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[@meljacques9349]

Please do a part 3 I'm loving this series.

[@cheeseninja1115]

as someone from michigan, watching this I just love thinking "I'm a part of history! He mentioned its importance next to Shakespeare!"

[@fredy8278]

I'm from the Chi and I agree, Midwest stand up

[@laurencooper654]

Cleveland and same. It’s crazy how unique our accent is

[@ShawnTheDriver]

HEY I'm from Michigan too! Michigan gang stand UP!

[@EricAndrewDodson]

Downriver Detroit here

[@stinkbug4321]

@@EricAndrewDodson Then, you will have to agree on this. No one from Detroit sounds anything like someone from Chicago.

[@GorillasAndGardens]

The Texas part was spot on. One interesting fact is Texas has its own German language due to immigration to the area between San Antonio and Austin and into the western part of the state. There are several KZbin videos about this as well. South of Dallas and east of Austin also have a Texas Czech language for the same reason. They are trying to preserve and document those who still speak these.

[@reanimated]

LOTS of German names in Houston, too. My mom is from the valley, and her last name was German, even while the TX/Mexico border is very...permeable. The advantage is, records are incredibly easy to follow for at least the last century.

[@KKANNET]

As someone who is cajun but doesn’t have a strong cajun accent, his accent is spot on!

[@vandergrad]

I knew that accents/vowels could shift over time but I had no idea that the shift in one type of vowel sounds would naturally cause an ongoing cascade of shifts across the language. Absolutely amazing!

[@poohbearsmom2964]

Yes!!! I’m so glad you are reacting to this series. Erik is awesome and he’s done such a good job of curating other experts.

[@corvus1374]

He's Canadian, so very occasionally, you can hear his Canadian accent. Have you ever seen the movie Fargo? The Minnesota accent plays a part in that.

[@diannaw3034]

Are you sure? From everything I have seen on Eric.. he states he is from New York, NY

[@corvus1374]

@@diannaw3034 You may be right, but I thought I had seen something saying that.

[@DavidRosenfield]

@@diannaw3034 I wouldn't be surprised if he's from upstate NY, like the Albany region, which is about as neutral American sounding as you can get.

[@reanimated]

Okay, yeah I thought that, too. Usually it's so seamless, but I did wonder. I know some great lakes people, and I can't 100% place accents in that area.

[@1957es]

@J LA oh, really?

[@bartonbella3131]

Her using Latinx is killing me. At last count it was under 7% of Latinos or Latinas that even approved of Latinx

[@awphooey2u519]

Cajun girl from new orleans here, he nailed it lol. Our accent changes by Parish.

[@saltrock9642]

I’m from Pointe Coupee parish and I can hardly understand people in Lafourche parish. Even the Cajun french dialect is different. Crazy.

[@awphooey2u519]

@@saltrock9642 ikr. Yeah, it does change by Parish. I can barely understand lafourche either

[@TheGoldenChildJai]

I love the Cajun accent, i think it's real close to caribbean accents, I want to find out if cajuns can understand islanders

[@plnkfloydian7814]

That strong Cajun accent is so pleasing to my ears. Imagine being a foreigner trying to learn English from a backswamp Cajun.

[@theblackbear211]

Just to point it out - Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, and New Mexico were all explored and / or settled by the Spanish, long before English speakers entered the territory. So, many Spanish speakers were living in what is now the US, for a couple of hundred years before it was the US. For Example - when the "Pilgrims" landed at Plymouth Rock in 1620, Santa Fe, New Mexico, had already been the Capitol of "New Spain" for 10 years.

[@Quarton]

Thanks for reacting to this Part 2! It's so interesting, and our Dialect Coach (Eric) is an expert! It would be great if you could find more like this.

[@edvfya9922]

Just wanted to say I really enjoyed this reaction, your smile was contagious and your reaction made my day a little better so thanks for being so positive in your videos.

[@dmwalker24]

Here in Texas, half my family is from the west side, and the other half is from the east. I've also got German family who immigrated in Galveston, and even one grandparent who was Cajun from Louisiana. It's like four different accents in one family from two states. Americans are usually still amazed at the accent diversity in the UK, even though the same thing has been happening here.

[@reanimated]

*squee* Dude, I halfway thought I'd written this comment. Born in NOLA, raised in Houston, except my mom's peoples are from Brownsville/Port Isabel and the like (but Tejano in that German/Mexican way). East TX/NW LA is a wild place. Gotta love dat bayou.

