[Rebelbase]

I’ve heard two distinct southern dialects in the VA mountains.

In the eastern portion along the front range to the Shenandoah it has a dignified and refined nature. This extends into some of the NC counties than border around Danville and SW.

West of the Valley and down into the deep SW part of the state it becomes more hillbillish...Not a slur just a fact.

Reg, you know what I’m talking about with some of the older folks in Stokes Co.

[AnAmericanMother]

Exactly. The eastern slope and the western slope are two different genetic and language pools.

I have about 4 accents that I slip into and out of, depending on where I am. Difference is, unlike Hillary, I actually speak all of them.

[RegulatorCountry]

It’s the line between English settled old plantation belt and Scotch-Irish up in the hills, very distinct. Then there are the German settled areas with their own quirks thrown into the mix. Where I grew up you could place people very easily within the county as to where they grew up, within a few square miles, the accent varied so much.