Niigata Prefecture in the past was known for "zuu zuu ben". Shiso, Sushi and Susu were all sound like Susu. They said that is because the region gets so cold in winter, they didn't open the mouth wide to conserve the body heat. I don't know how true that is but my Japanese teacher in the middle school was from Niigata pref. and he told us that. He married a woman from Miyako Island, Okinawa. Ishizawa sensei. Wow! That was sixty years ago.
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