[@dmwalker24]

@@reanimated Oh you're not kidding. Used to visit a lot when I was a kid. A little place called Etoile about 20 miles East of Lufkin, right on the Eastern side of Sam Rayburn Lake. Loved being down there in those Pine trees. Rained a couple times a day for about 10 minutes at a time. Doing a lot of shooting, and running around in the woods. I need to drag my wife down there sometime. She's never been.

[@goblinlibrary280]

I grew up basically on the “on line”, so it’s fun to see how it can change within just a few miles.

[@marissag.Vs_winterbear]

Moving from the Mississippi Delta all the way to Tennessee. I can definitely hear the 'price smoothing'. Part 3 please. 😁👌🏾

[@chago4202000]

I'm Latino... there's no latinx BS

[@IamGreatsword]

A Critical race theory marxists play to divide with the stupid x bs. Fight them cause they want to divide Us Americans. Fight leftism or it will kill you, if you love rights and freedom like life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's may seem extreme what I'm saying but the marxist agenda is subtle and insidious.

[@scottcharney1091]

@@IamGreatsword That's John Birch Society silliness. I myself am a radical leftist, but I think "LatinX" is silly, since Romance languages do not work that way.

[@Tika10210]

I'm from the Appalachian of NC. My family is a mix of German and native American. So i guess my dialect is fairly thick. Its hard to find other places that speak the type of southern we do.

[@AndrewL209]

lets go! please do part 3 to round it off soon :) also check out some more FivePoints videos, especially his stadium videos, which he loves making. keep it up man!

[@dawnsoger2934]

I live in Utah. I’m not sure if he’s aware, or already covered it, but Southern Utahans have a distinctive accent as well! Not sure how he’d describe it, but in the north, we “Pray to the Lord”. In the south they “Prey to the Lard”.

[@johnsaia9739]

Here in Virginia we have lots of influence from not only SE England, but the Highlands of Scotland and the Scots Irish. There were also some small Welsh settlements on the Piedmont.

[@jesswriggs7205]

I'm from Souther Idaho but raised by family from South Carolina. I sound really strange. The accent from Northern Utah and Southern Idaho is commonly called "The Mormon Accent" we are not fond of vowels and like to end OW words in a short a sound. Mail and Mel, Bell and Bail, window is winda, pillow is pilla, ditches are called Barra pits.

[@secolerice]

The chart of the changes in Chicago is the same type of chart used to illustrate the Great Vowel Shift which happened between the 1400-1700s. When I first saw this video, I didn't understand it but since then I got to the Great Vowel Shift in the History of English podcast by Kevin Stroud (great podcast btw) I am beginning to understand it. It took 3 episodes for him to get through all the information, that is how complicated it is.

[@mattw8910]

Missouri has the more Southern accent in the the Ozarks and the more "Midwestern" accent in the Northern parts of the state. Also, I didn't know St. Louis had its own accent!

[@colinedmunds2238]

It’s got some awkward vowels, but the AAVE nurse/square merger is pretty strong amongst black folks. One of the few stereotypical things that’s not just a southern twang thing would be the vowel in “forty” being much flatter, sounding closer to “fahrdy”

[@april6058]

I’m interested in hearing part 3. Great stuff.

[@billbrasky1288]

Mexico is in North America

[@joshuadelaughter7968]

I live in Chicago. His Chicago accent isn't wrong, but it's definitely exaggerated. Sounds a little more like a mixture of Boston and Detroit. Don't blame him though, it's definitely complicated.

[@jariemonah]

Mexico is in North America, not South America. Just wanted to point that out.

[@Widdershins.]

Yeah, I think he's forgetting that there's such a thing as "Central America" which is where a lot of people still mistakenly place Mexico.

[@jariemonah]

@@Widdershins. I think a lot of people outside of the Americas just ignorantly label all of Latin America as South America

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

It's kinda hilarious seeing it in reverse when other countries give us shit over some of us not knowing geography outside of local to us

[@jariemonah]

@@StokesburyUSA Central America is a subdivision of North America. There are only 7 continents around the world, not 8.

[@jariemonah]

@@StokesburyUSA Well yeah duh. Did you not read my original first comment? I just said it's not part of South America like what a lot of Europeans think.

