[Proud2BeRight]

Actually, Southerners have multiple accents as do Easterners. New York is much different than Boston which is different than Jersey etc.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

>>New York is much different than Boston which is different than Jersey etc.<<

And the Rhode Island accent is a mix of all three. I’ve been in the south for 8 years now, and although my RI accent has lost its edge, people can still tell I’m “not from here”.