This is the kind of sentiment I have when a question is asked on “do Japanese people talk like anime characters in real life?” And the straight answer is no. Is it the same with “do Americans talk like in Netflix” or is that a load of garbage? It happens with some people thinking anime speak is how Japanese people interact but in the end they appear stupid as no one talks like that IRL. Now, is the manner of speaking from US Dramas or TV representative of a real life conversation?
for the most part americans talk like the people surrounding them growing up. if they intentionally want to change their speech, they may choose someone on tv to sound like, but generally speaking that’s rare. southerners sound like they’re from the south, no matter how much tv they watch, bostonians sound like they’re from boston, same for new yorkers, minnesotans, cajuns, etc
edit: if you want to hear a fantastic minnesota accent, check out that movie Fargo
Seconded! And, right next door, you can get a blend of that and the Shicahgo accent throughout Wis’cahnsen, don’chanoh.
(O’hun, djeet-yet? Ya look positively hollow, ya do. Goan an’ getcherself some hotdish now.)