[@petertrabaris1629]

This was an awesome series. As an American, I learned so much about our language pronunciations that I never knew and always wondered about. I hope that you will do all parts of his series, if you haven't already. Of course, I could do it on my own, but this is so much more fun than doing it on my own. (So to speak.)

[@kbmarxista]

Mexico is also in North America...

[@killzy707]

Latin people don’t say Latinx, that is a politically-driven description.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Only Americans who aren't Latin say it.

[@Widdershins.]

Yeah, I really twitched uncomfortably when I saw that.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

The lady in this/the previous video said it. I say it. Its sociopolitical origins don't mean it's not used, though obviously it is unusual to apply when actually speaking in Spanish

[@scottcharney1091]

It's interesting to see that in a video about language, since Romance languages don't work that way! Words are gendered in these languages. That's just how it is.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

@@scottcharney1091 Nothing is set in stone about languages. Anything is changeable

[@ganapatikamesh]

I appreciate that you took the time to make this video right after getting off work. Thank you! Hope you enjoyed the time with your family and got to relax. I forgot this was the part that included my state: Oklahoma. I agree that you can learn a lot from these videos. I certainly did when I watched them the first time and am learning some more rewatching them with you!

[@JRaymondT]

Enjoyable video and reaction. The tour of accents, particularly through the deep south, Louisiana, and into Texas was amazing. You've expressed an interest in visiting the states, and if you are including the great city of Chicago, allow me to make some recommendations. I'm an architect as well, who's lived and worked in Chicago for many years.

[@swan4163]

You should do Part 3! I think it's the shortest one of the three, if I remember right. Good stuff!

[@Tabfort]

Great video once again! Thanks Beesley!

[@stevesuarez1903]

Those of us that live in St. Louis pronounce the "s" sound. Not Louie.

[@cybershakey]

This guy is spot on with his accents

[@reanimated]

As a Texan, I must say, he nailed it. I grew up in Houston, i.e. Southeast Texas, and to me west texas is a different beast. Matthew McConaughey is a great rep for the western half. And I am vindicated! Because, this past summer, my friend and I were in the US Virgin Islands and asked this lady who'd moved down there some years ago if she was from Texas. But no...Tennessee. And THANKS TO THIS, I learned that TN peeps migrated to West TX, so there IS a connection and that explains why the accents are so similar. If you go wayyyy east TX, it starts blending with Louisiana. Meanwhile, for the RGV, aka "damn near Mexico," the most easily found interpretation is Edward James Olmos in "Selena." His "It's exhausteeng" sent me. I could hear my grandparents. Regardless, yes, it is true no true Texan can say "I." It turns into "ah" to varying degrees.

[@WildStar2002]

Utah native here - I am guilty of that glottal-stop-instead-of-t thing, moun'en, ki'en, bu'en, co'en. Oooh, I *hate* the sound of that melk, sell thing.

[@bartonbella3131]

In the Tennessee Valley "extreme south TN and North AL) we drop the last "g" like "Somethin or other" or "younggin" or "playin" also I say turn the light "on" but it's much more formal sounding when I say "online" but my younger years moving around makes "don" and "dawn" sound the same. I literally can't pronounce "AW" in Dawn

[@ToniaElkins]

Speaking as someone from Illinois, only Chicago, Illinois has that accent. Everywhere south of there (where I live) is completely different. Just a little insight for you. South of Chicago, Illinois has a much more southern twang.

[@rickh852]

You are right . I am from illinois, right across the Mississippi from St. Louis , Mo. We sound nothing like someone from Chicago. Also since many people in the area where i live originated in Tennessee and other southern states many do have a slight ( sometimes more than slight ) southern lilt. : )

[@ToniaElkins]

@@rickh852 Lol yeah half my family came from Kentucky.

[@joshuadelaughter7968]

Yeah, I live in the Chicago suburbs. The accent is right, but it's also definitely a little exaggerated.

[@ToniaElkins]

@@joshuadelaughter7968 Definitely! Like that exaggerated accent exists but it’s rare. My husband is from the suburbs too (Tinley Park) and used to have that northern accent but after 20 years living with me 3 hours south of Chicago his accent has changed. It lightened a lot. He definitely sounds more central Illinois now with his northern accent sliding in once In awhile lol.

