Why do the Mannings sound like they have a Different accent ??

Some folks here are fairly new to the forum and are not familiar with RJ's posts. I think some are also misinterpreting his intent and his point.

What I saw in his post was an examination of how there is some cultural diversity in the City that is divided regionally. How any resident of the area could not admit that people of various parts of the city have unique perspectives of other parts of the city (some good some bad) is beyond me. It is true. It is there. It is New Orleans.

This division of community based on cultural diversity is common everywhere. I grew up in St. Charles Parish. Spent my entire youth and adult life there. But some people did not consider me a "true" resident of the area because my parents did not come from that Parish. Even within St. Charles parish there was divided loyalties. West Bank v East bank. Luling v Hahnville, Des Allemands v Bayou Gauche, etc. Here where I now live there are also divisions and this is a very small community. It is human nature. It is that aspect of human nature as it applied to the Mannings and Uptown that RJ was talking about.

As to the Mannings - I am a huge Manning family fan. But I know many native New Orleanians who are not. Many for the exact reasons that RJ is attempting to describe.

I won't put words in RJ's mouth, but I know his post was not intended as some are taking it. I've never read an RJ post that was mean spirited - but all of them are intelligent and well thought out.

JMO.