Well you'll have to wait at least another 35 years for that. We've got to pay off the house first :yes:

In my experience, most West Coast cities accept either soda or pop as common, we just wouldn't understand "coke" since it would be interpreted as wanting a coca-cola. Honestly, the dialects here are pretty much a mix of other ones across the country and not anything super unique. California seems to have the most distinct "West Coast" accent.

I don't find the california accent any different than the arizona accent. The further north you go in California, I think it gets a bit sharper, but its relatively the same in my opinion.

Ugh, going through the shops to figure out what I'm missing from each store is crazy boring. I'm working on accentuate right now. Only at page 14 DX

Update, Accentuate is going to cost me 40k to complete DX

Yeah, but IMAGINE THE POSSIBILITIES *_*

Oh, I totally bought them all xD I'm slowly working my way though the stores. I will finish them all before my birthday (my goal) xD

I'm sorting through my mule right now to figure out what I should sell to get some more funds. I don't want my pure to drop below 50k if I can help it. I want to make sure I have enough saved for the next event/commons update.

Lordy, Seiki, how much gold do you have? XD


I'm kind of surprised by how many states call it coke. I've never heard that in person.

Keyori: D: Terrible, terrible mistake to make. Cora is my arch nemesis!

I had 97k. Brought it down to 50 on my mule, and whatever I have on my main. I compiled a sales list. Now I need to figure out pricing and update my exchange xD

Originally Posted by Seiki Nova

I don't find the california accent any different than the arizona accent. The further north you go in California, I think it gets a bit sharper, but its relatively the same in my opinion.

I was referring more to the stereotypical valley girl and surfer accents, since Washington doesn't seem to have anything equivalent to that. Otherwise most Californians sound pretty much the same as people do around here.

Ah. That accent. I'd agree, nowhere else sounds like that haha.

Originally Posted by Seiki Nova

You should really watch Jingle All The Way. Its great. Used to be one of my favorite Christmas movies when I was little.

I'll make note of it and find a way to watch it then. :3

Though, it better be as good as you say.. :ninja:

Originally Posted by Cami

Ari: Politics is all about who you know. I could never be a politician just because I don't have the right kind of personality. This can best be demonstrated with a story about a party. D: My roommate is into politics. My roommate and I are having a housewarming party. I have a total of five people I want to invite. My roommate seems to have at least 50. I say, "Only invite your close friends." She says, "I've already narrowed it down to only my closest friends."

o.o
Woah.. really?
Are you shy in real life? o: Or just asocial/not as social as other people? o:

What would you do then in the story about the party? o:

Originally Posted by Cami

Soda Pop!

Coke

o.o
Wow.

But where's Canada on the map? >.>

Originally Posted by Cami

I love that where Keyori and I are from is like a little island of soda entirely surrounded by pop and coke.

Where do you and Keyori live? o:

I have difficulty hearing accents unless they're strong. Everyone kind of sounds the same to me.

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Aki: It's a US map. XD Find your own Canada one.

I live in Boston now, but both Keyori and I are from the St. Louis area, so border of Missouri and Illinois.

lol @ Arnold Shwarzenegger convo xD;;

Yes, he is a very famous man. Use to be a body builder, then became a really famous actor, and then our governor. It still suprises me. They have started having commercials on TV for California, and he's always at the end of them. Makes me laugh a little. And those commercials are rediculous. :roll: They treat Cali like its some place that is warm all year long and you can always go to the beach and its just so much fun. lol We're just a place like any other, but people treat us like we're special. >_>

The beaches in Cali are freezing. <<,,

Western Washington is the only area in the US that literally doesn't have an accent. Everyone speaks American newscaster if English is their first language and they've been there a while. I wonder how long it will be before I pick up some NYC accent and which I'll pick up. *grins*

They are cold Cami. I prefer East coast beaches myself, though I think California beaches can be really really pretty.

Originally Posted by angelyuy

Western Washington is the only area in the US that literally doesn't have an accent. Everyone speaks American newscaster if English is their first language and they've been there a while. I wonder how long it will be before I pick up some NYC accent and which I'll pick up. *grins*

Everywhere has an accent. There's no such thing as not having an accent.

They totally are!
People always act like they are so warm and nice, but they totally aren't. :x We get that coastal breeze that freezes the place.

Originally Posted by Keyori

Sizz, you're supposed to post a "You know you're from KC when..." in this thread so we can read all about barbecue xD

I do love me some BBQ! :heart: Alas, I cannot eat it right now. But one day again, I sure will. It's damn tasty.
You know you're from Kansas City when

I can't agree with this one unfortunately:

... if you live on the Kansas side, you think Missouri drivers are pokey and frustrating. If you live on the Missouri side, you think Kansas drivers are crazy and erratic.

Missouri drivers are aggressive and crazy. Kansas drivers are slow, don't use turn signals half the time and take corners at 5 mph. :/

Originally Posted by angelyuy

Western Washington is the only area in the US that literally doesn't have an accent. Everyone speaks American newscaster if English is their first language and they've been there a while. I wonder how long it will be before I pick up some NYC accent and which I'll pick up. *grins*

Actually, the most 'generic' accent is the midwestern accent, mostly the Kansas/Missouri accent. :D I learned this in my psych of language class in college. Midwestern accents are the most generic, so they have all newscasters speak with that accent. :yes:

*shrugs* My first major was linguistics, and it was a matter of major study as to why the Westen Washingtion area had no accent, no one could figure out why. I've lived in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, all three have accents, even in the cities.

Sizz is so teal DX

Seriously, it is not possible to say that any location has no accent. XD That's like saying that there's a default way of saying the words, and everyone else has just decided to say them differently for some reason.

"Most generic" I'll believe, but not no accent.

Man this thread movies fast lol.

...You know, today is the first time that I noticed that Missouri sounds like "misery"
O_o;; Doesn't sound like too nice of a place to go to. ;P

Originally Posted by Seiki Nova

Sizz is so teal DX

TEALTASTIC! XD

Originally Posted by Cami

Seriously, it is not possible to say that any location has no accent. XD That's like saying that there's a default way of saying the words, and everyone else has just decided to say them differently for some reason.

"Most generic" I'll believe, but not no accent.

Yeah, I chose the words "most generic" for a reason, because I believe we do have an accent, but it's definitely one of the most generic.

Originally Posted by angelyuy

*shrugs* My first major was linguistics, and it was a matter of major study as to why the Westen Washingtion area had no accent, no one could figure out why. I've lived in Missouri, Kansas, and Arkansas, all three have accents, even in the cities.

Arkansans have accents for sure. That's getting quite a bit more Southern than midwestern IMO.

Still, I was taught that central midwestern accents are most generic, and I'm gonna stick by that piece of information, although I wouldn't at all be surprised if Western Washington also has a very generic accent.


:lol: Suo, Missouri isn't -that- bad... :lol:

Haha. Yeah, i've never been there.
But it is a little suspiciuos when the stay sounds like misery. xP