i lived in texas on and off for twelve years and can definately tell the texas accents from other southern accents. i made the mistake
of going to school in pennsylvania and always get sh*t for sayin things like "fixin" and ya'll. my northern friends just don't understand why "coke" can mean any kind of "soda or pop". i'm lucky that 3 of my best friends in the sorority are southerners too. georgia, kentucky and southern virginia. we all comisserate together!
on a totally different rant, you can't get decent barbeque or a good glass of iced tea in the north either!