20 Feb 2004
Yankee or Dixie?
Growing up in Alabama, I always prided myself on the fact that I was born in Connecticut and not a “true Southerner.” I resisted picking up the accent, and then focused on cultivating the the region-free dialect of an actor while studying as a theatre-major in undergrad.
But it was all for naught. My inability to stifle “ya’ll” when addressing a crowd always gives me away. On the Yankee or Dixie quiz, I scored a “66% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!”
If it makes you feel any better, I got the same score, and I can still count on my fingers the number of times I’ve set foot in the South.
Sparky | 20 Feb 2004