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  • Oh my gosh, this is hard.

  • I see you, New York!

  • I see you, Big Apple!

  • I see you, Apple!

  • Don't play with me!

  • Hello, everyone.

  • My name is Hunter, and I am from New York.

  • Of course not.

  • We often call America a melting pot.

  • A lot of different cultures, different groups of people find home and refuge there.

  • So naturally, there's gonna be accents from different places and different people mingling together.

  • I think the most distinct would be Texas.

  • Because my mom's family's from there, so...

  • I'm ready for this.

  • I think I could do a pretty good job.

  • Hi!

  • Hi!

  • Oh my god, you're so pretty.

  • Oh my gosh, you're so pretty.

  • What's your name?

  • I'm Chelsea. What's your name?

  • Hi, Chelsea. I'm Hunter.

  • I love that name!

  • I mean, it's just great to meet you.

  • It's nice to meet you, too.

  • I'm already trying to figure out...

  • I know, it's like laser beams going through my brain.

  • Fighting.

  • You can do it.

  • Good girl.

  • You're from America, right?

  • I am.

  • In your state, would you say that the weather is more warm?

  • I think in my state, the weather acts accordingly.

  • She's being vague.

  • She's playing coy with me.

  • First impression, I think you're pretty normal.

  • Okay, so what are some things that are popular?

  • What is this smacking that you're doing?

  • What are you tasting?

  • I got it from my cat.

  • Don't do it back!

  • I'm sorry.

  • Wait, what was the question?

  • Oh wait, I remember it.

  • What's popular in America?

  • Why are you so far from me?

  • Come here, Hunter.

  • I mean, because you're scaring me.

  • I may be exposed for who I really am if I get any closer.

  • Popular things in my...

  • Film is popular.

  • Film, okay.

  • Film is popular.

  • Trees.

  • Trees.

  • Trees are popular.

  • Traffic.

  • Traffic.

  • Traffic's very popular.

  • Do you know the nursery rhyme, Peter Piper?

  • Yeah, can you say that for me?

  • That ain't it.

  • Can you say this phrase for me?

  • Sure.

  • Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.

  • Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.

  • So in your state, your mother's sister, what would you call her?

  • My auntie.

  • Ooh, Atlanta.

  • Did I get it?

  • I got it, didn't I?

  • She did get it.

  • Okay, so my question for you is, do you think I sound like someone from Atlanta?

  • At first glance, like hearing your accent, no.

  • But I think as you talk a little bit more, I'm picking up on it.

  • Yeah, it depends on the word.

  • Of course.

  • I think for me also in my upbringing, even though I grew in the inner city, my mother was very much like very strict in how we spoke in the house.

  • So even though I can switch it up when I need to, I normally just speak this way.

  • Especially working in my profession, you have to speak very clearly and precisely.

  • I'm an actor, baby.

  • Hey.

  • Both.

  • I mean, I also taught English for a while, but also in theater.

  • I've done musical theater and things of that nature.

  • But yes, okay, Atlanta, Georgia.

  • Okay, New York.

  • Okay, Southern Beach.

  • I see you, New York.

  • Okay, Southern Beach.

  • I see you, Apple.

  • I see you, Apple.

  • Oh.

  • Hello, I'm Ian.

  • Hi, Ian.

  • I'm Hunter.

  • Nice to meet you, Hunter.

  • Nice to meet you, too.

  • Ian, where are you from?

  • USA.

  • Do you know where that is?

  • I'm a little aware.

  • A little bit.

  • So how do you pronounce pizza?

  • Pizza?

  • Pizza?

  • Okay, Ian, when you drive in a car, do you drive with two hands or one?

  • It depends how warm the weather is.

  • Two hands.

  • Depends.

  • Sometimes, you know.

  • Two hands.

  • Oh yeah, you know, sometimes around the sea.

  • Yeah, two hands.

  • Okay.

  • Do you know, please excuse my dear Aunt Sally?

  • Please excuse my dear Aunt Sally.

  • When you are talking to your father or mother's sibling, particularly a woman, do you say aunt or aunt?

  • Aunt.

  • I'm moving more towards Midwest.

  • Interesting.

  • Not that much.

  • I'm getting nothing.

  • Okay.

  • Ooh.

  • Oh my gosh, this is hard.

  • This is harder than I thought it was going to be.

  • Yeah, what are some famous things in your state?

  • What's famous is the weather is very, very famous.

  • Okay.

  • Zorro is from my state.

  • Do you know Zorro?

  • Zorro?

  • I think that's before I was born.

  • The precursor to Batman.

  • I'm aware of Zorro, but I'm not aware of Zorro.

  • All right, you should educate your daughter.

  • Oh, weed?

  • Weed is legal.

  • Very legal.

  • Weed is very legal.

  • Very legal.

  • Nevada?

  • Nevada?

  • We're getting close.

  • We're getting close.

  • It's not California.

  • It is California.

  • It is California.

  • Good job.

  • I sound like a typical Californian to you.

  • Oh my gosh.

  • Hearing that you're from California, you do.

  • I do.

  • Okay.

  • I get it now.

  • Interesting.

  • I've heard the opposite, actually.

  • You talk slower than people that I've met from California.

  • Yeah, I think it's non-native English speakers, right?

  • You speak slower with them.

  • It's natural for us.

  • Yeah, living abroad for so long, it's slow down.

  • I feel it now.

  • Cool.

  • It's a good vibe.

  • All right, good luck.

  • Nice job.

  • Very nice.

  • Thank you.

  • Thank you.

  • Hi.

  • Shannon, nice to meet you.

  • I'm Hunter.

  • Nice to meet you.

  • Just throwing it out there.

  • Where are you from?

  • America.