Can you understand this southern accent?

[@XiAdu2]

Sounds clear as day to me!

[@AndreaSylve]

Exactly

[@wooc0017]

Me too!!

[@nathalieduverna6963]

He has a deep voice.......kinda sounds like a white guy

[@MeriamH.]

Totally clear to me!

[@soulsister1976]

where you from🤣😂🤣😂

[@just_g7140]

Even his code-switching is country 😆 Also he has a beautiful smile

[@ToniaMontana223]

He playing with that one 😂😂😂

[@missalpha_essence3926]

Code switch country AF

[@DrJuice1]

​@@ToniaMontana223Has to be

[@nyiajwilliams7668]

i was thinking to myself "he propered his country accent in that one interview"🤣🤣😄😄🤣🤣

[@clariseharrington8252]

😅❤

[@youaintgettingmyhandle]

That is a strong, cornbread fed accent but I still understood what he was saying. Whew! 😅

[@ferventpursuit]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@p.gizzle90]

😂😂😂Yes suuuaaahhh…southern geechie as he wanna be

[@cme4743]

Exactly!😂😂 They better open those ears.

[@taleciaaa]

Hahaha corn fed

[@laciena]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@conveyingculture9]

I love southern, Black accents! We sound so melodic, warm and inviting. ❤

[@sheriasha18]

I actually love it too, I'm from Guyana 🇬🇾

[@TheOnlyLadyBella]

Bless you

[@tylertyler82]

How humble of you!

[@YouTubeVideosCR2024]

Those are not black accents, his particular accent comes from white french rednecks.

[@randokku]

That accent gotta go

[@Theunspokenon3]

This guy is raw joy and gratitude! Can’t wait to see him play!

[@Passion84GodAlways]

He has SUCH a BEAUTIFUL SMILE!!! 😁

[@erich1995]

It’s infectious 😁 Beautiful

[@shianntodd]

Right? I could understand him, but I kept looking at his smile. Such a boyish charm to it.

[@Gamervibes08]

GORGEOUS

[@TheCallowayBride]

Don't he???

[@vintage_peace]

Indeed 😍

[@Jacksbeanstalk]

Understood every word loud and clear

[@jordanjames-lightner9344]

All I heard was black boy joy!!

[@taniachara77]

Damn!

[@BlueEditz0]

Same

[@divinedianec3170]

he talking through his teeth and smile.lol

[@PeaceLoveLifeAbundance]

He is country. Not the worst accent I’ve heard. His smile is everything. ❤

[@masterpopeyoda3290]

Yeah nothing too crazy. I've met quite a few boomhouers down here, where even as a life long Mississippi resident, can't make heads or tails out of anything.

[@lilmama375]

Yes hes a very good looking young man. Unfortunately 'they' probably have a wht woman already set up to be his handler and child bearer. 😢

[@lordfarquaad1]

@@lilmama375 wtf🤨

[@lizzymint6705]

This man has a gorgeous smile and you can see how big his heart is when you look at his eyes

[@CrazyArt-r5e]

I understand him. Maybe it’s just a southern thing. I’m from TN. He looks so happy!

[@QueenBthatsMe777]

His smile is everything! Congratulations to him

[@skyelynnae]

His smile is amazing!!!!

[@jdz8364]

That different interview “twang” was his way of code switching.. 😂

[@ommiohmy]

It sure was!!!!😂😂

[@rororose70]

Yes, I love it. My parents do the same thing lol. I love hearing all those twangs at our family gatherings ❤️❤️❤️

[@daquietone]

It sure was...sounding like a black Garth Brooks. 🤣🤣🤣

[@kierah16]

😂

[@melanieh.clarkson7476]

The "twang" isn't the code switch. The *lack* of it is.

[@michellegladden9200]

His grin just makes you want to smile!!! I hope he stays safe and has fun!

[@kaysea8125]

Exactly… Because the whole time he was smiling, I was smiling! The smile is infectious!😁

[@lovevioletflowers3442]

He seems like a genuinely nice, hardworking guy with the kindest heart. I couldn't understand everything, but I got bits and pieces - enough to know he's really excited and grateful about what's coming up, and he loves his family. I wish him the best!

