ME GIRL WANTS THA' VENAHM, REENIE, SAYS "If ay sees that beech Zeberiel Cobirn, I'm invitin her around for a mushie and fakkin droppin 'er." AND SHE'S COMIN ARAAN, SO I NEED A GOOD BREW TO DROP 'ER.
FAKS SAYK, GEHT YERSELF A FAKKIN' NOOROOHOONEY, LIDDIHL BAGGAS LOOK LIKE BUTTON MUSHROOMS BUT THEY JUST FAKKIN LIHKWIFAI YA.
To be fair, the Aiel didn't initially grow up there (and too short for evolution, in my non-scientific brain), but rather migrated there to use it as "a shaping stone to make them, a testing ground to prove their worth, and a punishment for their sin." And it would be too easy on those three reasons if they were perfectly (or mostly) acclimated and suited for the desert genetically.
You're right, and it's only been a few thousand years. I'll still complain to anyone who will listen. If I don't complain how will you know I really enjoy the series?
IIRC, it takes around 100 generations to see a significant shift in skin pigmentation due to evolution. For humans, that would work out to about 1700 years for people that were moved from the Nordic regions to sub-Saharan Africa to develop dark skins (assuming that there were no other factors in play).
Evolution can take what seems like a really long time.
In my homebrew world, elves have a different skin pigment that reflects UV light (whereas melanin absorbs it). Lower amounts of pigmentation mean darker skin, and more means whiter skin
Because of this, deep elves aren't as dark skinned as some humans, with the darkest being an ashy charcoal gray, but desert elves develop extremely white skin with almost no translucence
G'day, you mob of surfacers! Crikey, you lot look like you've been chucked in the deep end down here in the Underdark. What're ya doin' in our neck of the woods? You lot lost or just got kangaroos loose in the top paddock?
Fair dinkum, you better not be here to cause any strife. Us Drow don't take kindly to strangers pokin' 'round our turf. Ya reckon you can handle yourselves in a blue, or are ya just a bunch of drongos lookin' for trouble?
Anyway, if you're keen on stickin' around, you better pull ya heads in and show some respect, or you'll cark it quicker than a stubby on a hot day. Welcome to the Underdark, mates. Watch yer step, and keep yer eyes peeled. We ain't got time for any flamin' galahs muckin' about!
It requires moderation, like all things. My wife and I used to joke around, talking to each other in southern accents, but we lacked moderation, and now the southern drawl has become part of our regular speech. We're not anywhere near the south.
Don't let my people monopolize that accent! It's a beautiful accent, in my opinion. Shame about most of the folks it's attached to. Most people hear a southern drawl and their mind goes right to white supremacy rednecks, which is unfortunately not incorrect of them to think. I wish we had some popular well educated folks to bring that sound to the larger populace so that it isn't such a red flag.
Dolly Parton has done wonders for changing people's perception of the South. Matthew McConaughey has been vocal about progressive issues. And of course there are a number of activists from the South. But you're right, they're usually depicted in media as either ignorant racists, stupid, or evil rich people.
I think Southern ladies sound so sexy when they talk. I love their intonation.
My wife and I started doing it because we were backpacking once and ran into a couple of women from Louisiana who warned us not to go down a trail because they saw some bears down there. At the end of the conversation they reminded us not to go down there because of "them bears!". We thought the way they said it was hilarious, and it started an internal joke for us surrounding that dialect. Then it was reinforced by The Office and the "I do declare" scene, and just about every scene of the Tombstone movie. So we had a lot of quotable material that goes along with a Southern accent, and over the years it started sneaking its way into our normal speech.
That is a personal story I don't usually share online, but what the heck. Hopefully you enjoyed it.
How could I forget about Dolly Parton! I should be ashamed. The world could use a few more of her.
I did appreciate the story, thanks. And that's about exactly how I expected it happened, lol. Minus the hikers, I wouldn't have guessed that, but I can imagine exactly how it sounded when they told you to watch out for them bars!
That is very real. I'm in rural Appalachia and definitely adopted some turns of phrase after using them ironically. I find myself actually saying "howdy" with a straight face now.
I'm a punk from south Florida, "howdy" should not be in my vocabulary
I absolutely hated "y'all" when I joined the Army and was stationed where that was a common saying. I thought it sounded so ignorant and Okie. Welp, within a couple years it had found its way into my vocabulary, and it remains there to this day.
