Reply To: Is it me or NYC jews no longer have accent?

@ajuperma

Not necessarily. Britain, a (relatively) tiny country densely populated has dozens of distinctive dialects and accents. London which can be compared to NYC as a global metropolis still has characteristic accents which differ along geographical, ethnic and social lines.

Now, as The Coq wondered/asked, is this something to really lament?

A world where everybody looks, speaks and acts like everybody, is a world of boredom.

Brooklyn/NYC dialect should be preserved as a cultural heritage. It’s just stupid and sad to hear a Brooklyn Jew or a Jersey Italian speaking like someone from small-town Iowa.

My two agorot.