[@kellygrubbs915]

Ain’t nothin wrong with country! Coming from a Georgia peach here! Lol. He has an amazingly beautiful smile too! 😉💙

[@Britt4770]

🍑🍑❤

[@mszan1]

He’s handsome…..congratulations to him.

[@thesinglemomsummit2618]

Man lissen. My daddy was feom Mississippi, my momma was from Arkansas, my granny was from Louisiana so ai understood EEER WORD!😂❤

[@AndreaSylve]

Aye

[@umbreonix]

Arkansas born and raised

[@Jaybrown223]

❤A-state hoggs in the building✊🏾

[@mikomai3754]

@@umbreonixAyyy!! Arkansas born and bred!!

[@gabriellehanks6850]

Same! Only my Mama is from the Sip' and my Daddy was from Arkansas. I grew up near Chicago and haven't been south since I was a child, but I understood him fine.🙌🏾

[@fdoctor79]

Humble Southern gentleman. And he's representing my home state of SC. It's a win-win for me. 😊

[@lindadavisheldreth8497]

He's a Carolina born and bread!!! I love me a southern talking man with a smile and he's loving every word!!

[@memehump6861]

Ain't nothing like a southern man with a country deep voice 😍 ❤my husband from the south and he is the best thing that ever happened to me!

[@jimmyp410]

His vibe and smile is infectious! I'm an immediate fan!

[@wubuck79]

I’m a white man from Mississippi and I can understand him just fine. He’s definitely country, though, no doubt.

[@TamaraGarrettAlpha]

😊

[@MMorgan-e3w]

Same! from the SIP and I understood everything!

[@vaporholichouston2751]

Dirty South understands dirty south

[@TheOnlyLadyBella]

Hey Mississippi folks

[@tali2225]

Hello fellow Mississippian!! ❤

[@Bearded_one1]

1:19 is his “white” voice 🤣

[@ommiohmy]

It sure is!! He sounded like a white man! This tickled me! That's the ultimate code switch!!

[@darkangel20403]

Lol I need him to NEVER speak like this again! ONLY speak like everything before 1:19!!!

[@MsVakong]

I was wondering if it was the same person in that clip. 😂

[@MsVakong]

​@@darkangel20403🤣🤣🤣

[@2_blAck]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jade839]

I ain't even from the South originally and understood clear as day! And he look so happy, too!! 😩😊

[@elitealice]

I love good southern country folks like this

[@happycampersm9]

I'm snow white and picked up every word...its a southern thing y'all! Seems like a great kid!

[@kristinagordon7170]

What a sweetheart??!! Yes, I understood every word. He's gonna be alright.

[@enicolehoward3544]

Well, My black ass is from Alabama so i understood every word 🤦🏽‍♀️🤷🏾‍♀️😂😂😂.. and when u live down south it just depends on how deep in the country you live or how close to the city live that'll determine on how thick your "Country-ness" will be that's all. Hopefully this made sense

[@sgoodwin4657]

Facts

[@MzShortCake]

Right… he sounds completely normal to me and I’m in Georgia 🤣🤣

[@Beth0626]

I understood him fine. My only problem was his Darth Vader voice. His voice is so deep I could almost feel it in my bones 😂 And Dega County here. And that is straight facts. Some in Bham sound straight citified but you travel south an hour away and you can hear a deep twang clear as day.

[@MeMarcusTheCreator]

I’m from Alabama too! 😅

[@chalabrooks5433]

Me too! I'm from Alabama originally but have moved around in the Army and later with my husband and family. We're in Maryland now. So to me I sound a little different but I have people at times say "Where are you from with that accent?" 😂😂😂 It still comes out no matter how much I think it changed.😂😂😂 I understood almost every word he said but had to listen closely to some of it.

[@papi_manny]

It's not that strong 😂😂 but his excitement made my day ❤️❤️❤️

[@toniharris3552]

I said the same thing. From Southeast, and I had family from small towns, and when I tell you I couldn't understand nothing, they said, and I grew up with them😂. When they smiled, I smiled, then I'd look to my mom for context clues😅.

[@Ebon_Sean]

Right, I understood every word, it ain't THAT damn strong. I think the cadence of his speech makes the difference. If his accent was thick as it is AND he talked at a lightning pace like Boomhauer, we might have a problem.

