 
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It's a tie between Alabama and Mississippi
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Old 03-14-2018, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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Baltimore was a southern city before most southern states existed.
And Ohio was the northwest at one point. Is it today?
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Old 03-14-2018, 05:46 PM
 
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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You could've spent that energy proving what I said wrong.
Okay.

Ever heard of Dan Bell? He and his friends are all native Marylanders originally from the Baltimore area.

Not a one of them sound southern.

Here's his youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU...bo2hMRItlXwnnQ
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:02 PM
 
Location: Phoenix
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I know it's from an outsiders pov, but I've seen lots of tv shows etc on WV, and everytime I hear speakers from that state I'm overwhelmed by how strong the accent is, but alot of time I hear an Alabaman it's not as strong as I expect, even though it's still very Southern, I think WV at least equals it.
The WV accent is not really southern, it's hillbilly Appalachian.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Columbia SC
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In my travels, that would be the small towns in Eastern Tennessee, or western NC. Stop in Waynesville, NC to see for yourself. Southern Georgia, Northern Florida, away from Jacksonville also can be quite strong.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:45 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
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And Ohio was the northwest at one point. Is it today?
There's far more of the country west of Ohio than there is easy of it, so of course not.

Baltimore and the Rest of Maryland lies in the southern half of the US. Actually, Maryland is geographically more southern today than it was way back when it was just the original 13 colonies.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:49 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
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Okay.

Ever heard of Dan Bell? He and his friends are all native Marylanders originally from the Baltimore area.

Not a one of them sound southern.

Here's his youtube- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU...bo2hMRItlXwnnQ
You mean none of them have a stereotypically southern accent. Southern accents come in many different sounds, and Baltimore is just another one of those types.
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Old 03-14-2018, 06:54 PM
 
Location: Brooklyn the best borough in NYC!
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I can’t blame Kodeblue because I have the same mindset to argue something that i truly believe in.

But by now Kodeblue should know no one on city data is going to take him serious with adding Baltimore to everything southern!
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Old 03-14-2018, 07:12 PM
 
Location: BMORE!
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I can’t blame Kodeblue because I have the same mindset to argue something that i truly believe in.

But by now Kodeblue should know no one on city data is going to take him serious with adding Baltimore to everything southern!
There are plenty of people on City Data who'll tell you that Baltimore is southern. They generally tend to reside in Philly, NJ, NY. There's even a poster from the Baltimore area (not me) that says that Baltimore is southern. I'm certainly not the only person who feels this way.
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