And her voice is all that matters
Apr. 11th, 2006 03:08 pmI was asked three times this past weekend where I was from. Each time was because of my accent. None of the askers had me pegged for even the correct continent, let alone state.
I gotten a lot of questions about it over the years. Few people believe that its just a variation on the Appalachian Hill accent, even after I repeatedly tell them so. The only examples of that one that most people are familar with come from movies like Deliverance. That Virginia/Tennesse mixture is nothing like the central PA accent unless you study it closely. Most people peg me for European something (Britian being the most common guess) with a little New Zealand/Australian thrown in for good measure.
I tell people I'm from Pennsylvania and the next question is "where were your parents from?". Um...Pennsylvania. Yeah, my Mom sounds like she grew up in the deep south by way of London but she's never been to either place.
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starherd, do you get these questions out where you are at?
I gotten a lot of questions about it over the years. Few people believe that its just a variation on the Appalachian Hill accent, even after I repeatedly tell them so. The only examples of that one that most people are familar with come from movies like Deliverance. That Virginia/Tennesse mixture is nothing like the central PA accent unless you study it closely. Most people peg me for European something (Britian being the most common guess) with a little New Zealand/Australian thrown in for good measure.
I tell people I'm from Pennsylvania and the next question is "where were your parents from?". Um...Pennsylvania. Yeah, my Mom sounds like she grew up in the deep south by way of London but she's never been to either place.
starherd, do you get these questions out where you are at?