[@LORRAIN-lz3wn]

Agreed, I live in TN. I can remember when I first moved here and I couldn’t understand what people were saying. Now I don’t really notice southern accents unless it’s really thick. I’ve heard thicker accents than his.

[@terrycrews1760]

Not that strong? I understood everything he said but that don’t mean it wasn’t strong. Dat thing was strong strong. The only time he was clear for anyone and everyone (including white folk) to understand was that last interview.

[@AnnieAreU0kay]

Yes tf it is lmao stop cappin bruh spund super southern

[@rockym2931]

Most of it. Thank Heavens some of the people haven't lost theirs, wherever they came from. He seems like a nice guy. I am from Texas. I sound like my ancestors, they say.

[@MorganRimming]

Houston born and raised his words were crystal clear to me 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽

[@dyoung2739]

Xavier❤sounds like most of the folks that I grew up with in rural Mississippi. Love it. When I worked in major US cities & they laughed at my accent, I laughed right along w/them because my country self was getting paid as much or more than them.

[@jesstiss222]

I KNOW THAT’S RIGHT!!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾😊

[@tayg5621]

He legitimately made me smile. He's so doggone precious 🥰. I hope he stays safe and builds himself a great life.

[@amethyst3139]

Being a native Georgian I understood him 1000%. Congrats young fella

[@TheCallowayBride]

I'm a GA girl too!

[@706Kel]

GA in the building

[@thasfun]

If he was from GA, the only thing missing is SHAWTY 😂😂😂

[@TheCallowayBride]

@@thasfun Yep if he was from Atl😊

[@MiaMya396]

Yes!😂😂

[@chloemonroe.]

Understood every word and he's so ADORABLE🥹 I love him😭

[@nicoleday2305]

He is from the South! We Luh dat down here!!!! Congratulations to the young man!

[@DizzyDez613]

Love this dude’s energy. Seems like a really happy and positive guy. I’m sure any team would love to have him.

[@ONEOFAKINDSISTAH]

UK 🇬🇧 here and I can understand him. His accent is strong but isn’t difficult to understand. Southern accents are beautiful. His smile is absolutely adorable.

[@therealmikebrown]

I'm from the Carolinas. I understand every word.

[@dariusk919]

facts

[@LesWiles]

He’s got a bright personality. He do be code switching with consistency in the thick accent though 😂😂

[@dianadamcknight9902]

There is nothing like a southern man! ❤❤

[@peachmari]

I'm not from the south, but I could not only understand him, but FEEL him too. Some of the feelings he felt, as he was speaking, were particularly powerful because of the tonal shift. Folks talking negatively about this man need to ask why they can't empathize with this man on a soul level.

[@Shiny101]

Yeah I can tell you ain't from the south. This is the gayest comment I've ever read 😂

[@peachmari]

@@Shiny101 How would you counsel him if you were put in charge of editing his speech?

[@MrVLC1972]

If you can’t understand him it’s on you. He’s happy and loving life.

[@PrivateOne99]

I'm not from the south and I understood him just fine. God bless him. Wishing him much success!

[@levidezern3190]

I barely did but I'm hard of hearing to be honest

[@gabby3406]

I'm happy for this man. The joy is seeping out of him. Also, from NOLA and I hear him loud and clear.

[@gthangguthrie3213]

I'm a Mississippi girl from small town Water Valley. He speaks clearly to me 😂❤️

[@chelseagriffin3148]

I could understand 80% of what he was saying. But the geechy is definitely strong. He has a beautiful smile

[@1108-g1q]

Indeed. Many geechy speakers left the coast in the 80s and moved inland because it was safer from hurricanes and also there were more jobs.

[@ChampayneCole]

Is he Geechee? 🤣 I understood him but the code switched cracked me up, sound like a southern newscaster.

[@mysticj0]

I'm from the Lowcountry, it sounds like it

[@skepchica]

He geechee.

[@justinjoseph6966]

Black Boomhauer! Love it!😂

[@shaunamichele]

😂😂😂

[@nathalieduverna6963]

Naw we understand him😂😂😂

[@u-knobreezy4035]

Negative. Boomhauer mumbles and really low. This black man just country but definitely can understand him.

