unless the words starts with it there is no letter R in the Boston accent, instead it's a second "h". New York same thing except replace the R with a W instead. Boston stretches the letter A more too. So in Boston, the word "bar" will sound like "bah" (like a sheep) to you and me. in New York it's "baw". Thats how I hear it, but areas Im sure vary. People from Long Island to me sound horrible and kind of Down Syndromey. Up here we shorten our words in order to fit more profanity in each sentence. When a Canadian says "Toronto" to you guys it will sound like "Ch'rana". "Calgary" is pronounced "Calgree".
In Texas you can identify a native's level of intoxication by the amount of drawl he adds to his words relative to that of his peers.
My accent isn't all that pronounced compared to others down here, but give me enough booze and I eventually start sounding like Foghorn Leghorn.
In think southern accents are cool. I remember having Bluedog on one of the old Google chats and the guy just sounds like the most jovial good Ol' boy ever. Puts a smle on your face. That video though, that accent is piercing. I don't know what it is I'm guessing Long I or Mass or at least North East SOMEWHERE. It just doesn't play well on my ears.
Same. I cover up my southern accent well but get me drunk and I get lazy and out it comes. Doubly so if I'm tired.
In rural Ohio we pretty much talk like the people on TV. You know, shows like COPS and Jerry Springer. People at college would definitely notice when I just came back from an extended break back home.
I have what I just generally call the Western USA accent, it can drawl, but is basically 'standard American English'.
I was born and raised down here, so my lack of accent is mistaken for an accent. Usually from someone who has a speech impediment. "You sound funny!" "Yeah, I'm speaking English."