[@Tesserex]

I live just outside Chicago, in the suburbs, and I don't have that accent. My parents grew up in Minnesota and they and I don't have the MN accent either. My accent is the very similar to Erik's natural one.

[@Dstny25]

Yes! Plz do part 3

[@MandiLJ22]

YES do part 3!!!

[@BenSwagnerd]

I'm saying this knowing full well if I was quizzed on European geography I'd FAIL, but just so you know, Mexico is part of North America (not South America); it just wasn't included in this video because this video is for dialects of English language North American accents :)

[@jgn1326]

Learned something new in this one. My family lives and has lived in East Texas since the 1800's before that Limestone Co. Alabama. According to this though we sound like we are from the Ozarks. He started doing that accent and it sounded like my Granny's house at Christmas. Lol

[@petenielsen6683]

My niece's husband is originally from the Catskills and says "SARA-cuse" instead of the "Sear-a-cuse" that the rest of the family says and he does not even hear the difference. It will be interesting to see if their 4 kids grow to say Saracuse too, they say Syracuse like their mother does or if some of them talk like their mom and others talk like their dad. I grew up in the hills south west of the City of Syracuse and can tell sometimes if I am talking to someone from the city since my own accent is semi Scots Irish and that of most city slickers is a bit more nasal. It is amazing the difference a 15 minute drive can make.

[@drboze6781]

What I learned about the Minnesota accent I learned from Garrison Keillor. He once said, "Minnesotans like to start a sentence with 'so' and end it with 'then'. 'So, are you headed out to the lake, then?'"

[@kingben1216]

Wow, I am Minnesotan and just realized that this is quite true!

[@InstrucTube]

Do part 3!

[@brianlewis5692]

Aww, Beesley you're so good to us ! :)

[@Fridge56Vet]

Definitely noticeable differences in accents between northern & southern Ohio with the "on" line. Will wait for Part 3!

[@ethanpost9774]

I've lived most my life in Ohio and Maryland so its interesting to see my mash up! I say "on" below the "online" so I guess that's Maryland but I say "back" or "Akron" like a Northern Ohioan!

[@hifijohn]

If you want to hear a good Chicago accent watch SNL's super fans skit, Da Bearzz for a strong Minnesota accent it's rev Stroop from king of the hill. Voiced by mary tyler moore.For a good Boston accent, it's PBS's this old house especially the old episodes.

[@unnecessaryapostrophe4047]

Tony Santoro from the KZbin channel Crime Pays But Botany Doesn't has a great Chicago accent.

[@hifijohn]

@@unnecessaryapostrophe4047 Just checked out his videos and wow , that's a Chicago accent.Also Dennis Franz in NYPD blue is supposed to be an NYC cop but has a strong Chicago accent.

[@kristina__marie]

Y'all, I was taught NOT to pronounce the "g" in the "ing" suffix. I'm just now learning that's not normal. 😂

[@Chesemiser]

yeah I've always pronounced it in but i did realize that not everyone does that

[@reanimated]

If'n you're using "y'all," I'd suspect that a lack of g IS normal. You're "fixin' to" do something, right? Yankees don't dictate "normal."

[@DavidRosenfield]

I've noticed that the broad, flat vowels in goat and gate in Minnesota are very similar to those vowels in a lot of Yorkshire. Which also seems to have the monophthongal long I sound, just like in the American South. I could be wrong, but that's what I hear. A lot of American sounding long vowels. It seems like in British media when they want to have someone sound really stupid and backwards, they give them a Yorkshire accent, which is sad to me, because I think it's adorable.

[@mrmeowsermoney]

I've been to Chicago multiple times a year for my entire life and I've never hear a Chicago accent not coming out of Dan Aykroyd's mouth

[@apatternedhorizon]

He also did videos on movie accents.

[@hardtackbeans9790]

6:52 I think you will likely hear 'ya ll' in other places than Texas. We do use it but other places use it more. I know it is pretty confusing but I think he is giving you pretty good into. 15:50 LOL!! I think we are all confused by some of it. You would have to be an expert to understand all of this.

[@williamlambert]

no part 3 yet?