[@denyshadials5702]

@@u-knobreezy4035 Negative again. It’s a dialect, not a mumble. Iykyk

[@Okra_winfrey]

I did laugh at this but you tried it. You the only one who don’t know what he said

[@CrucialPassion]

Different guy in the beginning from the end. That was growth in his speech but also confidence with his accent. I love it and his smile. Ask him if he likes chocolate. Asking for a friend. 😉

[@Chrystal300]

I understand him well, love his accent, and the smile draws you in.

[@aliciastewart3037]

I just wanna hug and squeeze him. That's my kinda country!!! Wheeewww weee 😅😅😅😅

[@ommiohmy]

Mine too! I just know he loves his family!!❤❤ That's a good sounding man, Savannah!!😂

[@djardvarc]

You aint neva lie

[@countrykang1996]

Alright na y’all calm down

[@brittenyevans1101]

Baby, "us southerners " understood his behind clear as day!. 😅

[@KBerry1026]

I’m a Mississippi boy, so I’m southern enough to know every word. 💪🏾 May God continue to bless him on his journey 🙏🏾

[@panamanianman1]

You gotta follow his words like you would a song. He has a dope cadence to his speech 💯

[@barbarajohnson1131]

I love it and I can understand him easily!! My dad is from South Carolina and I just sit and smile when I hear them talking.

[@IndiaAnderson]

Sonorous tones close to my heart, so warm, telling stories beyond the words ❤️

[@gazellehelene5380]

He is a lovely man with a great accent. I can understand him fine 😊

[@Kayelle321]

I’m from New Orleans, so I understood him perfectly. We are fluent in run on sentences and removing intricate letters from words⚜️

[@StunningHistory]

Love his vibe!

[@LighteningBug1313]

Awwwww.... He is SO HAPPY THO ..!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰. Leave that FINE MAN and His ACCENT ALONE!!!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@loveli210]

I LOVE HIS SMILE AND ACCENT ‼️🤩😍 HIS TEETH REMIND ME OF A PERFECT PUZZLE 😍😍😍

[@distantraider38106]

Understood EVERY WORD my G!!!....shout out from Memphis 💯💯💯🤙🏾🤙🏾

[@nicoleturczynski7730]

Awe he seems like such a sweetie! I spent a four years in south Georgia, oh man I love the south. Kindest, sweetest souls 💕

[@TheDrew718]

I hope all the best for your King. He’s got a good heart ✊🏾

[@cmgblessed247]

He country as hell n i freaking luv it! Congrats to this brother🎉

[@zwethandie]

Yess Sa that strong Gulah/Geechi on a Sunday after chuch. But that interview is his best North Georgia for them folks!

[@shabraya1]

That’s that BAYOU .. that geechy

[@ronibigbangnicole]

Gullah!

[@YouTuber-mf9wc]

Gullah Geechee from South Carolina....Bayou is Louisiana

[@ronaldwhite2619]

He from nowhere near that region. We live in the same city. Nobody else that I know sounds like him

[@tolulopeowens8934]

He sounds like a guy I know from Grenada 🇬🇩

[@Jazzyone246]

No wrong that is a southern accent

[@shojogrl]

This man is sooooo adorable 🥰 I just want to bake him some peach cobbler, and listen to him talk about his day. I’m so in love 😍

[@liah.angelle]

He is so cute. 🥰 Understood the man completely! All four of my grandparents are from the Carolina’s 💖

[@atssemaj]

“i got a cow right after i got jelly”🤣is that what he said

[@ttlayli]

Cali born and raised and I understand this young man perfectly. He has one beautiful smile as well.

[@ADubbs-fd8xf]

All the dialects of Black-America make me smile. You always know where bro is from, cause he hold it in his tongue. 🙌🏾

[@TheHitman-]

That's not black america that's the south of america and even some of the north. 😂 I have the same accent and I'm Native American. NC 910 in the house. 🎉 let go.

[@ebonyjackson3198]

I understood every word...and he has a beautiful smile.

[@DarthFurie]

I'm from Georgia, his excitement was so genuine and innocent 🥺 God bless

[@jatashiejohnson8468]

Clear as day. He's so excited 😊 🤗 ❤😂

[@darkangel20403]

Lol I heard him just fine, actually! I hope he stays as sweet as he seems to be during his career

[@SimplyMe0828]

Understood him loud and clear!

