Northers

I don't feel as I have a strong accent anymore you can only tell with certain words that I say like call pronouncing the all very strongly and saw. Point being I have more of a northern accent. I have been in NC for like six years though in go back very often to Maryland Philly and New York. I guess us being arrogant is somewhat true but not for everybody. I think most northerners want to sound like someone from the south because like Miss Wright said in he post people do look at southerners as being kind of stupid. I come to realize that many people can tell from a conversation that I’m not originally from NC or any southern State. I’ve been told that I am country and that by some southerners that they can tell I’m from up state. Just like there are different types of southern the same goes for up north Maryland, New York, and Philly clearly sound alike. The further you go up north the stronger the accent. There are certain words that some  Maryland people say Like dug instead of dog, or lor rather than little/lil. There are a lot more but those two stand out. Up state people usually talk a lot faster and more hand gestures all day but  and emotion when we talk. We also use different words to describe people like saying bammer (means your from the south), duckplucker (means whatever you want it to ), clown (lame),  and yo. I love that yo word I could say it all day. I say yo rather than dude or bro. Northerners usually seem like they are talking at you rather than to you. I don’t feel like that the way we speak is culture enriched.  One thing I don’t like is to be look at as If I am arrogant or self centered. I am a very open person and I don’t want people to judge me on what they think they now about northerners.