Faking it

At work the other night, it was pointed out to me that I do not sound like a girl from the south of America (not South America mind you just the southern portion of America)until someone asks me which bit of America I'm from. Apparently, as soon as I respond with Oklahoma and Arkansas, I pull out a bit of a drawl and my speech from that point forward becomes a smidgen twangy.

Just a smidgen.

I did not believe this. Not one little bit. I have never had and will never have a typical southern accent with a drawl and twang. It just ain't happening folks.

A couple of hours later, someone asks me where I'm from. I say, (I kid you not)

"I'm from Oklahoma, what about ya'll?"

(They were Americans too)

I nearly choked as soon as the words were out of my mouth. I listened to the sound of my own voice and I could hardly believe it. I do occasionally throw around ya'll on the ole blawg and I will admit I actually miss the southern accent at times, but I have gone so far as to FAKE a southern accent.

Yes, I am crazy.

But we knew this.

Tell me peeps, what is the reason for my faking it?

(Yes, I just said peeps, I think it is part of the craziness that has afflicted my brain and caused me to fake a southern accent.)

(Or, I just said peeps, because I've always wanted to refer to some people as my peeps, and you people are my blog reading peeps, so yeah, peeps.)