How you speak, well it’s where your from. I moved to the West coast 25 years ago and I still have the North Jersey character inside me. I’ve learned how to tone it down, but I do need to think before I say some key words like sugar, coffee and water. Take the test here, it nailed me, you-know-what-i-mean!
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2013/12/20/sunday-review/dialect-quiz-map.html?r=0&_r=1