Our "French" accent is harsh and grating, the exact opposite of that smooth, silky bullshit that Xmen peddles. Ironically the best representation of how everyone in Louisiana talks is the "you like to see homos naked?" guy from Joe Dirt. People like that did exist, but there is a reason why its only seen in the elderly.
Because no one speaks Cajun French anymore to begin with. We all learn a handful of common words we still use, and then just speak English peppered with them. Its a dead language (thanks to the American Government), and its accent was taken with it.
And people wonder why the Quebecois have tongue troopers.
But they're too stupid to realize that they're not importing people who speak Quebecois French specifically (which is known for some particularly blasphemous swears.)
You're not going to find people speaking french in New Orleans.
You gotta go over to the Acadiana parishes and the backwater trawlers/fishermen - those are places where french is the second language and you've got families where the grandparents refuse to speak english.
Also, there are germans. Somehow. I don't fucking know.
I've been to New Orleans a few times and never heard a single person speak with a French accent.
I get that the area has strong French roots, and maybe there used to be a prominent French minority there, but now it's mostly just blacks.
Our "French" accent is harsh and grating, the exact opposite of that smooth, silky bullshit that Xmen peddles. Ironically the best representation of how everyone in Louisiana talks is the "you like to see homos naked?" guy from Joe Dirt. People like that did exist, but there is a reason why its only seen in the elderly.
Because no one speaks Cajun French anymore to begin with. We all learn a handful of common words we still use, and then just speak English peppered with them. Its a dead language (thanks to the American Government), and its accent was taken with it.
And people wonder why the Quebecois have tongue troopers.
But they're too stupid to realize that they're not importing people who speak Quebecois French specifically (which is known for some particularly blasphemous swears.)
I think the closest you'll get to French is those Cajun thick accents. The words that are extra mumbly could be French.
You're not going to find people speaking french in New Orleans.
You gotta go over to the Acadiana parishes and the backwater trawlers/fishermen - those are places where french is the second language and you've got families where the grandparents refuse to speak english.
Also, there are germans. Somehow. I don't fucking know.