[@AndrewL209]

20°C sounds so nice right now, its 35° here in California. enjoy it bro😂

[@jenellescott6569]

As someone who lived in Milwaukee we had an accent is a a bit different. Want to drive us crazy here in Wisconsin? Do one of 3 things; Insult local sports teams Ask us to say bag and bagel Not trying the local beers and cheeses. We take great pride in our locally made selections here. We have a beer here you can't even sell out of Statelines. I've heard of three places that sold it all closed down. You can take it with you but sell it brings nothing but trouble

[@shawnmalone4046]

Growing up in south-central Kansas I had no idea I had a drawl. Oklahomans, only 60 miles away, had a distinct twang, but I thought we spoke normal. But then in high school I moved briefly to northern Minnesota and everyone made fun of my 'southern' accent. Also we used different words, 'sack' versus 'bag', when I asked for a sack for my groceries at a convenience store the clerk thought I was asking for a 'bag', as in marijuana. :) He looked at me as if I was asking for drugs with my purchase :0 :)

[@laurencooper654]

Northern Cities shift represent (Cleveland Ohio). It’s a vowel merry go round 😅 My Southern friends thought I said ‘black’ when I said ‘block’ as an example

[@steeljawX]

The general Utah accent does usually have those two features. "Ever try Selk oa/ melk (Silk oat milk)? They gah-deht (got it) on sell(sale) at Walmar/(Walmart)" That'd be a super thick Utahn accent, but if you ask us what song Kelis sang that became a bit of a meme, we'll tell you "Melkshake."

[@Chesemiser]

i'm from Utah and that fairly right but i feel that with things like got it we more often pronounce it with more of an i soud and a drop of the t but yeah you have every thing else right from what i can tell and it seems that about half the state throws a t into across pronouncing it acrost which made spelling tests hard back in the day

[@seydabomb9859]

As a fellow Utahn here, I'd like to share some more common phrases to help others get a feel for it. "Have you been to Treh-in (Trenton)? The skee-in (skiing) is nice up hERE (hard r). Also, I saw suh-im (something) intrest-in (interesting) while hike-in (hiking) up high crick (creek). Is there a sell (sale) go-in (going) on? ARE (hard r) you sad err ( sounds like her: or) suh-im (something)?"

[@janedavis6556]

So entertaining! We definitely drop our Ts here in Utah! Layton is pronounced as Lai uun for example not sure how to spell that out :)

[@FaceOfDad]

You may want to switch to the Brave browser. It prevents adverts in many instances. Especially in KZbin.

[@mslisadianemorse]

As a Texan, this is fascinating!

[@sofializzy4519]

East Texas - NAILED IT! Lol

[@diannaw3034]

By North America... he is meaning USA & Canada... even though Mexico is North America too... it's not being included in the accent tour.

[@miderg]

I'm in Buffalo NY. I watch a lot of British TV (crime) series. There are times when a character (usually a villager) will say something & all I hear is'uh uh uhuh uhh'. I have to rewind to catch it. I love your reactions and yes, please do Part 3.

[@petenielsen6683]

I had to do the same thing with a Doctor Who episode in the 1980s because the supposedly American companion used a phrase that an American would not use since the actress who played the part was only considered American because her husband was. No one on the production team was aware that an American would not use the phrase "don't let's" and I had a hard time figuring out that it meant "don't let us." Even now I have to replay things in British TV to understand the accents too.

[@marksmith5770]

Yay Rez accents lol I did pick it up in boarding school.

[@hah3456]

Mexico is in North America, just an FYI ❤️ Love from Alabama

[@dooler72]

Sorry, it's Central America 🇺🇸

[@kbmarxista]

Sorry, it's not. Central America is Honduras, Panama, El Salvador...

[@hah3456]

@@kbmarxista exactly

[@davebcf1231]

@@dooler72 Central America is part of North America.

[@Widdershins.]

@@davebcf1231 Yeah. Just like Nebraska is part of the west coast.

[@TheGLORY13]

I love languages because (like you attempted to do with mouthing that tongue placement) All of this stuff just sort of....happens without us thinking about it. i had a friend in texas who I was chatting with over skype (yes I'm old) and her mom overheard me in the background and her mom goes "Where on earth is that boy from" Because apparently since I don't think about it, Certain words/phrases end up with a southern twang or I use words that are more southern based without the accent and it had her completely confused. All of my slang words are mostly southern based, while the way I say things (accent wise) leans more towards the 12-13 Years I spent in Pennsylvania and having now spent 4-5 years in the North East there are now random north eastern twangs to phrasing I'll have. Truth be told I don't THINK about doing any of that, it just sorta happens. Which causes confusion sometimes because I doesn't even register I do it and people will just be like "uhhhh the fuck did he just have a southern accent randomly for like 4 words in that sentence for" and I'm like oh....uh sorry lol I'm a mess lol.

