Don't let these guys give you a hard time. We Texans have noticed that they talk different too:')
We have a friend who is NO born and bred.
Until he said where he was from, I assumed he was a local.
Some of them, at least, sound exactly like Appalachian hillbillies.
Couple of months ago a Texan called about a trike kit and apologized beforehand in case I "couldn't understand him because of his accent".
I said "What accent?" and he cracked up...;))
[he sounded just like "home" to me]
I forget what part of Texas he was in.
People snicker at my accent but naturally I don't think *I* have one....they do....:)
Hubby grew up in Providence RI and to this day still has to ask me to repeat things because I'm occasionally "incomprehensible" to him.
[but I'm not the one who says "idear" for idea, "drawer" for "draw" or "foward" for "forward"...which is pronounced "ford" anyway]....:D
Oh, Texans really shouldn't talk about accents! One of my best friends is named Skeet from Katy, so you know what he sounds like.