Dannj wrote:
I grew up in the Borough of Queens in New York City but did not carry the accent…well, not entirely…as I moved around as an adult to the point where at various times in various places I’ve almost been forced to produce my birth certificate. In the late 60s, one of my high school friends was able to profit from his NY accent as he went off to college in Illinois. There was no shortage of classmates willing to buy him a beer just to hear him “tawk”.😊