On Sun, 2006-03-05 at 08:20 -0800, Maluvia wrote: > Regional dialects are disappearing as people - especially the young - > seek > to emulate the speech, appearance, and behavior of their favorite > TV/movie > stars. Bullshit. People in Philly still talk like they're from Philly. Always have, always will. > I'm afraid Hollywood and McDonald's *is* our culture. Those are the only culture of the suburban sprawl monster that is chewing up the real America and shitting it out. But that is NOT all of America, or even the most important part. And, unlike the real America, that part is doomed in the long run, as it's built on flawed 1950s premises (that gas will be cheap forever and no one would ever want to walk when they can drive). Lee