Economy
Why City Accents Are Fading in the Midwest
And why tariffs won’t bring back the blue-collar heyday they represent.
A few years ago, I was sitting at the bar of Wrong’s Tap, a tavern in the Irish-American neighborhood of Beverly, watching a Bears game. Suddenly, a classic Chicago accent was hurled across the room.
“Hey,” someone shouted. “What are da squares for dis quarter?”