NY can, and probably will, kick your state's ass.

I personally don't think I have an accent, but no one with an accent thinks they've got one either. It's like a heroin addict who thinks they're kind of in shape and not too sickly looking ending up hanging out with a bunch of Olympians; once you see the other end of the bell curve you know where you're standing in accordance with that extreme. Anyways, back to my "point". Someone today asked where my accent was from and I replied simply, "Rochester, New York" and that encouraged them to give me a sly, knowing look. I think people from New York are generally smarter, cooler, and all-around more respected than people from other regions in the mass of the public eye. Think about it, f I'd of said, "Los Angeles," or "Seattle," or God forbid, "Dallas" I'm willing to bet I'd of gotten a different look. Sorry Texas, don't mess with NY.