I cant post in the backroom so I just wanted to throw in that one of the most wicked accents/dialects I've heard was in New Orleans. I dont know whether it was Cajun or Creole, maybe someone can tell me the difference. The city is not pronounced "New-Or-le-ans" nor "New-Or-leens", but rather "Naw'lins" by the locals. When I first arrived on a hot August day, I stopped by a gas station to get something to drink. I set a soda on the counter and the old guy working there looked at me and said "sickahsehn'..." I stared at him for a moment and again he said "sickahsehn'..." I then grinned and realized he was saying sixty cents. Great city, had lots of fun there.