[@amandadavispomeroy]

Yeah, I got him. Sounds like home.

[@EliTheMac]

this dude is so real and so happy to be where he’s at. i know he worked hard to get there. i hope he and his family are this happy forever. everyone deserves to feel like he did in that first clip. if you’re reading this and having a bad day, keep going. you got it. you matter. people will miss you. the world is better with you in it.

[@JesseCase]

I'm excited to have this boy on the team and see him play!

[@KingNapz]

I understood everything he said.

[@adelialharris88]

I can understand him fine, that's just how we talk in South Carolina ❤

[@justmando9488]

Nah that’s y’all in the low country, don’t sound like that in the upstate…at least I don’t think we do😂

[@sommerskye5777]

In the upstate we sound like both clips he did depending on who we’re talking to and how comfortable we are…the low low country, Charleston and surrounding areas is completely different they sound more like they’re from New Orleans

[@panamasrose]

Grew up surrounded by thick Panamanian accents in my family, so my ears automatically tuned into his accent and I understood him.

[@DoDahhhhhhhhh]

Yeah. Irrelevant.

[@MsVakong]

Hahaha, you're taking souterh to a whole new level by including Panama. 😂 I understand Panamanians and other Caribbean people, but part of this was a struggle for me. 😅

[@mobus1471]

That’s awesome. I can understand some of it. Def strong. Best of Luck to him. 💕

[@ms1mojojojo]

He's gorgeous and I understood him perfectly. He's so adorable.

[@natasha007]

Not only can I understand him, I can SEE him! This young man is a site for sore eyes! (Get ‘em young women 😂)

[@EbonynoIvory]

"Oh naw oh naw I got a call right after I got drafted tellin me they was gon pick me up at 9:30 I told em I was gon be ready"

[@MsVakong]

Thanks. I got lost between oh naw and 9:30.

[@madepremiumdenim8650]

His accent isnt really that bad… he just needs to OPEN his mouth and not mumble / talk thru his teeth (PAUSE if necessary)

[@deborahterrell4679]

Same thing I thought

[@WWNicole]

Yup

[@jesstiss222]

Respectfully, he don’t need to change a thing, fam. 🥰

[@madepremiumdenim8650]

@@jesstiss222 I can roll with that too… he’s clearly been successful 👍🏾

[@elizabethnisotis334]

I understand what he said, but that beautiful smile distracted me so much I had to watch twice ❣️What a handsome young man 😍

[@ILL_WILL912]

Yeah .. I'm from Georgia... Understood word for word clearly 😂😂

[@ombra711]

Ha ha he even code switches to white country drawel😂

[@joemomma3208]

he spoke clearly and fluently! sorry WP no one wants to know anything you all have to say!

[@kikibara1]

Lmfaooooo

[@JT7Blu]

That wasn't even necessary. Smh

[@SunQueen365]

@joemomma3208 Period!! Heeeyy Joe👋🏾

[@davidbarber3821]

Wtf this have to do with white ppl???

[@TheCallowayBride]

This has nothing to do with white people. Plenty black folks wouldn't understand him especially if they aren't from the south.

[@Theprofessionalfabric]

I ain’t listening what he talking about. He fine as hell!

[@cjohnikin]

...an' da cherch sed a-man!!!!

[@Theprofessionalfabric]

@@cjohnikin Amen!

[@TheKingOfN0thing]

I understand him clear as day and I’m happy for him 🎉 - Jackson, Mississippian

[@anonymoussmith624]

Love the accent man, as a Western North Carolina Native I can hear the South Carolina Heat in his voice.

[@Indiegirl007]

Lawd jaysus, why do I understand this. I lived in Houston my whole life, the southern accent isn't this intense.

[@sphamlet]

Literally just came back from Lane, SC visiting family around 2. I love my SC family and the accents. No one knows where this is unless you’re close or from there 😂😂 I understood everything he said

[@mscheesecakeish]

I know exactly where you talking about😂

[@sphamlet]

@@mscheesecakeish Oop!! Heyyyyy cousin!!

[@aychmorgan21]

South Carolina represent 💪🏾💪🏾

[@AviatorStone]

Absolutely!! He reminds me of some of my folks!!

[@Leviticus-z7w]

Hey this brotha has a great personality!