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<blockquote data-quote="Lastkidpicked" data-source="post: 181834" data-attributes="member: 237"><p>You are right! The Odessa-Midland area.</p><p></p><p>My friends and I notice our accents come and go depending on where we spend time. When we're out in the country hauling hay like in the video, we are with people who speak with a steeper accent and we fall into our old accents as well.</p><p></p><p>If I spend too much time in Dallas, I tend to lose my accent. Dallas is banking city, and most folks who work in the industry came from the coasts and don't have a Texas accent.</p><p></p><p>Just to add an additional layer on this, the seven sisters along with all larger independent oil companies are based in Houston. For those Texans living in Houston, it is a point of pride to maintain a deep accent and a bit of a drawl. It's almost as if to say, "We hire people from all over the world, yet we have kept our Texas accents and traditions."</p><p></p><p>Here is a Dallas vs Houston joke I heard at the diner last night:</p><p></p><p>Dallas guy: "I own a ranch that is so big, it takes me an entire day to drive my truck across it!"</p><p></p><p>Houston guy: "Yeah. I had a truck like that once."</p><p></p><p>BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! I love it!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lastkidpicked, post: 181834, member: 237"] You are right! The Odessa-Midland area. My friends and I notice our accents come and go depending on where we spend time. When we're out in the country hauling hay like in the video, we are with people who speak with a steeper accent and we fall into our old accents as well. If I spend too much time in Dallas, I tend to lose my accent. Dallas is banking city, and most folks who work in the industry came from the coasts and don't have a Texas accent. Just to add an additional layer on this, the seven sisters along with all larger independent oil companies are based in Houston. For those Texans living in Houston, it is a point of pride to maintain a deep accent and a bit of a drawl. It's almost as if to say, "We hire people from all over the world, yet we have kept our Texas accents and traditions." Here is a Dallas vs Houston joke I heard at the diner last night: Dallas guy: "I own a ranch that is so big, it takes me an entire day to drive my truck across it!" Houston guy: "Yeah. I had a truck like that once." BWHAHAHAHAHAHA! I love it! [/QUOTE]
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