Do you think People Who Live In Southern Virginia Have A southern Accent?

Question

Like In The Blue Ridge Mountains. Is it a good or bad accent?

Answer 1

In Virginia and the Carolinas, the accent difference is more east-west than north-south.  To me, people from Arlington, Richmond, etc have an east coast accent, so do people from Raleigh and Charleston, but the accent is much more southern as you go west.

Answer 2

I'm from the upper midwest, so yes, in my opinion, people in s. Virginia definitely have an accent.  It's a nice accent, easy enough for me to understand.  By the way, I absolutely LOVE the Blue Ridge Mountains and that whole area. The people are SO nice!

I've noticed a southern accent in the general public as far north as central Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio, which really surprised me.  I always thought "southern" started a little further south.

Answer 3

I lived there for a while and everyone tells me I have an accent, but I don't notice it myself.