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  Go to the Midwest, a lot of us unironically 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. >
  
  Northerner who lives in the south checking in. Y'all is great and everyone needs to use it >
  
  "Y'all" is a great word.
  And having broad and deep experience with people from all walks of life, I can tell you, most anyone from any group has some useful sets of skills, knowledge and wisdom, and also sets of ignorance, misinformation and pure idiocy.
  If any sort of global disaster strikes and we all have to go back to basics and fending for ourselves, you will be wise to hang with the people who say "Y'all" rather than the ones who say "patriarchy". >
  
  I live in California and say y’all and no one has said anything like that to me >
  
  I dont think anyone tells anyone else to their fave that they sound redneck or whatever else. Lol. >
  
  Actually, I would say that "y'all" is coded as super progressive in the Northeast/Midwest. It's seen as more inclusive than "you guys" or "you all," so it's the plural-you of choice for queer people with asymmetrical haircuts. >
  
  You guys is used in a neutral way though, it can be used to include woman men, dogs. For example this morning my gf was ready to take the dogs for a walk and I was still getting my shoes on, she starts to go out the door so I say " can you guys wait a minute?" >
  
  Oh, I agree: "you guys" is my default way of addressing multiple people, no matter their gender. >
  
  Y'all is actually used in more of a slang dialect where I'm from. Kinda like "Y'all better quit playing wit me" but imagine 6'2 black dude named Jaquarius saying it. >
  
  It's inclusive and should be embraced y'all. >
  
  I'm from California and never used, "you guys!" >
  
  Really?! What part of ca? >
  
  San Jose and Sacto area >
  
  Weird. What do you guys use? Lol >
  
  Cowabunga! >
  
  The South of what? >
  
  45th parallel >
  
  The Northern in-fix “you guys’s” is just as sloppy >
  
  Culture changes, so I know this opinion is a moot point…but “you guys” is also a gender neutral term. It’s mind blowing to me that people would argue it isn’t. Of course, “guys” can refer specifically to a group of males. But “guy(s)” can also mean “person(s)”. This is evident from the widespread use of the term “you guys” as a modification of the second person plural of “you”. 
  Definitely agree with you, OP. Y’all is efficient and versatile. >
  
  I’m up in Canada and I’ve been using “y’all” for as long as I can remember, I really wish it was more commonly used. It just feels better in the mouth than “you guys”. >
  
  Y’all seems less commanding over all. “You all need to help” just sounds more condescending, idk why. >
  
  have you ever heard some say, "yall needa help" in a stern manner >
  
  People say it Canada sometimes, I don’t think it’s considered low brow. Rural Canadians say “you’s”, like a “you all” sorta thing, and I feel it sounds more Southern. >
  
  as a life long southern, I've only heard "yous", or "yous guys" from northerners, New England. only heard "yall" "all yall" and "you guys" . I'm a Texan btw >
  
  You guys is fairly common. >
  
  I'm in the Northeast and I worked with people from Texas, where they use y'all as the plural of you. I really like it. I like it much better than "youse".
  It won't replace "How you doon?" here, but "y'all" is useful. >
  
  I trust people who use the word "y'all" more. I am one of those people.
  I went to New York when I was 20, and the second I opened my mouth a lot of people treated me like I was stupid. I ended up changing the way I spoke while I was there, and it was a HUGE relief to come back home. >
  
  I'm from the north, so I definitely didn't grow up around people using "y'all." As far as southern phrases go, "y'all" has never struck me as uneducated. The southern phrase that screams lowbrow and backwoods to me is "Do what now?" >
  
  I live in NJ and will use either one interchangeably, I think that you just need to stop letting what other people think get to you, if they can control your speech to where you can't use y'all then they can control everything else. I will ask questions and challenge the status quo. Anyone who talks to me can tell I am not a southern low educated redneck. I am the furthest thing from that and I figure wherever I go people will ask questions and be able to see if I live among them. This is actually the funniest post on here in this section yet. >
  
  I’m from Canada and I say y’all all the time, everyone comments on it. It’s really ducking frustrating