A “Southern Drawl” seems to be one of the first things you think of when the thought of a person from the South is brought up. In reality the southern accent can vary greatly between the regions you are from, especially when it comes to Texas. When you talk to a Texan you can tell almost immediately what region of the state they are from. For example, East Texas seems to be the most recognizable accent there is here, which is where I'm from. That's why growing up in the rural areas of east Texas then moving to the suburbs of Dallas, speech was a major blocker to starting a new life there.
I grew up in a small East Texas town called Jacksonville. Jacksonville is nestled in Cherokee county which is just south of Tyler and northwest of Nacogdoches. I spent the majority of my early life working my grandpa's ranch or running across the lake chasing bass. I lived a really simple life, work Monday through Saturday and church on Sunday. I knew everybody in the town and everybody knew me and my family, so growing up I never really knew I talked funny. It really wasn't until I started doing…show more content… I really stood out in the sea of pastel colors and geld over hair. It was kind of troubling that first of trying to talk to my teachers and classmates because they just couldn't decipher my words through my thick accent. Speaking of my accent people would look at me like I was speaking another language and I'll never forget what my now best friends face look like whenever we first met. I was just asking I'm simply if he knew how to get to the nearest feed store for food for my dogs and I swear her just stared at me like a cow looking at a new gate. After many attempts to translate what I was saying Zach finally just got in the truck with me to show me directions to where I need to
