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Yep, that is West Michigan alright! I don't hear "Fargo" in there though Must be too close to home to catch it. (That video was shot an hour south of me)
Yeah, it's about an hour north of me. This is how we talk around here, too. I don't hear the accent, but then I live in Michigan.
The Central NY accent is quite similar to Michigan's, except it sounds less "Fargo"-ish. (No, Michigan speakers don't sound just like they're from "Fargo," only slightly)
In Western NY they talk just a little different from CNY. A little more like Ohioans.
This is a map of the Northern Cities Vowel Shift, a particular kind of American accent group which shows that people in these areas have many things about their accents in common:
Yep, that is West Michigan alright! I don't hear "Fargo" in there though Must be too close to home to catch it. (That video was shot an hour south of me)
I'm from Fargo and that sounds more like how we talk then the so called movie that wasn't even filmed in Fargo.
Oh, I'm sure it ain't that bad, LOL! Apologies if the comparison is offensive to you.
To my ear, it reminds me of the movie, but I'm sure that if I was from Michigan I would be able to tell the difference from a North Dakotan accent and someone from Meee--shigan.
I think it works the same way with folks not from the South. I lived on the West coast and was asked a few times if I was from Alabama. I'm an Okie...and I would just crack up when people asked me that. I know I definitely have a Southern sounding accent (more twangy), it would not be as "drawly" as a native Alabaman, however.
Those of us in different subregions of the South know the differences (just like you can probably notice subtle differences in accents/speech patterns from folks in diverse areas of the Upper Midwest) in our accents, while still acknowledging the greater/overarching similarities of a Southern accent.
californians pronounce some words the same as that guy, but the thing with stereotypes is that they assume that people speaking that accent ACT like that. I think thats really what upsets people. Typical Californians that I have heard who speak that sort of accent do not use unintelligble slang and are certainly a lot more intelligent than that guy. They do, however, have the same overall tone to their voice but it is more subtle usually.
The only Californians I've ever met in my entire life of living in the state who have that tone are surfers. Most southern Californians talk as people do on TV.
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Apologies if the comparison is offensive to you.
