re: #148 Anymouse
I grew up near the Canadian border in Michigan, and usually listened to Canadian radio stations as a teenager (our local choice was an agricultural station). As such, my wife is of the opinion my accent sounds a lot like southern Ontario.
The Great Lakes Accent is also what I grew up with (Gary, Indiana). And yes, a lot of people ask me if I am from Canada, sometimes I even tell them that I am…