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thepennsyltuckyin OP t1_j48b6jf wrote

Something I forgot to add was accent. I've been told by a doctor in Maine and my gf that they thought I was from the south because of my accent. Certain parts of PA definitely have what I would call an "accent lite." It's there, but other people definitely have it thicker.

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GraffitiTavern t1_j4d5cbq wrote

yknow, growing up in the woods I could always differentiate a 'backwoods/redneck' accent from a southern accent, didnt think until now that someone not from the region wouldn't hear that difference. i mean the southerners would call me a yankee because how much I bite into hard 'A' sounds (appa-lay-cha, crayfish, etc)

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RhydianMarai t1_j4ax626 wrote

I'm from Berks but I have a specific memory from high school regarding accents. We were at a statewide competition and got identified as being from Berks due to sounding "a mix of hick and South" whatever that means.

I have more a PA Dutch accent than anything due to my grandmothers and family friends speaking it(parents have a slightly heavier accent than me).

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