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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Poke78" data-source="post: 2068627" data-attributes="member: 4333">I experienced that inquisitiveness about our native population while on a construction project in the middle of Manhattan NYC back in the 80s. It was entertaining, to say the least. As to accent, I grew up in southern KS (Arkansas City) and attended a week-long high-school journalism camp @ K-State back in the 70s. Several people from Nebraska also attended and they remarked several times about my "Southern" accent. I expect they might notice it even more since I moved to OK at age 17 and have probably taken on more drawl. It was slightly tempered by going to Germany while in the military from 78-81. The military is certainly an interesting place to experience the "melting pot" effect of the wide-range of cultures and accents in the US.</blockquote>