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Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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Originally Posted by mwalker96
Black Marylanders do have a southern drawl. I watched many black Youtubers from Maryland and they all have that southern drawl. Baltimore does have phily traits but unlike Philadelphia people outside the mid-alantic confuse it with a New York accent. With Baltimore nobody say it sounds like a New York accent. A kid I know online from the Baltimore area wants to speak like a NY'er lol. Eastern Maryland was apart of the cotton belt so the Blacks there ought to sound Southern considering Harriet Tubman grew up in that area.
The following statement is from my experiences and common knowledge to people surrounding me in my personal life which includes six years of living in Baltimore:
Baltimore (Blacks at least) always attempted to align with Northeastern most characteristics. From rocking Fubu and Pelle Pelle, along with their own local brands of clothing, to the over usage of the word "Yo" even as a pronoun in many cases, this is an "East Coast" trait, as some would say. The whole urban dirt bike/atv culture is another example of Baltimore attempting to align with cities North of it, because there and Philly it took off about the same time. This was organic, and of course being 90 miles away from Philly this would have an effect. Of course ask a native from there, they would tell you how NOBODY influences them, and everything done in Baltimore is reflective of only their city/metro and that's it. Who wouldn't back their city, but the city is definitely a product of it's environment and has influences coming from North and South, but primarily North being that it's area borders the NE.
The only things I've associated them with and the South is saying tewww for two, and dug for dog, as well as being known for rocking gold teeth.
Baltimore is it's own little world sure, but it's not so easy just to say no influence in the history of the city has ever come in and out of the NE to that city. But of course there are some unique parts of their culture like seafood/crabs among others.
The following statement is from my experiences and common knowledge to people surrounding me in my personal life which includes six years of living in Baltimore:
Baltimore (Blacks at least) always attempted to align with Northeastern most characteristics. From rocking Fubu and Pelle Pelle, along with their own local brands of clothing, to the over usage of the word "Yo" even as a pronoun in many cases, this is an "East Coast" trait, as some would say. The whole urban dirt bike/atv culture is another example of Baltimore attempting to align with cities North of it, because there and Philly it took off about the same time. This was organic, and of course being 90 miles away from Philly this would have an effect. Of course ask a native from there, they would tell you how NOBODY influences them, and everything done in Baltimore is reflective of only their city/metro and that's it. Who wouldn't back their city, but the city is definitely a product of it's environment and has influences coming from North and South, but primarily North being that it's area borders the NE.
The only things I've associated them with and the South is saying tewww for two, and dug for dog, as well as being known for rocking gold teeth.
Baltimore is it's own little world sure, but it's not so easy just to say no influence in the history of the city has ever come in and out of the NE to that city. But of course there are some unique parts of their culture like seafood/crabs among others.
Asetically and culturally it does have a more Northern vibe but it's pretty slower pace than the other mid-alantic cities. Even DC is more faster paced than B-more. The best way to describe Baltimore blacks is a more laid-back version of phily.
Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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Asetically and culturally it does have a more Northern vibe but it's pretty slower pace than the other mid-alantic cities. Even DC is more faster paced than B-more. The best way to describe Baltimore blacks is a more laid-back version of phily.
Location: Appalachian New York, Formerly Louisiana
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The following statement is from my experiences and common knowledge to people surrounding me in my personal life which includes six years of living in Baltimore:
Baltimore (Blacks at least) always attempted to align with Northeastern most characteristics. From rocking Fubu and Pelle Pelle, along with their own local brands of clothing, to the over usage of the word "Yo" even as a pronoun in many cases, this is an "East Coast" trait, as some would say. The whole urban dirt bike/atv culture is another example of Baltimore attempting to align with cities North of it, because there and Philly it took off about the same time. This was organic, and of course being 90 miles away from Philly this would have an effect. Of course ask a native from there, they would tell you how NOBODY influences them, and everything done in Baltimore is reflective of only their city/metro and that's it. Who wouldn't back their city, but the city is definitely a product of it's environment and has influences coming from North and South, but primarily North being that it's area borders the NE.
The only things I've associated them with and the South is saying tewww for two, and dug for dog, as well as being known for rocking gold teeth.
Baltimore is it's own little world sure, but it's not so easy just to say no influence in the history of the city has ever come in and out of the NE to that city. But of course there are some unique parts of their culture like seafood/crabs among others.
Good post.
As an aside, I find it fascinating how seafood is something every coastal state's respective region shares in common, and yet the dishes and their subjects are so different. It really demonstrates how a hundred miles of ocean north or south dramatically changes the marine life found in it.
The Urban dirt bike phenomenon started in, and is most known for coming from Baltimore nearly 30 years ago. Philly also borrowed club Music, which is hugely popular, from Baltimore as well.
Baltimore's accent isn't anything like Philly. Philly's accent sound a bit similar to NYC (the have been countless videos posted on CD to sample) whereas the Baltimore accent can only be heard in the Baltimore area.
Could you point out a segment of the population that talks with a deeper drawl than others? Yes. But even then its not Southern speech. It's just not an NY or NE accent.
Philly and Baltimore blacks sound nothing alike!!!
Location: That star on your map in the middle of the East Coast, DMV
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Philly and Baltimore blacks sound nothing alike!!!
False. That they are "nothing" alike. Their accents are similiar and mirror each other in some way. They are different cities with their own core accents, but it's not hard to see where similarities are derived from. Ask someone from either city to pronounce rack, back, path, bath and a host of others words. I've noticed especially the females pronounce a lot of words similarly.
Overall though someone with a trained ear would hear the distinction. I also think there is a clear distinction between black Philly accent and NYC.
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False. That they are "nothing" alike. Their accents are similiar and mirror each other in some way. They are different cities with their own core accents, but it's not hard to see where similarities are derived from. Ask someone from either city to pronounce rack, back, path, bath and a host of others words. I've noticed especially the females pronounce a lot of words similarly.
Overall though someone with a trained ear would hear the distinction. I also think there is a clear distinction between black Philly accent and NYC.
These people are going to constantly deny that Maryland has anything in common with the north until you turn blue.
The way they see it, they are pure Alabama with a dash of Virginia and you'd swear some of them believe Maryland is the absolute standard of southern culture by the way they defend it.
False. That they are "nothing" alike. Their accents are similiar and mirror each other in some way. They are different cities with their own core accents, but it's not hard to see where similarities are derived from. Ask someone from either city to pronounce rack, back, path, bath and a host of others words. I've noticed especially the females pronounce a lot of words similarly.
Overall though someone with a trained ear would hear the distinction. I also think there is a clear distinction between black Philly accent and NYC.
You don't need a trained ear to hear the differences between the two cities, just compare Meek Mill to someone like Jess Hilarious... Completely different.
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