nyc: Do they do this because it's in the same region? Or is their thinking because they historically had similar immigrant groups, they should sound similar? They just don't sound anything alike though. Philadelphia actually sounds very close to Baltimore. It sounds kind of southern. It's definitely rhotic though. NYC and Boston have some similarities. The Philly area isn't as wealthy as NYC & Boston, so they don't have the same amount of transplants from other states and immigrants. So that's why it might seem the accent isn't dying away as quick.|||Ignorance and a lack of an ear for language.|||Most people don't know one accent from another...|||I agree with Wise Uncle. ...Gosh, I'm tired of people down south asking me if I'm from New Joizy.