What area is that from?? I know North Jersey, but what cities? I have never heard anyone around here talk like that LOL. Sounds interesting though.

Middle Jersey actually. Wrong side of the tracks accent with a little bit of New Yokk thrown in. She speaks well actually most of the time, but the jersey shows through. It was really obvious in my aunt and uncle when they came to visit.

And she grew up in Lakewood, pronounced Lakewuud.

There may ahve been a bit of yiddish in there too. Some kitchen German.

I suspect globalization is modifying accents to a degree. We are more conscious of how we sound.