Dialect and location quiz

[Kuato]

I grew up in VA, but mine came back as northern New York State (Buffalo/Rochester). With an outlier in Grand Rapids, MI. A friend of mine still living in VA got the same upstate result. Odd, none of our parents are from there.

 

[NMBurb02]

I am a west coaster through and through. All three most similar cities are in California and one is the city in which I currently live, Corona, which is within 20 miles of where I grew up.

Spooky...

 

[Silk]

Originally Posted By: Shannow
Newark/Jersey City for me...


Same here - we have different accents and call things different names, but it must be pretty minor in the broad sense. Americans can't tell between an Aussie and a Kiwi, but we know soon as they open their mouth.

 

[Cristobal]

It nailed me for Southern California, where I am.

 

[mikefxu]

It got me too, East Coast of Florida. Got the exact city in New York for my wife.

 

[Stelth]

It put me in Southern California, and that's where I am.

 

[Propflux01]

Put me right in my city!

 

[Barkleymut]

It nailed where I grew up, but since there is no major city in western WV it said Louisville even though WV was a darker red. It also listed Little Rock.

Conversly, I took the test a second time and answered everything with words I've never heard or used before and it gave me Yonkers, Jersey City and Baaahstan.

 

[tom slick]

Big surprise, I speak like people in Fresno, the Central Valley, and the Central Coast of California; the places I've lived my entire life.

 

[JerryBob]

Five kids in my extended family, all under 15, took it. Each one of their results indicated Fresno and Bakersfield. Must be something about the teen and pre-teen dialect.

 

[Smoky14]

It had absolutely no idea where I was from. Guess I traveled too much during my youth.

Smoky

 

[JetStar]

Wow, one of the cities is only about 20 miles from me.

 

[97f150]

Got me down almost to the city. New Orleans, Baton Rouge, then Jackson. New Orleans being 25 miles or so away.

 

[michaelluscher]

NYC Born and raised.....
#broolynbaby
Now it shows

I shall "oh" and "aeh"
I shall stand "On line" not in line

 

[threeputtpar]

The question about what you call the thing that you drink water out of was a dead giveaway to my location. The map after that question was answered "bubbler" made the east side of WI dark red.

The entire rest of the country is a deep, dark blue also.

 

[aquariuscsm]

They got mine totally wrong. It said I was from the Texas panhandle,which I'm from central Tx,then moved to south Texas.

 

[Nick R]

Originally Posted By: aquariuscsm
They got mine totally wrong. It said I was from the Texas panhandle,which I'm from central Tx,then moved to south Texas.

It still pinpointed you in texas. Which is close enough to be impressive. Mine says I'm from Yonkers/NYC/Edison which I'm not, but I guess like I talk similar to how they do down there.

 

[JHZR2]

Spot on. Mischief night was what did it, IMO. That seems to be a true North Jersey term.

 

[Reg# 43897]

Pretty much uselss as I expected. Tacoma, Rochester & Pembroke Pines, Fla...

None of those be anywhere close to Buchans.

"When sun rays crown thy pine clad hills..."

John.

 

[Garak]

Worked for me, with very close similarities to North Dakota and Montana, which is not surprising. The most similar individual cities, though, were Des Moines, Stockton, and Fresno.