For the past two weeks I've been enjoying a solo holiday in the US for the first time. My first week I was in the Portland area. I understood everyone perfectly. To my ear it was a very basic American accent.

This week I've been in the Florida/Georgia area and I've grown obsessed with the delightful accents here! What are you guys even saying? Doesn't matter! Keep talking.

One person will drawl everything out, peppering extra vowels just wherever, and then another person will speak so quickly... it's all just crammed together in a lovely twang. Luckily some of that southern hospitality comes out when I ask them to repeat themselves because I have no fucking clue what they've said, but I'm into it.

I get that I might not have an affection for it if I lived here, but I don't, so you now have my heart you beautiful country people. Plus, your cornbread slaps.