Anonymous wrote:My parents are born and raised in New York City. Neither has a "New York Accent." The "New York Accent" is a stereotype of New York City just as the Valley Girl accent is a stereotype of California. It is specific to a certain class and place. Doubtful that anyone needed elocution lessons. They speak as they were raised.
Anonymous wrote:My parents are born and raised in New York City. Neither has a "New York Accent." The "New York Accent" is a stereotype of New York City just as the Valley Girl accent is a stereotype of California. It is specific to a certain class and place. Doubtful that anyone needed elocution lessons. They speak as they were raised.
Anonymous wrote:When I watch Mad Men, I am reminded of how this used to be a great country, where we thought despite the many problems that everything was possible.
Anonymous wrote:The cast members have accents appropriate to their class and geographical origins. Many of them are not from New York (Don Draper, for instance), others are, but are from a class that would have been trained in a specific kind of elocution (Pete Campbell), others have a more stereotypical New York accent, but are not caricatures (Peggy).