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Old 05-29-2018, 07:38 PM
 
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Boston, NYC, DC and Baltimore AAs all have a strong distinctive dialect where as soon as they talk you're like "oh he must be from such and such"

Philadelphia is right in the mix of all of these cities yet the AAs there don't really have the same strong accent of their own, its alot more mild and neutral. Not saying they dont have their own accent and way of speaking but its nowhere as strong and recognizable as these other places.
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Old 05-29-2018, 08:30 PM
 
Location: Norteh Bajo Americano
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I think Asian Americans are not as new to Philly compared to more Asian immigrants in larger areas like Boston, NYC or DC. Not sure Baltimore. So they keep their thick Asian accents mixed in with strong, local accents.
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Old 05-29-2018, 11:10 PM
 
Location: Ga, from Minneapolis
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I think Asian Americans are not as new to Philly compared to more Asian immigrants in larger areas like Boston, NYC or DC. Not sure Baltimore. So they keep their thick Asian accents mixed in with strong, local accents.
I think he means African americans.
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Old 05-29-2018, 11:18 PM
 
Location: D.C. / I-95
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They do.
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Old 05-29-2018, 11:32 PM
 
Location: Philly, PA
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Is this African-Americans or Asian Americans im a bit confused lol. But i will say African-Americans in Philly have their own ....trust me it is noticeable. Particularly ,i feel each part of the city has their own lingo and accent. For some reason i feel like i can always tell when a African-American girl is from North Philly. My sister who is from North Philly i just hear it when she speaks lol. But i think the Philly accent on its own is interesting.
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Old 05-30-2018, 06:28 AM
 
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Boston, NYC, DC and Baltimore AAs all have a strong distinctive dialect where as soon as they talk you're like "oh he must be from such and such"

Philadelphia is right in the mix of all of these cities yet the AAs there don't really have the same strong accent of their own, its alot more mild and neutral. Not saying they dont have their own accent and way of speaking but its nowhere as strong and recognizable as these other places.
I strongly disagree. Here a few quick examples of strong, recognizable, and very distinctive black Philly accents.

https://youtu.be/OGsxfoIdOPQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82g3...ature=youtu.be

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fcul...ature=youtu.be
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Old 05-30-2018, 07:56 AM
 
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They do.
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Old 05-30-2018, 08:04 AM
 
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I find that black people in Philly have a Southern sounding accent, while black people in New York, North Jersey, and New England sound similar to each other
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Old 05-30-2018, 08:17 AM
 
Location: Mobile,Al(the city by the bay)
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I find that black people in Philly have a Southern sounding accent, while black people in New York, North Jersey, and New England sound similar to each other
The examples in the previous video are far from a black southern accent.Now blacks from Chicago are a different story.
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Old 05-30-2018, 11:57 AM
 
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I find that black people in Philly have a Southern sounding accent, while black people in New York, North Jersey, and New England sound similar to each other
Wrong. The black New York accent sounds southern. New England blacks sound like... Wait black people live in New England (outside of Connecticut). The black Philly accent sounds like it's own unique thing (very different from a black southern accent) and my examples above clearly depict it.
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