I have a REALLY bad habit...

amiamish

When I talk to someone that has a strong southern accent, I start to talk like them too.... and I don't know why!!!

 

joseysbride

hahaha!

My husband does this.  Only it is when he talks to all the old Germans from the area where he grew up.  It's bad, and I make fun of him for it every chance I get.

Purrrfect433

My mom does this, too, with any accent. It's hilarious, especially since she is a front-office manager of a dental office and talks on the phone all day=)

breezee_bean

haha!  I am that way when I am around my midwest/southern grandparents.  But I tend to pick up phrases, "y'all"

"You could start an argument in an empty house"

"The engine?s runnin? but nobody?s driving."

"My cow died last night so I don't need your bull." My G'dad would say this when I was a mouthy teen. 

emilykristene2006

I'm the same way with all accents. I drive myself crazy.

goodheartedmommy

Ha. The further south we go, the thicker our accents get. It's funny, really. When DH is around his mom's family in the sticks of TN, he gets REALLY country.

amiamish

breezee_bean:

haha!  I am that way when I am around my midwest/southern grandparents.  But I tend to pick up phrases, "y'all"

"You could start an argument in an empty house"

"The engine?s runnin? but nobody?s driving."

"My cow died last night so I don't need your bull." My G'dad would say this when I was a mouthy teen. 

Oh I LOOOVE this one!

Puuurf-- that's my job, I talk on the phone to random people all day...LOL!!

 

hopefulmom

I have to keep myself from doing it.  I'll do it with the east coast accent as well.  Heck, even my relatives from PA come and after they've been here a day or two I'm saying "warsh"!!!

amiamish

Oooo!!! I hate that added R in there!!! I correct my mom and grandma all the time for saying that.

stacynikki

I do the same thing! 

Bellisimo

I do it too.  I have a strong southern accent and found myself slowly adopting more of a NY hey yo forgetaboutit! accent when we were up there a week or so ago.  The same happened when I moved to NC...even though it's a southern state...the accent there was different than where I am from and currently live.