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Old 11-15-2012, 08:43 AM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Katrina evacuee who stayed here?

I used to have a HS teacher from NOLA, also worked with a guy from there. That's an unmistakable accent (as is swamp Cajun), and you know it when you hear it.



I regularly visit Northeastern SA and hear the same thing over there. It's only in a pocket that spans a few miles up & down 35/410. (Same story down the coast to a point.)

Dallas on the other hand... completely different story, sometimes unintelligible.
Well, that would make them a resident of Houston but not a native. What I was explaining to SB is that no one born and raised in this city is going to have a full NO accent.

I've don't remember meeting any San Antonian with a discernible accent that's remotely similar to ours. They're only three hours west of us, but it's like a different world out there, to me.
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Old 11-15-2012, 08:45 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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I was asking natives where to go and some of them had a REAL New Orleans accent but were from Houston. It was cool. I understand now.
I remember saying this a while back. My cousin is from Houston but sounds like she's from New Orleans.

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If they have a real New Orleans accent then they aren't native Houstonians. There's a handful of parallels between the dialects of the two cities, but they aren't at all that similar.
Not necessarily. I've met native Houstonains as well who have that strong New Orleans sound.
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Old 11-15-2012, 08:47 AM
 
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I thought my ears were playing tricks on me. Everyone one who was with me stopped her in the middle of her speech and asked if she was New Orleans.
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Old 11-15-2012, 08:53 AM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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I remember saying this a while back. My cousin is from Houston but sounds like she's from New Orleans.



Not necessarily. I've met native Houstonains as well who have that strong New Orleans sound.
Yes, necessarily. Being a native of Houston, I think I know what our accents sound like. These are the only scenarios possible:

1) They were most likely born and spent their earliest years in New Orleans before moving here
2) They're actually from NO and just say they're from Houston
3) They are from Houston and intentionally try to speak with a NO accent
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Old 11-15-2012, 08:58 AM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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No native of this city speaks like any of these people.


A variety of New Orleans accents from YEAH YOU RITE! - YouTube
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Old 11-15-2012, 08:59 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Yes, necessarily. Being a native of Houston, I think I know what our accents sound like. These are the only scenarios possible:

1) They were most likely born and spent their earliest years in New Orleans before moving here
2) They're actually from NO and just say they're from Houston
3) They are from Houston and intentionally try to speak with a NO accent
Agree to disagree.
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:07 AM
 
Location: The Magnolia City
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Agree to disagree.
Okay, but honestly, it isn't that much a matter of opinion as it simply being what it is. New Orleans is known for its distinct dialects that it doesn't even share with the rest of its own state. That's why I'm saying that it's not possible for someone from Texas to have that accent unless NO has had some direct influence on their upbringing (by living there).

In Houston, we bare more similarities to Atlanta's accent than we do New Orleans'. This is something I heard with my own ears after living in both cities.
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:11 AM
 
Location: Clear Lake, Houston TX
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Well, that would make them a resident of Houston but not a native. What I was explaining to SB is that no one born and raised in this city is going to have a full NO accent.

I've don't remember meeting any San Antonian with a discernible accent that's remotely similar to ours. They're only three hours west of us, but it's like a different world out there, to me.
It's in a pretty small part of NE SA & some people up there call it the hood. But it's actually a fairly diverse area, enough you'd almost think you were somewhere in Houston... except that there are hills.
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:11 AM
 
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They do have similar accents to Deep Southerners but I did hear some New Orleans accents out of natives.
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Old 11-15-2012, 09:12 AM
 
Location: Underneath the Pecan Tree
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Okay, but honestly, it isn't that much a matter of opinion as it simply being what it is. New Orleans is known for its distinct dialects that it doesn't even share with the rest of its own state. That's why I'm saying that it's not possible for someone from Texas to have that accent unless NO has had some direct influence on their upbringing (by living there).

In Houston, we bare more similarities to Atlanta's accent than we do New Orleans'. This is something I heard with my own ears after living in both cities.
You always overanalyzing stuff lol

I don't think what me and SB heard are true or exact NO accents, but strong similarities. You're right; there's still a distinct difference between a NO accent and my cousin's. However, the similarity between the two is strong. Even my aunt's BF from Metairie asked her if she was from NO when he first met her.
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