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11-12-2009, 12:28 PM
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Which city has the most vanilla accent and people?
By vanilla I mean typical, average, normal, conventional, representative American population. I'm going by the average, not what city has the least colourful folk.etc.
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11-12-2009, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Trimac20
By vanilla I mean typical, average, normal, conventional, representative American population. I'm going by the average, not what city has the least colourful folk.etc.
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I'd say Seattle...... |
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11-12-2009, 01:46 PM
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I said St. Louis just because it's hard to tell if someone came from St. Louis just by talking to them. It seems like they could fit in just about anywhere. I imagine there are a lot of places like this, though, especially with all the transplants moving around these days.
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11-12-2009, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by STLMetro
I said St. Louis just because it's hard to tell if someone came from St. Louis just by talking to them. It seems like they could fit in just about anywhere. I imagine there are a lot of places like this, though, especially with all the transplants moving around these days.
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The reason you don't notice a Saint Louis accent is because you are used to it. My mom had a very thich Dutch accent which I never really noticed.
I noticed a Saint Louis accent fairly quickly. The Nasal "A", Horses are "Harses", Forty is "Farty". People "Warsh" instead of wash, and dolls are "dalls". Just to name a few. St. Louis blacks also have a very distinct "black Saint Louis" Accent.
Southern California has a fairly flat accent, but does have vocal afflictions, especially among 16-30 year old women and surfers. Chicanos seem to be the only ones with a distinct accent
Nevada, Utah and Colorado also seem to have flat accents. |
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11-12-2009, 02:09 PM
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I can't believe New York is on this list haha....I mean, does it get any less vanilla for New Yorkers? Whether it's the accent or otherwise, I don't view NYC as "vanilla" in any way.
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11-12-2009, 02:22 PM
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I can't believe New York is on this list haha....I mean, does it get any less vanilla for New Yorkers? Whether it's the accent or otherwise, I don't view NYC as "vanilla" in any way.
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seriously NY & Chicago lol |
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11-12-2009, 02:29 PM
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Oh yea, I totally missed Chicago on that list too...though their population could be considered more "Vanilla" than NYC's, their accents certainly aren't vanilla.
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11-12-2009, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tmac9wr
Oh yea, I totally missed Chicago on that list too...though their population could be considered more "Vanilla" than NYC's, their accents certainly aren't vanilla.
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You know before I knew better I considered Chicago the cultural heart of Middle America, and believed the accent there was close to the standard used by newsreaders etc. |
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11-12-2009, 02:41 PM
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11-12-2009, 02:46 PM
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Keeping it real..............
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The people of Chicago struck me as kind of pretty average, Americans more so than any other large cities on the coasts. Not that is a bad thing, I did appreciate that middle-America/blue collar vibe about it and the people seemed pretty down-to-earth and more normal compared to places like LA, NYC, and SF. At least for a major city it's size but I'm sure smaller metros are probably a lot more average/vanilla.
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