nostr:npub10d5zhp5atut9hcmyyslxdr07s65tj45q72wxvg229ajwjvmpqugq6lvvxa nostr:npub175l80yqmw7jrh79385lpcdaqdgwvxm25leflgqqedmjpkalphvnqyv55we greeting fellow NYers. Southern tier here and we all had very flat accents. Jibe/jive would be more "jayve" or jahve" depending on the person.
nostr:npub175l80yqmw7jrh79385lpcdaqdgwvxm25leflgqqedmjpkalphvnqyv55we I was in Suffolk County, the farthest out from NYC. At the time, I viewed each borough as you neared the city has having a "thicker" accent. Me? I didn't think I had one. 🤣
If I hear someone from Suffolk County talk now I'm stunned. I'm remembering, though, that when I was a kid in the '60s that a lot of people from NYC were migrating to the suburbs in Suffolk. That's migration patterns and influences a lot. 😃
Discussion
nostr:npub15kly2awv6kgljmwffw4utk0ym0qgqxt7spj302u89376wanckpnq7gk35n nostr:npub175l80yqmw7jrh79385lpcdaqdgwvxm25leflgqqedmjpkalphvnqyv55we I guess that’s right. I’ve been gone a lot longer than I ever lived there, though I still think of myself as a New Yorker even after decades. 😃