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fwiw, I grew up in Miami, and I 100% thought that me and my friends did not have an accent of any kind whatsoever ... because for whatever reason, there weren't

fwiw, I grew up in Miami, and I 100% thought that me and my friends did not have an accent of any kind whatsoever ... because for whatever reason, there weren't really a lot of people born and raised in miami in popular media (at least that I was aware of, days before Pitbull, etc). Well, I moved away to central florida (very different demographics) at 17 ... and it wasn't until a few years later when I went back to visit, that I realized just how distinct (to my ears at least) my friends sounded. Nowadays, I can hear someone start to speak, and within a few minutes of listening can tell that they were raised in Miami. It's a few subtle clues that thus far have almost always been right

oldcynic 8y ago
> and I 100% thought that me and my friends did not have an accent of any kind whatsoever I suspect everyone thinks that. It's all those people from other parts of the world/country that have accents. :)
- rconti 8y ago
  I'm 37 and I'm still perplexed that it rains some places in the summer.
  - seiferteric 8y ago
    Ha! ya, first time I realized this I was like 14 and we went to the Midwest during the summer and there was a big storm. Before that, I always thought summer = dry and hot everywhere.
  - kazinator 8y ago
    It rains in the tropics, like in those tropical rainforests. How about Maui: '"Big Bog," a spot on the edge of Haleakala National Park overlooking Hana at about 5,400 feet elevation had an estimated mean annual rainfall of 404.4 inches over the 30-year period of 1978 to 2007' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui#Rainfall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui#Rainfall)
  - pests 8y ago
    Here I am from Michigan thinking "When else would it rain?!?!"
  - CodeCube 8y ago
    It's funny you mention this, I'm 37 and just visited Las Vegas for the first time recently ... as a Floridian, I never fathomed that air could be _that dry_.
  - mehrdadn 8y ago
    In in California and I'm perplexed that it even rains here anymore...

oldcynic 8y ago

> and I 100% thought that me and my friends did not have an accent of any kind whatsoever I suspect everyone thinks that. It's all those people from other parts of the world/country that have accents. :)

rconti 8y ago
I'm 37 and I'm still perplexed that it rains some places in the summer.
- seiferteric 8y ago
  Ha! ya, first time I realized this I was like 14 and we went to the Midwest during the summer and there was a big storm. Before that, I always thought summer = dry and hot everywhere.
- kazinator 8y ago
  It rains in the tropics, like in those tropical rainforests. How about Maui: '"Big Bog," a spot on the edge of Haleakala National Park overlooking Hana at about 5,400 feet elevation had an estimated mean annual rainfall of 404.4 inches over the 30-year period of 1978 to 2007' (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui#Rainfall https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maui#Rainfall)
- pests 8y ago
  Here I am from Michigan thinking "When else would it rain?!?!"
- CodeCube 8y ago
  It's funny you mention this, I'm 37 and just visited Las Vegas for the first time recently ... as a Floridian, I never fathomed that air could be _that dry_.
- mehrdadn 8y ago
  In in California and I'm perplexed that it even rains here anymore...