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Why is the guy...

posted 9 years ago by nyctc7
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...who says "New York Society has never seen the likes before" speaking with a Southern accent?

[–] carlottaeland 9 years ago

Which episode? What guy?

[–] angelofvic 9 years ago

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Yeah, I don't know which character or actor you are talking about, but you may be mistzking a drawl for a Southern accent. Many or most Americans at that time spoke in a drawl, compared to Brits, so it may sound "Southern" to modern ears but merely be "American" for the time period.
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[–] nyctc7 9 years ago

Which episode? What guy?

"The New World" where Bertie is the 1st Prince of Wales to tour America. Unidentified character at the ball, at one point it is also mentioned through dialogue that they are in NYC. I had to double check as the whole thing has more of a Southern "Gone With The Wind" feel to it than New York City.

Yeah, I don't know which character or actor you are talking about, but you may be mistaking a drawl for a Southern accent. Many or most Americans at that time spoke in a drawl, compared to Brits, so it may sound "Southern" to modern ears but merely be "American" for the time period.

Interesting theory, but in the scene it is exaggerated to the point of being unmistakably Southern. The other American characters don't talk that way. It is 1860, shortly before the Civil War, so whether a Southerner would be visiting NYC, I just don't know.