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6 in 10 Canadians say they can never trust Americans the same way again (globalnews.ca)
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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (1 child)

It's because everyone's accents have gotten less distinct/strong due to TV. I know people from the US south with barely an accent because of this.

Also, some of the accent stereotype comes from your own movie productions, especially older ones when the accents were more like that:

https://youtu.be/EojzfxXGxtE

Granted they are playing this up for their characters

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago

    I absolutely love Bob and Doug McKenzie but they’re definitely not representative of the average Canadian. Like you said, they’re playing it up for their characters. They play an exaggerated stereotype of a dim-witted drunken Canadian. They’re kind of like Canadian Homer Simpsons in a way. A great comedy duo, truly one of the best, but most Canadians don’t sound like that.

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