They are missing the fact that this is a New Yorker in Alabama. We normally wouldnt care what a Yankee had to say.
That struck me too. Alabama is hard country on outsiders. Took me awhile to convince them that while I came from CA I didn’t bring CA with me. :)
Hey, Hillary, little object lesson here: He didn't try a fake Southern accent, and he didn't mute his mannerisms. He was himself.