I never thought that I had an accent until I came to Florida for school. My Southern friends tease me so much about my Northern accent, one that I still don't hear. In general, I try to hold my accent back a little bit, depending on the situation. I've had people make some really crazy assumptions about based on my accent. But, I do have to admit that when I'm around my family my Philly accent gets much stronger. When I'm at home, boy turns into bul (my Philly peeps understand what I mean).
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