A Blue Collar Slob’s Introduction to the Rare Oakland Manzanita [video]

Re:A Blue Collar Slob’s Introduction to the Rare Oakland Man... by mef on Sunday September 22, 2019 @12:35PM (#21042237)

out of curiosity, why do you think accents put you off?

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Re:A Blue Collar Slob’s Introduction to the Rare Oakland Man... by rendall on Sunday September 22, 2019 @01:28PM (#21042605)

I don't have a problem with accents at all.

I think, at first, I thought he was faking or exaggerating his accent for effect. Then I realized I wasn't familiar with the Chicago accent enough to know what was real or exaggerated. Then I decided to just listen to the guy and forget about the accent. All this happened within about 10-15 seconds.

In retrospect, I am super familiar with and rather fond of the Bronx, Brooklyn and Boston accents; maybe for me the Chicago accent falls into a kind of uncanny valley where it's close to those other accents to sound almost the same, but different enough to sound "weird" and "fake".

But, the more I watch these videos, the more his accent will be familiar to me.

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Re:A Blue Collar Slob’s Introduction to the Rare Oakland Man... by sk5t on Sunday September 22, 2019 @07:35PM (#21044687)

For sorta-realistic Chicago accents, watch and enjoy the movie "The Fugitive" with Harrison Ford. For big ol' jokey Chicago accent, the "Superfans" SNL sketches.

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Re:A Blue Collar Slob’s Introduction to the Rare Oakland Man... by rendall on Saturday September 28, 2019 @03:29PM (#21102361)

It was recalling those sketches that made me realize it was probably a Chicago accent. "Da Bearss"

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