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Thank you for this enlightened piece. I too feel my teeth gnashing at the twang of southern speech, even though I spent most of my youth living in the South, born of a southern mother who attempted to infuse all her religious and racist biases into her kids. I taught myself to speak without a trace of that accent. It's very difficult to "change one's mind" this way, and I'm still working to get over this. My southern friends will appreciate it! Nice work. Thank you!

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Adelia Ritchie, PhD
Adelia Ritchie, PhD

Written by Adelia Ritchie, PhD

Author of "The Accidental Expat: A Costa Rican Adventure", science lover, contributing editor at SalishMagazine.org, expat, seeking the interesting and unusual