does metro detroit really have the same accent as chicago?

[reppin_the_847]

I think so. Depends where though. It's in pockets. I'm going to the gess station. LOL.

[Treees123]

Yes, there is a difference between the typical Chicago accent and the typical Michigan accent. It's subtle, but it's there. Being from MI and moving to Chicago, my colleagues enjoyed pointing out several words I pronounced differently from them. MI in general is more clipped/slurred, fast, and even more nasally than Chi.

There is a difference in accents between south and north side Chicago. South side is still very much "Da Bearsss" whereas northside is more typical Inland North. This is because when people move into the city from other rust belt towns, they tend to land on the northside.
Michigan has its own range of accents. The Saginaw area accent is quite a bit different than that in SW MI due to the many German speakers still lingering around Frankenmuth/Vassar/Millington area. We all know about the UP but Port Huron area has a very strong Canadian "eh" influence as well.

[residinghere2007]

No. I know a lot of people from Chicago (including my spouse) and from Detroit - I lived for a while in Detroit and still have family there (I live in the Toledo area) and none of us sound the same IMO. I even think people in Toledo speak a little differently from people in Detroit.



Black people specifically from Chicago have more of a southern accent IMO than people from Detroit.



I lived for awhile in Atlanta (went to college there) and I didn't hear the nuances until I moved back to the Midwest but Detroiters and Chicagoans do not sound alike at all IMO.

[brodie734]

It depends on what you mean. The Inland North accent is not the classic "DA BEARSh" Chicago accent, it's a newer thing with elements like "bus/boss" merger that are present in both Detroit and Chicago.