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[quote=Anonymous]Accents (at least in the US) are starting to disappear with each generation. I am Gen X and am from Richmond and didn’t realize I had a southern accent until I moved to the DC area in 2000 and got made fun of the first week at my new job out of grad school.

There are many reasons why accents are starting to disappear (people are more transient and moving around, the internet exposes people to global media so you’re not just hearing the local tv, local radio, local ads, with local speaking people). It’s happening in the south, in New England, all over.

As for Virginia, IMO as soon as you get to Caroline County in the south, Faquier county in the west, you will start to hear a bit of a southern accent.

Boston accent disappearing https://youtu.be/qLXvYmS6jPw?si=S-qORkts7BlKZLkv

Southern accent disappearing. https://youtu.be/97T8VpFGS4A?si=DmItRatOVn5lqgyX

Fred Armisen doing US accents (including Virginia), starting with Maine. It’s very funny. https://youtu.be/G72tZdjnS2A?si=EG9WQwf3A6m-r_nz [/quote]

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