In Class: American Tongues Docementary

Answer to Question 1: If I were to do this documentary now I would have interviewed more people. For example, I was born in North Carolina and had an accent when I moved to Indiana at the age of 5. When I moved back to Indiana at 16 I was thrown into NC's culture. Since I lived in Indiana most of my life my background was "northern" and my accent was as well. I compared the people I met in NC to the people I interacted with IN and came to the conclusion that the people I encountered in NC were more rude than people in IN. As many people hear the South is supposed to have "Southern Hospitality" and I found "Southern Hospitality" rarely until I moved to Georgia. I lived about 20 miles east of Atlanta and met many African Americans. From growing up in Indiana and seeing crimes in Indiana, I developed a stereotype that most African Americans were bad but some were good. While living in Georgia for just a very short time, less than 3 months, I came to the conclusion that the African Americans that I met there were more hospitable than white people.

Answer to Question 2: There should have been a lot more diversity in this study. They should have went to more regions and interviewed different ethnicities. White people were definitely over-represented. 

Answer to Question 3: Based on a part of a clip a woman said she connected accents/dialect with hospitality/behavior. They way we talk reveals our personality and they way we live. For example when people talk fast maybe they are used to a fast paced life or if someone talks slower they are used to a laid back life.