Yankee or Dixie???

[violetpretty]

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.

[RaggedyAnn]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.

Don't Easterners talk generally a lot faster than Westerners? I had a friend move out to Cali and we were actually making fun of her because she slowed down-she's just a very bubbly person and it was very noticeable. She said she had to because nobody understood what she was saying.

[Benzgirl]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

I should have been more direct, but didn't want to place a direct stereotype on him. It sounded like he was from Jersey.

Believe me, I can recognize many of those you have mentioned. I lived in Baltimore for a short time and spent a lot of time in NY and the Boston area. I work with loads of people from Pitt and attended school with many from Maine and Connecticut. The are all different

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

Praytell Benzgirl, what is an "Eastern" accent? The New England, NY/NJ, Philly, Pittsburgh, Southeastern, and godawful Baltimore are pretty distinct from each other, so I'm curious as to what constitutes an Eastern accent. I was told by BetteDavisEyes last week while we were at Convention together that I have an Eastern accent, but I can't really figure out what that means (and she couldn't explain).

40% Yankee for me. Makes sense, since Maryland is a border state but slightly more Northern.

Baltimore does have a weird accent, but in some ways it is similar to mine. We say our "O's" the same. A served at a restaurant in B'more actually assumed I was a native Baltimorean after I said, "No." I laughed my butt off since I've lived all of my life in Louisiana until now.

[DoubleTDG]

73% (Dixie). That is a pretty strong Southern score!

Only two problems with this quiz 1) I have always called rolly pollies doodle bugs I didn't even know that there was an actual bug called a doodle bug, and 2) Toilet Papering someones house is called wrapping. (It seems several other people agree with me)

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

51% Dixie- with only one characteristically southern response. My fiancee and I have the soda/pop and couch/sofa/davenport debates often though we've both lived our entire lives in the midwest (Illinois, Iowa, SoDak).