[@azurephoenix9546]

well, you're American. 🤷🏽‍♀️ I meet loads of people who have lived all over the country so their accents are all over the place like they are, but it's very cool to hear and try to guess which one is the original one.😁

[@TheGLORY13]

@@azurephoenix9546 I've noticed it's definitely a mixed bag. Some people simply never pick up an accent and I'd argue a lot of the "known" accents aren't as common as people think. Like that NY/Boston Accent isn't that common. Certain words get it those accents and phrases. Pittsburgh apparently has an accent but If I found someone from pittsburgh in a different state there is 0 chance I'm picking the accent up, they'd have to use a very Pittsburgh word for me to notice it lol

[@azurephoenix9546]

@@TheGLORY13 that's likely because it's so common to you, the Pittsburgh accent. I don't immediately pick up a light English accent unless someone says some distinctly British. I don't have any definable accent, but a little of everything because I've just lived in so many places and my family is a complete mixed bag as well, directly English, Scottish, Dutch, Bermudian, southeastern North Carolina, Upstate NY, all in the same house. I roll my Rs like a scotsman, say "how y'all doin'?" like a southern belle, "how about a cuppa" like a brit and "boi, I'll smack sense intya!" like a Bermudian. thinking about it, we both must sound so bizarre to other people, like the accent factory exploded all over us.😆

[@wendycooper9571]

They are awesome

[@Skinfaxi]

He seemed to skip over it, but the sterotypical Minnesotan accent stems from Swede/Dutch or general N European settlement.

[@VKiera]

I live in eastern Texas, but I sound like I'm from west/central Texas due to sounding like my mother, who spent a great deal of time with her grandparents who were from the region. I got so much shit from other people when I was still in school, I still do on occasion. Maybe I should just move to that area of the state.

[@NunuDaRat]

😭 I have a North Central accent and when I visited the west in Arizona everyone said I sounded almost like a fargo accent like bruhhh I'm from Minnesota

[@l.t.1305]

85 and humid here in Florida

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

78 and humid here in California. LoL

[@marydavis5234]

As a Vermonter, I am always asked where in New York am I from.

[@petenielsen6683]

Vermont seceded from New York State a long time ago, but many of the people came from the same places and there are similarities to some NYS accents. When people ask that they are not always meaning New York City.

[@marydavis5234]

@@petenielsen6683 I was asked where in Manhattan ,I live so they were meaning NYC

[@marydavis5234]

@@petenielsen6683 I had just got back from visiting Family in NC and I always pick up the NC accent and it stays for at least 3 weeks after I get home and I was still asked where in NYC ,I am from.

[@lkms338]

Love this...I'm from Texas and I have a hard time understanding you lol.

[@masdog5585]

if you wanted to come to the US, what would be the top 3 states u want to visit?

[@reecejahn4309]

There is a part 3 by the way

[@garyharp7099]

Born and raised in Oklahoma and I have a classic OK accent... I mostly say r sound but I is softer like ai ...o is mostly soft when l say Colorado it almost sounds like an a instead of o. I often say tall but is always plural...not so with some Texas folk who say tall as singular. Cool video

[@Riley-A-S]

He forgot to mention that sometimes in the south that we drop just the "g" in "Ing" instead of "een" in the west

[@frankisfunny2007]

It's honestly nice to see more, and more people learning Native American languages, cultures, and all that. Even if they aren't of Native American decent. Apparently, I'm of Native American decent at some point down the line? I've gotta look into that, and what tribe I've got blood in, if I do.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

I actually didn't know North and South Dakotans had some accent. I think I can notice it now with some videos of North Dakotans.

[@mamaflush9945]

Part Three Please..

[@chrisk5651]

Love the clean-shaven face, hair do, & shirt! Looking real sharp!!

[@TheMadeofhonor]

Good show :)

[@reanimated]

So I would love to know more about YOUR accent! I have been learning that UK accents are event more siloed, so to speak, and can get very specific to an area. But I must admit that yours is not one I've really heard before. Where you at (or, in the lingo, where y'at?)

[@jeffburdick869]

1:12 Mexico is part of North America, mate. South America is all of the countries south of Panama.

