re: ask a Californian since it's a well-known fact that these fine people are the only ones in the universe without an accent...
Like, are you, like, sure, like, about that Mav? and like, how would you like, know? like, aren't you, like, stuck in some strange like, country that like, uses w like a vowel? and like, how can you like, tell they don't like, have an accents? is it like, obvious?
actually the only person i know who speaks with out an accent- and sound somewhat mechanical as a result is Keanu Reeves. he was born and raise in Hawaii, and had a very strong accent.. and went to speach classes to learn accent less speach..
its not totally accentless.. you can tell he is north american (and not say from UK, and most definately not from Oz or NZ)-- but his speach is very neutral.. even more neutral than say baltimore (hi Bob) or philedelphia. which have very neutral accents..
unlike yanks who Pahk theih cahs in Havahd yahd..
or new yawkers who sometime go to the east end lon guyland..
