I remember being a child in Tennessee. I would observe the differences in language and accent and it just felt wrong. My family was from Michigan and didn't talk like some of the kids at my school. I knew it represented ignorance, even when I didn't know how to put words to it. Examples:
Pee Paw - Grandfather Mee Maw - Grandmother Commode - Bathroom Visit - Socialize
These are the ones I can name top of mind. There were others that I don't recall. In each case, the kids who spoke this way I perceived to be economically disadvantaged (looking back, but it's really not fair for me to perform armchair analysis on a child's memories). Oh, and the girl who said I used a swear when I said "oh my god," at school. That shit didn't matter at my house and I found it offensive that she said so.
ETA: I'm extremely biased against the American South. I'm not saying anything against you, personally, if you're from there.
Man, that image unlocked something deep in you lol.
Them country woman are crazy, I tell you.
"Cigrit." That right there is literary anti-depressant.
