VOICES of NORTH CAROLINA (full movie)

This is an awesome documentary

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as a dude that moved from NC to boston and new york i had to shed some of my accent just so that i could be understood in corporate settings. i miss my old accent, and i love to hear my people talk when i come back home. non standard dialects are cultural and are not meant to be used in every setting. people from the south, black people, etc... we're blessed to have our own little thing that connects us all.

It's amusing how many from Charlotte want to talk like they're from New York. It's like they have an inferiority complex. I like the way we talk.

To that lady that said she will be North Carolinians - even if we don’t like it - I got news for her - If your not born and raised in the area that you living in - Then you will Never be a Local - Local is so someone that is born and raised and Living in the area that you are from

It’s Never ok to loss your Roots

Nothing wrong with speaking Southern or Country - That’s just a stereo type - People who speak Southern or country are not Dumb- We need to be Proud of who we are and what we come from - our roots

“Not where I’m going, cause they all talk like I do”. Cool video.

I'm proud to live in western NC in Appalachia. My family/ancestors has been here since the 1760s and I plan on staying here till I die

North Cackalacky BORN AND BRED !

“And…These northerns come down here and we take them in and it ain’t the same”… YES!!

26 y/o Raleigh native. Thank you to all involved in the creation of this awesome video!

My grandparents were from East Texas with roots in NC. Sounds familiar to me!

I have lived in the Peidmont of NC my entire life and its crazy how I use both mountain and down east language on a daily basis.

Lived in NC for most of my life (though lived in Philly and England), I can understand all of these dialects

They didn't even cover my part of the state.

Im from Rockingham NC. Born and raised. Live in Maggie Valley now, work at the casino in Cherokee. and people here make fun of my accent lol.

This documentary is spectacular. It really took me on a journey. As a lifelong resident of Montgomery County, NC, near the geographical center of the state, I've grown up hearing many of these accents, but you still managed to surprise me with voices unlike any I've heard before. This film comes off as a true love letter to the beautiful diversity of this state and tells so many stories about the people who live here, through the lens of the ways we all speak. Thanks so much for this.

I’m from Durham nc but most of my family are from Granville county nc and I used to laugh as a kid as the way my grandma said tbings 😂now I’m on the west coast and everyone is telling me I talk funny 🤣🤣

Holy crow -- Gary Carden! I bought his "Mason Jars in the Flood" like 20 years ago when we were both in a writer's group on AOL. Glad to see him still kickin'.

Damn there is Yankees in north Carolina.

Fuk Charolette nc

My accent for sure changed a lot once I spent some time in the eastern part of the state, compared to the greater Charlotte area

I’m from the mud and the swamps of nc we a old English

Sum time I get to speaking my kids don’t understand what I’m saying

This is beautiful. Just normal folks living their lives, speaking their own ways, all part and parcel of one of the best and most beautiful states in the union, North Carolina.

I really enjoyed this documentary and I’m proud to be from North Carolina!! I’ve lived in various parts of the state and spent time in Oklahoma, so I have mix of a few dialects and I talk fast.

I love the variety of our accents, i used to be ashamed but now I'm very proud.

Pennsylvania is also interesting because Philadelphia has a similar tidewater accent, Pittsburgh has a strange accent, scranton has a unique accent and in the middle everyone either is a hillbilly or speaks GERMAN

I’m born and raised North Carolinian and told I sound like a “Coon Ass”. Proud of it and ain’t trying to to impress nobody in Charlotte.

Tarheel born and bred! So blessed to call this beautiful state my home on both sides of my family for over 250 years. ❤

Fun fact: NC is the most linguistically diverse state in the nation. :). I love my state!!

Charlotte ain't grown enough for y'all? It seems like there's too many people in Charlotte already to me.

You can tell the city idiots from charlotte to everyone else who wants to keep the way they talk

NC is my adopted home.. I moved here in 1983, and I'm absolutely in love with my state and its people. Language and storytelling is a rich part of the NC heritage, which makes it such a unique place to live. "I love calling North Carolina home....".

And now its a bunch of New Jersey and Yankees moving in and destroying the culture and dialects.. mannn keep this state great please

Lived in eastern NC (Wilson) my whole life,53 years and when Im around folks from up north I can really hear I sound country as corn😂

When I hear of how white man treated Native American Indians, it makes me so mad. Why?? They didn't have to treat people like they did. I'm so ashamed of this. I'm white, I treat everyone with respect no matter their race. Golden rule 👍

Oh! Mrs. Magaha was my teacher when I was little! I miss her so much!

I love this doc about my great state however I lament the inconsistent value it puts on all of our culture. Specifically the Charlotte segment. I understand their desire and willingness for growth coupled with social pressure to erase or remove most attributes of their southern roots and traditions. However, embracing all cultures and dialects equally is a better pursuit for our great state. Being southern is just as much a cultureal anchor as any other and just as valuable. Trying to eradicate a culture's dialect has been proven to be harmful and that applies to the south also. I have traveled out of the US and spent considerable time in South America, Asia, Europe and the Mediterranean, I have never thought they should bend or change to my presence. This notion of cultural erasing is a fools errand and no different than the attempt to erase Native Peoples cloture and language from this land. There is a place for everyone here to add to our great state however the attempt to drive out or change our southern attributes will prove to be harmful. IMO Keep the South, Southern in all its variations, history and dialects. It's something special, unique and what draws people here. Just my 2c.

❤NC❤ I just love how people think that because we talk slow and country ,that we think slow. 😂 We are already 3 steps ahead, just taking a while to explain it so it can be understood to non-southern speakers 🔊 😅

This is definitely southern English I can hear it

Old southern English, I suppose

You should definitely do a Voices of Louisiana episode! We have SO many different cultures here in southern Louisiana especially 😊

NC born and raised. I'm black, consider myself civilized and VERY proud to be a country boy.
SHOUTS OUT GRAYS CREEK 🐻

i’m 22 from nash county NC born and raised and i was very surprised when i heard the lady say that you never hear the “st-“ sound as “sk” like in straw/skraw because i’ve always heard this!! i’m white and my best friend in kindergarten always said it so i did too and my mom was so confused haha