Lingua australis

I had a conversation with a Southern man today. At least, I think I did. His drawl was so thick that I had to rely exclusively upon my spidey-sense and non-verbal cues to glean information. For instance, I was able to discern that this gentleman had either been in the Navy or had an affinity for the Navy by the fact that he was wearing a US Navy hat. I smiled when he smiled. When he chuckled, I chuckled. And when he expected me to make a contribution, I had to make vacuous pronouncements such as "That is quite a thing you have described."