This 'Northern' thing...

[ickaimp]

Oh wise denizens of the Interwebz, I ask upon your vast and varied knowledge to explain this conundrum to me.

Okay. I understand the 'talk slower' thing. The So Cal accent is talking fast. Got it. Keep gettin' told that 'life moves at a slower pace around here', but have yet to see evidence to back that up.

But why is it that I'll be having a perfectly nice conversation with someone but if I say 'you guys' instead of 'y'all', it's like I broke out in some sort of vile contagious plague cause I'm suddenly a 'Northerner'?

I grew up in Cali-frikkin-ornia! I live in Arizona! THAT'S NOT NORTH.

It's even worse if I even dare mention -travelling-.

Explain it to me. Please. Small words preferable. It's like hitting my head against a brick wall, I'm soooooooooooo lost.

... Do they need geography lessons here?

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[morgan-idril.livejournal.com]

Geography lessons might help but truthfully I think enuncation lessons would be better. Why on earth do they have to slur, softly in to the damn phone so I can't understand a damn word let alone numbers. GAH!!!

By the way what are you using as glasses? I think I found a pair of yours in my black bag

[ickaimp.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's my only pair of glasses. Right now, m'going without. Which is okay, just makes things a little brighter in the daytimes.

We're having to mumble our words pretty bad, my speech patterns are going to be -really- interesting once we get back.

[morgan-idril.livejournal.com]

You need me to send them to you?