The Buffalonian Accent

[SlaveMaster62]

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[ryanlock2u]

It's a bit exaggerated but that's basically it. lol It's worse in some people than others... -_-

[aimzers]

lol u talk like you have your nose plugged

[CheezInspector]

@20thcentfox, well the IQ comparison is up for debate, but at they sound a lot less whiny and feminized than Upstaters, thank God.

[latysiac]

The fuck? I'm from buffalo, and if thats how we sound Id think you sound normal... and you definately dont

[TopNotchVicky]

umm did he really dig up his nose then posted this video ! 0:01

[LoftyArts]

I was born and raised in Buffalo WITHOUT the accent. ;>]

[melloyellow012]

I was born and raised in buffalo and moved to missouri, so people are all, "haha, you have an accent" so of course i say "I don't have an -aayckcent-!"

[AirMan928]

lol now im sorta self conscious... :<

[KingTrucker]

Ive been born and raised in Buffalo. I have been living in North Carolina for 11 years. I've been gone long enough to hear the accent. Its really funny to hear someone with a Buffalo Accent charactorize a Buffalo Accent(no offense 2 you sir) You put a cartoonish emphizisis spin on you already thich accent. Being a Truck Driver I hear lots of accents. My dad(living in West Seneca) has a strong accent. if you want to hear the accent of the area you're in, Listen 2 a Car dealership ad on the radio

[13eautifully13roken]

Buffalo Accent : Excuse Me. lol Eat That New York New York

[CheezInspector]

God the Buffalonian accent is just awful (so are neighboring accents i.e. Rochester). It makes the guys sound like absolute fembods. I can say all this because I'm from Upstate New York too (but grew up around Brooklynites, thank God, so I don't suffer the same vocal defect).

[EgyptInnocence]

I've lived in Buffalo my whole life and I've never heard people talk like that. no one I know talks with a nasally sound. sure we accentuate our 'ah' sounds, but its not that obnoxious. You didnt make those nasally sounds when you were talking normally and you said you come from Buffalo.

Maybe a better way to show our accent is to say something with a different accent, like in proper english, meaning no dialect stressing, and then say it in our version of normal and explain it.

[DJEclipseNiagara]

@jasonracey Only if you moved here. ;)

[emmteepockets24]

Hahaaa, yeah.

I have one :\

[CJBVStudios2]

if u listen close enough our (buffalo's) accent sounds a tiny bit canadian

[xxdrumsxxtony]

You're right, I think it's a mix between Canadian and Mid-West accents. But then I think its a unique Buffalo thing as well!

[srg200669]

I've noticed alot of the Buffalo pronunciations are very similar to "chicahhhgo" accents.

[kives1985]

@srg200669

It's called the northern cities vowel shift. Basically any city or town that's on the great lakes has the accent, sans the UP and Minnesota. They sound more like the people in Fargo. I am from West Michigan, and he sounds like a West Michigander.

[horserider89]

Don't forget "fire"!

[Glorfino25]

Another thing is adding pronouncing the tary like tarry in words such as elementary

[marsh5963]

I moved from Tennesse to Buffalo for two years. I am now back in TN LOL The Buffalo accent is a blending accent of New York, Canada, and the Mid West. The ending of the words are stressed. Example CAR becomes "Ca-RRRR"

[KochuJang]

meh...this is more like cheektowaga.

[Buffalosabskis]

This is true haha. It is a northern accent like Canada or minnisota. You forgot how sometimes we say there more then needed haha, "Hey you guys going there to get some beer and donuts there at the store there"

[xxdrumsxxtony]

yeah, there is some i left out. I could also talk about the way we put things into possesives. like "i'm going to am&a's to get some clothes." or something close to that ha.

[emu5088]

haha yes, you described the accent perfectly! I moved here from Albany, and I didn't notice it at first, but now its starting to annoy me, a little =p. I'm glad you addressed the "the 90" issue, too. I thought it was really weird when people wouldn't say "I-90" here. There are also other regional differences like saying "pop" instead of "soda" or "sucker" instead of lolipop. This interview with mikey kearns demonstrates the accent well: /watch?v=Qsf9-CGYHXY

[xxdrumsxxtony]

yeah i can hear it lol. if you weren't told about the accent, you probably wouldn't notice it. i should have addressed pop vs soda and lollipop vs sucker but my camera was about to die :P

[kenmgj]

"The 90" is a result of our proximity to Canada, where their highways are "The QEW" and "The 401".

[danielerich]

I almost forgot. Her accent is noticible on wordslike Car, Yard, or when she says "oh Gahd!"

[xxdrumsxxtony]

yea haha, its different in different parts of the city too. when words like the, and them sound like da and dem, its most likely the east side because of the polish.

[danielerich]

So true!  My Aunt in Amherst, when I visit always asks: ya want a cup of Cahffee? She is Definately from the Buffalo area!

[stacksmasher9]

quite informative, thanks.

[KylesMusicc]

queerdo!! lmao jk

[XxXoBriannaoxXx]

Hahaaa nice ^^

Cute little kiddies playing in the background xP