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electric_blue68

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26. Oooh, boy! Well, he was graciousness, and kept any thoughts to himself...

Mon May 1, 2023, 05:15 PM

May 2023

When I had my one visit down South GA Atlanta area, and my friend took me to meet his friends (in college) they were asking me to "talk Yankee!".

Oh, I wasn't offended in any way. 👍🙂

When I came back after ?5 days I had a Southern lilt for about 4 days. Not so unusual also bc back in the late '60s, early "70s NYC still had a lot of the older, and middle aged African-Americans who'd come up from The South. I'd hear the various lilts riding on the buses esp younger when U wasn't allowed yet o ride the subway alone; which to me sounded the same - "Southern". So my ear, and brain were kind of tuned to it already.

But when I went cross-country my bus mates would say "really?! You don't sound like a New Yorker."!

Mystified! Could only think I didn't sound like ?
"Toidy Toid Street" some very heavy ?Brooklyn accent
from the movies. 😀

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Great Model Railroad ...Museum of Science & Industry ...Chicago Illinois...Whin in town...see it!!! [View all] Stuart G May 2023 OP

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Oh, I wasn't planning a winter wonderland vacay! 😄 electric_blue68 May 2023 #12

Good Choice ProfessorGAC May 2023 #16

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I think we watched a movie about going to Mars. Lars39 May 2023 #15

There are some sections in various museums I'd go through sort of fast. The rest.. electric_blue68 May 2023 #23

Those are on my list of must sees some day. Lars39 May 2023 #24

Sounds like you had that experience? electric_blue68 May 2023 #21

omg, yes! Lars39 May 2023 #25

Oooh, boy! Well, he was graciousness, and kept any thoughts to himself... electric_blue68 May 2023 #26

I don't sound quite southern or northern, Lars39 May 2023 #31

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Thank you Lars, and ProfessorGAC for your suggestions. 👍👍 electric_blue68 May 2023 #13

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I love impressionism so I loved the d'Orsay... electric_blue68 May 2023 #20

I visited that museum Brother Buzz May 2023 #14

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I live there. I practically grew up in that museum. Hassin Bin Sober May 2023 #30