Originally posted by LanaSadly, I've only ever been to the main Greyhound bus station in Chicago and at that point didn't talk to too many people. But I'll take your word for it and bump the number to 14 and seperate Chicago out.
Chicago should be seperate, I think - there's a very distinct accent that's pretty much only heard in the city.
Originally posted by Creshosk
Oh man... There are so many in the U.S. But if we limit it to regional accents rather than like Japanese accent to American English and things of the like which makes up for a vast part of "the cultural melting pot" I think there are about 13 regional accents.Appalachian English, Baltimorese, Boontling, Boston English, Cajun English, California English, Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area), Harkers Island English (North Carolina), Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin), Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area), Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin), Maine-New Hampshire English, New York-New Jersey English, North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin), North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio), Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area), Nuyorican English, Pacific Northwest English, Philadelphia-area English, Pittsburgh English, Providence-area English, South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania), Southern Highland English, St. Louis-area English, Tampanian English, Texan, Tidewater accent, Utah English, Vermont English, Virginia Piedmont, Virginia Tidewater, Wisconsin-Illinois dialect, Yat (New Orleans), Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)
Appalachian English
Baltimorese
Boontling
Boston English
Cajun English
California English
Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area)
Harkers Island English (North Carolina)
Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin)
Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area)
Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin)
Maine-New Hampshire English
New York-New Jersey English
North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin)
North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)
Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area)
Nuyorican English
Pacific Northwest English
Philadelphia-area English
Pittsburgh English
Providence-area English
South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)
Southern Highland English
St. Louis-area English
Tampanian English
Texan
Tidewater accent
Utah English
Vermont English
Virginia Piedmont
Virginia Tidewater
Wisconsin-Illinois dialect
Yat (New Orleans)
Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)Those are the ones I can think of. I might not have encountered them all though.
Accents in the US aren't varied by region alone; but also ethnicity. Different ethnicities in the US have certain accents; African American, Mexican American, and so on.
Originally posted by Quiero Mota
Accents in the US aren't varied by region alone; but also ethnicity. Different ethnicities in the US have certain accents; African American, Mexican American, and so on.
Originally posted by Creshosk
Oh man... There are so many in the U.S. But if we limit it to regional accents rather than like Japanese accent to American English and things of the like which makes up for a vast part of "the cultural melting pot" I think there are about 13 regional accents.
Originally posted by Creshosk
Oh man... There are so many in the U.S. But if we limit it to regional accents rather than like Japanese accent to American English and things of the like which makes up for a vast part of "the cultural melting pot" I think there are about 13 regional accents.Appalachian English, Baltimorese, Boontling, Boston English, Cajun English, California English, Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area), Harkers Island English (North Carolina), Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin), Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area), Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin), Maine-New Hampshire English, New York-New Jersey English, North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin), North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio), Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area), Nuyorican English, Pacific Northwest English, Philadelphia-area English, Pittsburgh English, Providence-area English, South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania), Southern Highland English, St. Louis-area English, Tampanian English, Texan, Tidewater accent, Utah English, Vermont English, Virginia Piedmont, Virginia Tidewater, Wisconsin-Illinois dialect, Yat (New Orleans), Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)
Appalachian English
Baltimorese
Boontling
Boston English
Cajun English
California English
Coastal Southeastern (Charleston, South Carolina and Savannah, Georgia area)
Harkers Island English (North Carolina)
Hawaiian English (Hawaiian Pidgin)
Hudson Valley English (Albany, New York-area)
Inland North American (Chicago, northern Indiana, lower peninsula of Michigan, upstate New York, northern Ohio, part of eastern Wisconsin)
Maine-New Hampshire English
New York-New Jersey English
North Central American English (some of Iowa, some of Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and some of South Dakota, some of Wisconsin)
North Midlands English (thin swath from Nebraska to Ohio)
Northeast Pennsylvania English (Scranton, Pennsylvania-area)
Nuyorican English
Pacific Northwest English
Philadelphia-area English
Pittsburgh English
Providence-area English
South Midlands English (thin swath from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania)
Southern Highland English
St. Louis-area English
Tampanian English
Texan
Tidewater accent
Utah English
Vermont English
Virginia Piedmont
Virginia Tidewater
Wisconsin-Illinois dialect
Yat (New Orleans)
Yooper dialect (the variety of North Central American English spoken in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and in some neighboring areas)Those are the ones I can think of. I might not have encountered them all though.
THE HOLIEST SHIT OF ALL SHITS!!
How the hell do you know all of this stuff? Is this official info? Is this just things you have come up with through your own personal studies of the people around you or is this something taught in "college"?
If this is something you have come up with through your own personal studies of people around you...you are friggin' cool in my book...regardless, you are still awesome for knowing all of this stuff. Mad props bro.
Originally posted by dadudemonI don't think there is anything official. I certainly didn't learn this in college. Unless you talk about the school of life. 😂
THE HOLIEST SHIT OF ALL SHITS!!How the hell do you know all of this stuff? Is this official info? Is this just things you have come up with through your own personal studies of the people around you or is this something taught in "college"?
If this is something you have come up with through your own personal studies of people around you...you are friggin' cool in my book...regardless, you are still awesome for knowing all of this stuff. Mad props bro.
Originally posted by Bicnarok
Doesn´t the WORLD hate americans in a political sense?🙂 (apart from the US of course)I personally hate no one, ive met nice and daft yanks. Theres Cool folk and idiots in every nation. The Only nationality from which ive never met an unnice person is The Netherlands, and Ive met quite a few
That's because all Dutch people are nice, it's in our nature.
Originally posted by Bicnarok
Doesn´t the WORLD hate americans in a political sense?🙂 (apart from the US of course)I personally hate no one, ive met nice and daft yanks. Theres Cool folk and idiots in every nation. The Only nationality from which ive never met an unnice person is The Netherlands, and Ive met quite a few
Not necesseraly. Some people don't hate what America DOES but what America IS.
And some hate both. Take for example Margaret Drabble, she is a British novelist, and she describes her repulsivness over USA as the following -
''I detest Coca-Cola, I detest burgers, I detest sentimental and violent Hollywood movies that tell lies about history. I detest American Imperialism, American infantilism and American triumphalism about victories it didn't even win''
Or as Justin Web has said:
''The kind of anti-Americanism fostered by French intellectuals down the centuries revolves around intense dislike of what America is - not what it does.''
Also, ''hating'' America is not a ''fad'' and it is not a new phenomenon, for sure. Back in 1819, Bolvier (sp) said in regards to USA and the rest of Americas that -
''USA seems destined by faith to plague Americas with misery in the name of liberty''.