Quote Originally Posted by Tuckervill View Post
Arkansas? Why do they say Arkansas?

No one would ever guess I'm from Arkansas (I spent my formative years in Chicago burbs, though after 35 years here I do have an accent.) In my travels, no one, especially in the northeast, knows anyone from Arkansas and usually can't tell where it is on a map. But they all know at least one Arkansas hillbilly joke!

I took my dad on a cross-country trip this year--every time we stopped if there was a Wal-Mart, he had to go in it. Without fail, he'd ask the door greeter or the checker--"Have you ever heard of Bentonville, AR?" (Home town of Wal-Mart). Not ONE person had ever heard of it. If you pick up almost any item in Wal-Mart, it has Bentonville, AR on it. (We went west on this trip, not east.) This is why I'm shocked that people pick Arkansas of all places, Fredwina.

I scored 87% Dixie, by the way.

Karen
Actually, it does make sense.
I grew up I Southeast Missouri(Actually, I'm wearing a SEMO Alumni sweatshirt right now) and both Parents are from West Tennesse(dad from Memphis, and Mom across the State line from Corinth, MS)
The only thing I can think it there is at least two different "Southern" accents, Coastal(Virginia and the Carolinas) and Inland. Since Bill Clinton does have the Inland accent(at least I hear my speech patterns in his), most folks probably think Arkansas.
PS. I also get mistaken for a Texan, too. Let's not go there