Whats the deal with the funny accent in Fargo?!
Question: North Minnesota - they speak like that? eww
maybe Swedish ancestry?
Answers: North Minnesota - they speak like that? eww
maybe Swedish ancestry?
LOL, I am in Moorhead MN right now, just 1/2 mile from Fargo. I actually was just in Fargo this morning. I dont think we talk that bad. I guess i dont really notice it anymore. But the older midwesterners have some pretty think scandinavian accents. The thick accent just kinda turned into the accent you are speaking of. Id say its about 50/50, half talk like that half dont.
We think the rest of ya talk funny!
Yes that's the local accent.
From Wikipedia....
North Central American English is used to refer to a dialect of American English. It is also known as Upper Midwestern among some linguists. The area is centered on Minnesota; however, it also consists of much of North Dakota and South Dakota, northern Iowa, much of Wisconsin, and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan.
This dialect is perhaps most famous for its use in the movie Fargo.
Incidently, Fargo is not in Minnesota, it's in N. Dakota. Most of the movie was shot in Minnesota with a lot of Minnesota locales in the story.
Mostly Nordic & German descent... but growing diversity is changing that now
Yes, they really speak like that. Kudos to the Coen Brothers for really making that area and movie come to life. Theyre great, that's why they recently won best director. They put crazy accents in alot of their movies.....
O brother where art thou
Fargo
Raising Arizona
No Country For old men
Hudsucker Proxy
The big Lebowski
It all depends on what area the movie is based in.
Many people from Minnesota DO have that kind of accent. (just like some Canadians say "eh" a lot, and some people from Maine say "ay-yeh", etc.) Every region of the country has it's own accents.
Funny accents? Wonderful accents.
I haven't seen the film, but just watched the trailer. Clearly the benefits of living near the border include having that glorious Canadian twang rub off on you.
People from rural Minnesota and Rural Wisconsin have an accent. Minnesota was originally populated by whites of Nordic and German descent.
As a Minnesotan, I remember my German Grandmother, who by the way grew up on a farm in Wisconsin with no running water, would respond to a comments saying, Ya ya" and "Well Ya know now..."
In the Twin City's Metropolitan area one wouldn't hear much of the accent but in more rural areas it is more prevalent.
It can be heard best in a small town bar. You can a spot a small town when driving in rural Minnesota an area with three bars and a church.
Remember in Minnesota the four season are: Almost Winter, Winter, Winter is Almost Over, and Road Construction.