[truth_seeker]

"I read hick accent as a Southern accent."

My grandmother lived all of her 95 years near the Wyoming - Montana border. Her father was born in Utah, and his father was born in Indiana.

She had a very distinct accent. Call it rural west, or whatever you wish. Some folks who might meet her WOULD call it "hick."

She never set foot in the south.

[wardaddy]

She never set foot in the south

That's too bad. She sounds like she would have been mighty welcome.