Chris, yes, I think we should laugh with them because they laugh at
themselves.  After all, everyone has an accent.  Some accents are more
distinctive than others.

earlier, Chris, wrote:
>Look can we hold off on the accents?  Does this really single one out and
>should we be making fun of those, just for how they talk?  Come on people,
>and think about it for once.
>
>
>Chris.
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 8:54 AM
>Subject: Re: Maine, was: Re: my, how quiet!
>
>
> > Chris, just like you'all down there have a southern drawl, Mainers have
> > an accent that drops the R.s.  It ends up sounding kind of like a New
> > York accent with a bit of English Cockney mixed in.  That's what John was
> > trying to sound like for you and he did a pretty good job of it when he
> > said, Bah Habah.  They also say the word, "idea," as "idear."  It takes
> > some getting used too.
> > Kathy
> >
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