Accents

jjwalker69 · 09-13-2012, 11:42 AM

Weird question but I have been told I have a Florida accent(almost southern drawl but not quite). We Floridians say alot of things different than everybody else. I was wondering if RDCs will be mean and really personal and make fun of how I talk?

morganmeadows · 09-13-2012, 12:22 PM

From what I've heard, they pick on you about anything and everything they can. I have a southern accent also and I've been told I will get hell for it. But you just gotta let it roll off your back and not take it personally.

warehimer33 · 09-13-2012, 02:05 PM

I'm from N. of Orlando and also have been told by many people from up North that I have an accent. Idk. It's what it is. They'll most likely give you crap for it but what can you do? haha

stevebw · 09-13-2012, 05:53 PM

Accent or no accent! They'll find something to pick on you for!

culp7 · 09-26-2012, 09:44 AM

Try being from Mississippi...

warehimer33 · 09-30-2012, 12:45 AM

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Originally Posted by culp7

Try being from Mississippi...

lol, true.

cyahn · 09-30-2012, 12:57 AM

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Originally Posted by culp7

Try being from Mississippi...

I feel your pain Mississippi, I'm from Arkansas...

Brad · 09-30-2012, 06:04 AM

Put a smile on your face and thank god they aren't making fun of the size of your manship :P

Seabiscuit · 10-05-2012, 01:51 PM

I'm from back woods GA and I didnt hear a comment on my accent. Just keep your head down, and keep yourself of their radar and you could go through boot without them even knowing your name.

Dianakit12 · 10-07-2012, 08:31 PM

Same here, I'm front Georgia and I've got an accent, but got nothing on it in bootcamp. Another girl had a really southern accent and the RDC's pointed it out everytime she spoke. We had a guy that came from Mexico and his english wasn't exactly perfect. The RDC's dogged him on it until graduation week. I think it'll depend on your RDC and how much you make yourself known in the Div.

warehimer33 · 10-07-2012, 08:37 PM

I didn't really think I had one until I oovoo'd with some people here. Apparently I do.

culp7 · 10-07-2012, 09:58 PM

Oh well, I say let em hate on the south. They just wish they were from there!

sweetmtn · 10-07-2012, 11:40 PM

I personally think for many people that Cajuns have the hardest to understand...fortunately most of my family is Cajun and I hear it all the time.

MC · 10-21-2012, 03:43 PM

I think everyone else will have the same deal. I'm from New England, so they'll think I have a Boston accent. I have to work on saying "Future Sailor" without it sounding like "Futecha Saylah."

prop827 · 10-24-2012, 06:46 PM

hahahaha love the Boston accent, mine only comes out when I'm angry (or just drunk....). But don't sweat it, the RDCs will find something to pick on EVERYONE for. Just don't sweat it, its all just part of the mind game.

tcmartin1994 · 11-04-2012, 06:56 PM

As i've been told from my dad who is former US Army, its a part of the break down process. They break you down so they can build you back up.

3rdGenSailor · 01-08-2013, 10:18 PM

try having both a Mississippi and Louisiana accent.. I get crap for it everywhere I go.

09-13-2012, 11:42 AM	#1
jjwalker69 Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 39 Rep Power: 10	Accents Weird question but I have been told I have a Florida accent(almost southern drawl but not quite). We Floridians say alot of things different than everybody else. I was wondering if RDCs will be mean and really personal and make fun of how I talk?

09-13-2012, 02:05 PM	#3
warehimer33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435 Rep Power: 50	I'm from N. of Orlando and also have been told by many people from up North that I have an accent. Idk. It's what it is. They'll most likely give you crap for it but what can you do? haha __________________ Depped In: 15 AUG 13 Ship Date: 03 APR 14 "All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan

10-07-2012, 08:37 PM	#11
warehimer33 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 435 Rep Power: 50	I didn't really think I had one until I oovoo'd with some people here. Apparently I do. __________________ Depped In: 15 AUG 13 Ship Date: 03 APR 14 "All the waste in a year from a nuclear power plant can be stored under a desk." --Ronald Reagan

10-07-2012, 11:40 PM	#13
sweetmtn Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,787 Rep Power: 390	I personally think for many people that Cajuns have the hardest to understand...fortunately most of my family is Cajun and I hear it all the time. __________________ Proud Military Mom, Navy Vet Justin(MM2n), and Army Vet SSgt Clayton "*Nothing can stop the man with the right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can help the man with the wrong mental attitude*." Thomas Jefferson

01-08-2013, 10:18 PM	#17
3rdGenSailor Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Mississippi Posts: 121 Rep Power: 19	try having both a Mississippi and Louisiana accent.. I get crap for it everywhere I go. __________________ "I wish to have no connection with any ship that does not sail fast for I intend to go in harm's way." -John Paul Jones "Sailors have the cleanest bodies and the filthiest minds" -Eleanor Roosevelt

09-13-2012, 12:22 PM	#2
morganmeadows Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 28 Rep Power: 9	From what I've heard, they pick on you about anything and everything they can. I have a southern accent also and I've been told I will get hell for it. But you just gotta let it roll off your back and not take it personally.

09-13-2012, 05:53 PM	#4
stevebw Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 265 Rep Power: 33	Accent or no accent! They'll find something to pick on you for!

09-26-2012, 09:44 AM	#5
culp7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 18	Try being from Mississippi...

09-30-2012, 06:04 AM	#8
Brad Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Arizona Posts: 31 Rep Power: 10	Put a smile on your face and thank god they aren't making fun of the size of your manship :P

10-05-2012, 01:51 PM	#9
Seabiscuit Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 2 Rep Power: 0	I'm from back woods GA and I didnt hear a comment on my accent. Just keep your head down, and keep yourself of their radar and you could go through boot without them even knowing your name.

10-07-2012, 08:31 PM	#10
Dianakit12 Active Duty Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: SoCal Posts: 68 Rep Power: 15	Same here, I'm front Georgia and I've got an accent, but got nothing on it in bootcamp. Another girl had a really southern accent and the RDC's pointed it out everytime she spoke. We had a guy that came from Mexico and his english wasn't exactly perfect. The RDC's dogged him on it until graduation week. I think it'll depend on your RDC and how much you make yourself known in the Div.

10-07-2012, 09:58 PM	#12
culp7 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 114 Rep Power: 18	Oh well, I say let em hate on the south. They just wish they were from there!

10-21-2012, 03:43 PM	#14
MC Newbie Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rhode Island Posts: 21 Rep Power: 9	I think everyone else will have the same deal. I'm from New England, so they'll think I have a Boston accent. I have to work on saying "Future Sailor" without it sounding like "Futecha Saylah."

10-24-2012, 06:46 PM	#15
prop827 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 633 Rep Power: 71	hahahaha love the Boston accent, mine only comes out when I'm angry (or just drunk....). But don't sweat it, the RDCs will find something to pick on EVERYONE for. Just don't sweat it, its all just part of the mind game.

11-04-2012, 06:56 PM	#16
tcmartin1994 Newbie Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 5 Rep Power: 7	As i've been told from my dad who is former US Army, its a part of the break down process. They break you down so they can build you back up.