Being a Missouri native, I definitely don't think that I have an accent or that Missouri is that different from other states. Being from the Midwest, most people assume that Missouri is just one piece of farmland (some places are indeed farmland), but most areas are not. Over the past few months, I have been meeting a lot of people who are not from the Midwest and really notice all its quirks. So, as a Midwesterner, I feel the need to "debunk" some misconceptions or quirks about my home state.