[@loveandrespectme]

Wait he didn't do part 3?

[@controlZchannel]

A lot of these regional southern ways of speaking are e everywhere in the South

[@TFCinWDC]

Cute and interesting video: Quick question: What accent does BEESLEY have? I don't know British accents but there are plenty of sounds that you change....

[@TheBeesleys99]

Yorkshire :D

[@zionmistaken3510]

Honestly, I'm curious as to why he changes his R and L sounds into W. Is this a locality or individual thing. He also doesn't seem to realize he's doing it when trying to repeat something. Not judging btw, it just stands out to me.

[@TFCinWDC]

"ZionMistaken" and others: Actually since Beesley was taking us on a tour through our various US regional accents, and I asked about where his was from (Yorkshire), i was curious enough about how many consonant and vowel changes he made from standard English that I did a Beesely-esque view of the Yorkshire dialect (turnaround is fair play).....fascinating... kzbin.info/www/bejne/innWhJywps6GgdU

[@shellbell3443]

Such an adorable couple! I missed seeing little sweet Millie but I like you both. Can I adopt you? I am American lol I have children your age. You are both very mature and and seem kind hearted. Your sweet faces are so adorable how curious and smart you guys are....I think longer examples would have been better

[@bretbenton1661]

Little over 33 degrees here.

[@jamiejarzemski9158]

Ya’ll is everywhere in the South. They are the most wonderful people in the world, and I am from Philadelphia.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

It's pretty cool that Tennessee has a very similar accent to Texas. I guess they're not much different.

[@oscarlinebaugh8930]

Thank you, Jamie! I've never been to Philadelphia but I watched Lia and Joel do a reaction video on their visit there. I think every place has both wonderful and not so wonderful people. You just have to learn how to take them. God bless you!

[@Widdershins.]

Seems to me that people who do reaction videos would benefit from a good ad blocker. I don't know if this messes with the ad revenue for the channel whose video they're reacting to, and as YT'ers themselves they don't want to do that to them, but at the very least reactors should do the best job they can at seamlessly editing out any hint of ads for those of us watching. Also, they should be sure to have an excellent and reliable internet connection (no buffering), make sure all notifications that might pop up on screen are turned off (e.g., Lav Luka has been ignoring his ''Activate Windows" notification forever, and it's pretty annoying), and just in general make the viewing experience as smooth and professional as possible to get the most subscribers and referrals. Just a thought.

[@drsus0]

The New Orleans accent was so confusing to me when I first started working there. Some guys would sound ….southern Luisiana , what you expected, but many times while in New Orleans I’d run into guys that sounded straight out of New York but they would talk about how they were raised and lived in New Orleans and i was always confused and asked, “wait, are you from New Orleans?! “And would say “ you sound New Yorker” and they’d always laugh “ nah man, we Cajun, sounds like New York , its the New Orleans accent” sure enough, step a mile outside New Orleans ands youre back to Deep South accents…crazy.

[@taino20]

You are right: Some people from New Orleans sound like they are from New York City. I am from NYC and I got into a taxi one night. The driver asked me in what sounded like a New York City accent, where I wanted to go. I said to him: "What part of Brooklyn are you from?" The driver looked at me and said, "Brooklyn? I'm from New Orleans and I have never even been outside of New Orleans in my life." The accent differs in New Orleans almost from which part of the City you are from. And yes: step a mile outside New Orleans and you are back to Deep South accents.

[@MichaelSBetts]

Beesley, how would your specific English accent be characterized? I'm American and I just hear it as "English " knowing that there's more detail to it than that but not knowing enough to specify it further.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

British English but it's also called old English.

[@OatmealTheCrazy]

@@runrafarunthebestintheworld Old English is a very specific term in Linguistics. This is not it

[@scottcharney1091]

Apparently he's from Yorkshire.

[@linseypollack2309]

That Utah guttural stop for mountain and button is common in Western Washington, but linguistically we have more in common with Vancouver BC than the other side of the mountains. Growing up it wasn't uncommon for the pass to be blocked for a portion of the winter ... wonder when the last time that happened was.

[@elkins4406]

Enjoy the sun! And don't overdo it - get enough rest to kick that cold, because summer colds are the woooooorst.

[@runrafarunthebestintheworld]

Yeah dry coughs are more common in the summer too which is why it takes longer..