How come some NY natives don't have new York accents

[Frump]

It’s an age/ generational thing.

The stereotypical NY accents you think of where they don’t pronounce their R’s instead they pronounce it AWW are mostly people 40 and up.

Millenials and gen Z don’t have accents for the most part. Maybe older millenials born in the early 80’s.

Also a class thing. Mostly middle and working class have accents. If you came from a rich or upper middle class home you’re probably not gonna talk like Andrew Dice Clay.

 

[Justin Nitsuj]

I'm a Texas native and I don't have an accent unless I'm pissed off.

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

But I quoted you talking about nc, not va (which I understand). Since when nc ain't the south? What is it then?

East...


If we wanna call it south then i guess the southern tip of California is south too then; it stretches further south than NC

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

no they don’t. And they sound very different.

but I’m into accents so maybe I notice it. Others might not but Yella beezy said people confuse his Dallas accent as being Memphis

Dallas and Memphis folks sound kinda similar.
They be like ."ya her me" (instead of HEAR)

 

[FLYINHAWAIIAN]

It depend on where you're from. Look at Fran Drescher. She has a thick accent. Not many New Yorkers sound like that. Only small pockets of people in certain areas. It's like Texas. Not everyone sounds like Stone Cold Steve Austin. Especially nowadays. A lot of younger Texans don't even have much of an accent

Thats a fact.
I think this era we in now with not much local slang is used got people's accent being influenced by social media and the rappers.
Everybody say "bruh" "no cap" "dead ass" "facts" etc. and the accent is leaving with them.

shyt not me. I wasnt even born in Houston yet my accent is stronger than the people here. (atleast the people who were out and about during the Chopped and Screwed days)

 

[Alvin]

Prominent NYC area accents (to the trained NYC ear)

Congressman Charles Rangel

Stephen A. Smith

LL Cool J

Eddie Murphy

Kenny Smith

Mark Jackson

Nicki Minaj

Cardi B

Remy Ma

Chris Rock

Metta World Peace/Ron Artest

DMX (RIP)

Jay Z

Sammy Davis Jr.

Diana Sands

Spike Lee

Jadakiss

Chuck D

Jigga, diddy and 50 all lost their accent imo.