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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fairfax absolutely was Southern (and had Southern accents) into the 1980s.  When my husband went to Fairfax High School in the late 80s, it was still the Rebels and the mascot was "Johnny Reb."  He said that there was a group of 4H-type country kids that they called the "hats" because of the way they wore their baseball hats on their heads.  There was a specific Southern accent that you can still hear in some of the older residents of Fairfax City.  Truro Church and Fairfax UMC for a long time still had some of the bow ties-and-seersucker crowd.

Now?  Maybe Fredericksburg? [/quote]

On the topic of accents, I grew up in the Richmond area and have mostly lost mine.  A few years ago, I saw a video of myself from high school and was struck by how strong my accent was and now notice my family’s Southern accents.  People used to automatically peg me as Southern, but it’s been at least a 15 years since I was last asked if was Southern. I’ve lived in serveral states and abroad since college, and I think my accent has faded as a result.

As someone who grew up in Richmond, I think the Souther vibe starts around Fredericksburg. [/quote]

I was born and raised in Richmond by native Richmonders. The only person in my extended family with a southern accent is my grandfather who was raised in rural VA, not Richmond, and my sister who moved to SC and desperately wants to be Southern. [/quote]

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