1. How often someone says, "Your accent is so ______!" Fill in the blank with: strong, cute, endearing, funny, adorable, weird, etc. You've heard it all before. Probably an hour ago.

2. You catch people not from the South off guard when you say anything at all to them. And then they continue to ask you where you're from like you're an alien.

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3. You will get called out if you say "y'all" in front of someone not from the South. You don't care though, because it's so much faster and easier to say "y'all" than "you guys." And "y'all" can be used for both guys and girls, so it really is the best.

4. You will also get called out if you say "all y'all." But you say this because you don't mean some of y'all, you mean all of y'all. If it doesn't make sense to you, you're not from the South.

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5. People tell you that you talk slow. They say drawl like it's a bad thing! You're just taking your time.

6. But they also tell you all the time how much they love your accent. It's better than the alternative (looking at you, Boston).

7. People not from the South will joke around and try to imitate your accent. It was funny the first few times, but why does everyone think "ain't" and "y'all" are the only words in your vocabulary? Also, you have never said "darn tootin'" in your life.

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8. You have a twang that makes vowels sound twice as long when you pronounce them. For instance, you say "yes" like "yay-us" and "chair" like "chay-yer." You can't help it though. It i-is what it i-is.

9. People think you like them because you call them names like "sweetheart," or "hun." But, nah, you just call everyone that.

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10. People will ask you all the time if your accent is fake. Of course not. However, it will get stronger in the following circumstances: When you're around your family, when you're angry, and when you're tipsy.

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11. You will say "ma'am" and "sir" when speaking to your elders until the day you die. Or else suffer the consequences from your mom (momma) when she hears you're not minding your manners.

12. No matter what you say, people will always think you're being nice. You could string together the harshest, sassiest words ("bless your heart" is low-key insulting), but people will eat it up because of your accent. It's just so sweet!

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Brooke Shunatona is a contributing writer for Cosmopolitan.com.