I used to have a horrible Southern accent that is actually indigenous to my area South Eastern Tennessee (where I'm from. Ya know.. In Iron Man 3 when he's with that kid? My hometown is about 45 min north of there). My parents and siblings, all being from Ohio, ended up with the accent. And of course me, 'cuz I was born there. My parents still have it, as does my brother, but my sister & I lost ours and we both speak in a neutral/northern accent. I actually worked relatively hard to get rid of mine 'cuz the kids @ the Christian school made fun of me over it.

I still say things like "I used to could do that" and I still say "eyeball" and a precious few other words in a Southern accent. But what's funny, you'd think once you've lost it, you'd be able to at least speak in that accent again. I cannot. Unless I'm impersonating my dad or being sarcastic. In no way can I ever do it in my normal voice. Although I will say, I'm pretty dam good @ sounding like Sarah Palin. XD

One of my sister's friends is from Chattanooga, moved to Wisconsin, moved back down to Nashville. She has an odd Wisconsin-Southern accent mix. It's quite funny to listen to.