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

PanicFootball said

Sorry to tangent this, but why don't Americans sound more British? Why do the Australians, Indians, and all of their other colonies have that accent? Even the Canadians have a different sound then we do?

is it the "melting pot" effect?

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As for Peyton and Eli, I think the family influence cannot be given a lot of credit, but then add Ole Miss and Tennessee and you get what you hear now.


Another example is US goalkeeper Brad Friedel - he's been living in Blackburn, England for some time and to hear him speak its just painful to the ears. Its not a British accent, its not American, its a make your ear's bleed sound.

Okay just had to ask and add.

Carry on.

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Probably for the same reason Cajuns, French Canadians, Belgians, and the French all sound different. If you separate long enough, and have constant contact with other languages and dialects, your own language in time, will change. The Australians still to this day speak with an overdone Hackney accent because they've had minimal exposure to other languages and dialects since the country's inception.

As for Uptown, old-money residents of Uptown don't talk yatty because 1) they're educated in institutions where the teachers speak proper English and 2) Uptown was originally settled by Protestant Americans, mostly of wealth. The richer parts of Uptown have not had the influx of the Germans, Italians, or Irish that other parts of the city had. However, generally speaking, the further away from the river you go (the less afluent the neighborhood), the thicker the N.O. accent. So if you head more towards Broadmoor and Mid-City, you'll find the N.O. accent, even though you'll still be Uptown.