Born, raised and living in Kentucky here (though I did live in some other places in young adulthood). I have an accent, but don't use much local slang because I was raised to speak with decent grammar (though admittedly I slip sometimes).
What tickles me is when someone from another state meets me and then relates the time they went to the Kentucky Derby, as though my yearly calendar revolves around that or horse racing in general. I have never been to the Derby, nor really even want to go. I think horses are beautiful animals, but couldn't care less about racing. When I am asked who I think will win the Derby this year, I always respond with something like, "Does Secretariat have any great grandkids running this year?"
Kentucky is a bigger and more varied state than what a lot of people who haven't been here imagine.
It's sort of like asking someone who lives in Tallahassee what MK's park hours are going to be 3 months from now.
