Does The Sopranos give an accurate portrayal of New Jersey accents and local terms amongst the Italian-American population?
2007-04-20 04:04:32 · 5 answers · asked by goodfella853 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
I too am an Italian-American originally from Jersey and yeah, they sound like most of the people I know honestly. (Although I've never heard "joisey" on that show)
Also you should note that from what I read James Gandolfini is from New Jersey so while he originally took classes to get rid of his Jersey accent he had no trouble " finding his voice" when the time came for the role of Tony Soprano.
2007-04-20 05:13:57 · answer #1 · answered by rockerchick82 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
For the most part, yeah. I haven't heard anyone on the show call it "joisy", which no one here does anyway. But guys like Tony and Christopher have it down, as well as Edie Falco. But a previous answer said it right - it's a northeast NJ accent, not representative of the state. Central Jersey has very little in the way of an accent while South Jersey sounds like Philly, Delaware and Maryland. Sounds weird, but it's true.
2007-04-20 04:47:37 · answer #2 · answered by Bob Mc 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is fairly accurate although I think the accents are too pronounced. Maybe in North Jersey they sound like that, but near the shore we do not. I am Italian American and live in Jersey.
2007-04-20 04:14:12 · answer #3 · answered by Maria b 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Very much so. I travel to Jersey City once every two weeks for work, and basically, what you see is it!
2007-04-23 18:28:59 · answer #4 · answered by cloverivy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No.
I am from Jersey and I haveNEVER EVER heard anyone in or from Jersey call it : "Joisy."
2007-04-20 04:08:46 · answer #5 · answered by matt 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