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  Northerner who lives in the south checking in. Y'all is great and everyone needs to use it
context: i'm not from the south and i've always considered it a regional phrase and never associated it with intelligence (or lack thereof).... in any of the places i've lived. hell, i say YA'LL and i live in the PNW. >
  
  I think its becoming more accepted by younger folks but i guess around where im from its always been seen as a redneck thing. >
  
  Im I’m a midwesterner, accents are a bit lackluster round here. Some of our family lives in Texas. It’s not the words themselves, it’s the god damn amount of times they supplement it for “insert phrase”. 
  I love those relatives, good people. It’s just god damn annoying. That’s the big problem most people I know have. 
  For context: “Y’all, how y’all doin y’all”. 
  I’ve herd that enough times in my life. Once was enough, more than enough. 
  “Y’all doin good? I’us down at da store y’all, yall got some good deals on beef. How y’all keep it so low?”
  Jesus I could really do without some of that Deep South talk. >
  
  I’m not from the south, but I have always said y’all. It earned me better tips, so I always just assumed it made people feel generally warm around me. >
  
  I do that too! I love it. Also not from the south >
  
  I'm from New England and would feel awkward af saying "y'all" - it's just not what I grew up saying and don't think I could pull it off - but I certainly don't mind when others say it, it sounds so friendly! But then again, I also have a degree in linguistics, and unlike many people, understand that dialects are perfectly valid and shouldn't be seen as inferior to the more standard varieties. >
  
  As someone who lives in Northern Virgniia, I generally use y'all only because it's faster to say than "you guys" when I speak. I have no issues with others using "you guys" though. 
  When I type though, I always use y'all because it's easier to type. >
  
  I get made fun of when i say y'all lol. I say "you guys" most of the time because thats whats common here but y'all just makes so much more sense to me. >
  
  Illinois here
  North: no Y'all
  South & West: Y'alls >
  
  Don't mind what other people think. If that's how you say you all then keep saying it.