Well, your weather is so much better and that does go along way. Not being from here originally, I learned early on of the existence of the letter "R". As ingratiating as some find the Boston accent, I wish they would remember to use it more often.
Tha lattah ahhh serves very few useful purposes.
I grew up in JP. It's so freakin' hahd to actually pronounce it foah me its silly.
And, I actually have pahked my cah in hahvud yahd.