In Class Writing

I think that as a researcher I would just try to get a more diverse crowd, something maybe a little different then just the typical Brooklyn, Texas accents.
It seemed like all of the accents that they covered were the ones that seemed drastic to us and how we speak. I do think that people can turn them on and off but to us, it was just funny and seemed weird. I really don't think that the Midwest was really represented too well considering that they showed strong accents for peopled that were called hicks, but that was only in certain towns that were an exception. It may be more appealing if in the first clip if they would have given you a caption with the dialogue so that it would be that much more interesting to actually know what they are saying.
Language is really important in the sense of being able to understand and relate to people. Like the Italian guy said, he can use his stron tough accent to give him power since everyone has there stereotypes. It can be a comfort thing.