Yeah, more or less.

So…what are you supposed to take at this point? Because you’re not supposed to take the “nighttime” branded decongestants long term, and phenylephrine was recommended as an alternative to that.

It makes me kind of sad to see so many people happy that the accent is going away. It’s good to have diversity, and the thought of my “native” accent becoming extinct makes me sad. I don’t want bad people to have a claim to an entire accent and culture, especially since the death of the accent won’t do anything about the bad takes. There’s a lot that good about southern culture - taking things slow, being laid-back in a world that wants you to run around like a chicken with your head cut off, and forming tight communities with the people around you. I just wish there was a way to reclaim that without feeling afraid that people would assume I support the bad parts, too.

Why would you use an accent when it actively gets you associated with idiots / racists / conservatives?

There’s a lot of people who have been hurt by Southern culture, so naturally they reject that accent. A lot of decent people reject the accent because they don’t want people to assume they’re one of those Southerners. There’s also the aspect that you end up talking to people outside your region a lot more often than in the old days, so you learn to switch it off because people outside your region might not understand you well.

All y’all is broader, but I’m not sure how to characterize it. Like if you’re talking to someone who is part of a team, saying y’all could ambiguously refer to the whole team, but all y’all unambiguously refers to the whole team.

I wonder how this also plays into other dopamine-related diseases such as Restless Leg Syndrome.

WTF did I just see, lol

The article says that a lot of people catch fibers from their clothes, but like…I don’t feel like my shirt gets into my belly button? I wonder if the survey from 2002 also took into account weight.

This would be so cool, but it seems like it would only be possible in some places. Pretty much my entire state wouldn’t be able to do this due to a combination of limestone letting water through and ungodly amounts of radon.

Also the no-sun depression would be absolute hell unless special attention was paid to it.

Getting in car crashes to own the libs