We had 2 very popular roommates from Georgia in my freshman ward. Guys thought the accent was a plus, not a negative

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Apr 12, 2021
7:31:49am

Mike Honcho All-American

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Mike Honcho

Previous username: BYUCoug11
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Joined: Feb 27, 2011
Last login: May 8, 2024
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What's something you love about the south?

greatbam

4/12/21 5:39am

Fried catfish.

vagabonder

4/12/21 6:17am

Lightnin' Bugs

sethj250

4/12/21 6:22am

My wife is from the south. Was regularly mocked at BYU for her accent.

4th and Niner

4/12/21 6:27am

I had a mission companion from Gulfport Mississippi. The entire time I was

WDaddy

4/12/21 6:29am

I was blown away when I heard her talk to her grandma on the phone

4th and Niner

4/12/21 6:32am

I've seen several cases similar to this.

shoganai

4/12/21 7:29am

So you love that she was mocked or that she fixed her accent?

bruincoug

4/12/21 6:32am

My mother did the same thing at BYU- from Canada, lost her accent within a semester

BeyondTheMark

4/12/21 6:34am

That’s a good thing. Canadian accent is gross.

WDaddy

4/12/21 6:37am

I had companion from South Carolina. I laugh to tears remembering him trying to speak Japanese with his heavy

CLCougar

4/12/21 6:38am

We had 2 very popular roommates from Georgia in my freshman ward. Guys thought the accent was a plus, not a negative

Mike Honcho

4/12/21 7:31am

This has been my experience, accents are a huge social plus. Marketing agrees.

stenso

4/12/21 8:06am

Mocked by girls?! Cuz... if guys are giving a girl a hard time for accents...

Gunga Galunga

4/12/21 8:50am

Yeah, girls in the dorm.

4th and Niner

4/12/21 9:01am

Jealous from the attention it garnered from the guys no doubt.

stenso

4/12/21 9:06am

Absolutely

Gunga Galunga

4/12/21 9:10am

Sherman’s March

Charles Darwin

4/12/21 6:43am

You like Lilburn Boggs too?

Hotty-Toddy-Reb

4/12/21 7:36am

Too many great things about the south to put in a single post but one of my

rebelCoug

4/12/21 6:48am

Boiled peanuts in a styrofoam cup from the guy on the side of the road.

creameryon9th

4/12/21 6:51am

RE: Boiled peanuts in a styrofoam cup from the guy on the side of the road.

StantonMac

4/12/21 7:01am

Love me some Cajun boiled peanuts

Triznaynay

4/12/21 7:04am

Fresh peaches and boiled peanuts

Revolution

4/12/21 6:51am

Ahhh hack

Revolution

4/12/21 6:52am

Their hospitality and charm.

idacoug

4/12/21 6:54am

Southern accents

Revolution

4/12/21 6:55am

Southern girls mmmm

BYU Grounds

4/12/21 7:03am

Live Oaks

mokelembembe

4/12/21 6:59am

Eastern North Carolina BBQ

ral1988

4/12/21 7:04am

Southern hospitality is a real thing. And it’s amazing.

Brutus216

4/12/21 7:09am

it really is

BR549

4/12/21 7:20am

Lightning storms. SEC shorts.

Y05

4/12/21 7:10am

I think you mean the videos. But jorts are good too.

bruincoug

4/12/21 8:07am

Mild winters and the general sports culture.

shoganai

4/12/21 7:31am

Fried whatever.

PhilPete

4/12/21 7:49am

Remembering to pronounce all four syllables in “Spit”

bruincoug

4/12/21 8:06am

Grew up in Utah, moved from MN...we freaking love Bama. So many great things

ordinary tri guy

4/12/21 8:07am

Taysom Hill

cougfanblue

4/12/21 8:09am

Cotton. I wear a lot of it. And warmth. I don't like being cold.

DeekLyfter

4/12/21 8:15am

Bless your heart

crimedog

4/12/21 8:59am

It still surprises me when I use sir and ma'am in Utah and people get weirded

ordinary tri guy

4/12/21 1:55pm

BBQ. Soul Food. Football was just better down there.

Tesla Coug

4/12/21 9:12am

The fall and SEC football.

Richard McCoy Jr.

4/12/21 9:27am

Lots of good things about the South. Very underrated but that is changing.

Fargo

4/12/21 10:11am

Huddle house and waffle house and farmers markets and festivals

CLCougar

4/12/21 11:01am

Cute girls that talk with a huge Southern accent. Teri Smith, wherever you are,

BleedCougarBlue2

4/12/21 6:50pm

family centered, friendliness, weather, sports, vegetation, beaches, food

j20

4/13/21 9:43am

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