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Do You Speak American? heads into the Deep South for a look at Appalachian and “hillbilly,” shaped by the Scots-Irish English of early frontier settlers like Daniel Boone and Davy Crockett . Footage of the legendary North Carolina storyteller Ray Hicks, who died in 2003, captures a prime example of the dialect, and in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky, “country talkin’” seems to be alive and kicking.MacNeil gets a first-hand glimpse into the world of CB radio thanks to Spanky the Trucker, whose nephew, the country singer Cody James – an Oregon native – discusses how speaking “country” had become a national trend . During a performance in front of a packed house, the popular stand-up comedian Jeff Foxworthy imparts the meaning of words like manaze (pronounced “may-naze”) and witchudidga (pronounced “witch-uh-did-yuh”). Then, it’s on to the bayou for a night of traditional dancing at Fred’s Lounge in Mamou, Louisiana, where owner Tante (Aunt) Sue speaks English smothered in Cajun overtones . At a barbecue on the Bar J Ranch outside of Beesville, Texas, cowboys recite their poetry and point out the Spanish roots of words like bronco, stampede, corral, and rodeo. Songwriter and novelist Kinky Friedman, a “professional Texan,” talks about cattywhompus and larrupin, and in Austin, journalist and commentator Molly Ivins sits down with MacNeil to share her thoughts on true Texan English . Finally MacNeil investigates the controversy created by the town of El Cenizo, Texas, which has adopted Spanish as its “official” language.