I couldn't find that Louisiana one, but I found the next best thing.
You're probably from New Orleans if... (http://www.luquette.org/links/new_orleans.htm)
It's quite accurate.
P.S. forum stretching
Quote from: Louisiana Night on August 18, 2004, 10:42:20 PMTHE BAD: I STILL can't find that How to tell if you're from Louisiana site yet. :(
There's this for South Louisiana. (http://web.archive.org/web/20031207093524/http://www.home.earthlink.net/~gllaurents/laculture.html)
Peace & Luv, Liz
Thanks.
It seems accurate(although I'd disagree on a few points).
P.S. Just in case I didn't mention it, I'm from North Louisiana.
lol...I'm wanting a "How to tell if you're from Tennessee" site :P
The closest thing I could find, so far.
If You're From Tennessee (http://www.geocities.com/rebecca_dezarne/Tennessee.html)
It's similar to an Arkansan version I read a while back.
I have no idea how accurate it is, or how much of a joke it is.
Thanks, LN. Let's see...
Things I learned about Tennessee and being a Tennessean.....QuotePossums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet up in the air.
So true...no matter where in TN you are...
QuoteOnced and Twiced are words.
Only in East Tennessee
QuoteIt is not a shopping cart;it's a Buggy.
Yeah...or as I like to say...a basket
QuotePeople actually grow and eat Okra.
mmmm...fried okra....*drools*
:o Oh no...I'm becoming a country girl!
QuoteThere are no such thing as "Lunch".There is only Dinner and then there is Supper.
Not true. Only in the rural parts. If I say dinner, it's referring to supper :P
QuoteTea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when your 2.
SWEET TEA!!
You know your from Tennessee if:QuoteYou measure distance in minutes.
Definitely!
QuoteYou use "fix" as a verb."I'm fixinto go to the store."
With the older people!
QuoteAll the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,vegetable,grain,insect, or animal.
lol! Too true. I've marched in the Fish Fry Parade and the Strawberry Festival!
QuoteYou know what a "VOL" is.
GO VOLSActually, I'm not a huge vol fan, but since I'll probably end up at grad school there...*shrugs*
QuoteYou think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
I don't hunt, so I don't care. But deer meat's GOOD!
QuoteYou find 100 degrees fahrenheit a "little warm".
100 degrees is hot...98 degrees is just a little warm
QuoteYou know whether another Tenneessean is from east,west,or middle Tennessee as soon as they open their mouth.
I may not be that good at it...but I can determine East Tennessians in two words!
QuoteGoing to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time know as "goin'Wal-martin,or off to "Wally World" or "to" the "WalMart"...like it's the only one.
WALLY WORLD!
QuoteA carbonated soft drink isn't a soda,cola or pop,it's a Coke regardless of brand of flavor. Example:"What kinda Coke you want?"
With the exception of a Sprite!
QuoteFried Catfish is the other white meat.
And we have the best catfish restaurant about 5 min. down the road!
Thanks again, LN. Most of it was accurate. And the reason I knew most of them--my dad's family lives in the country :P
Your Welcome.
Since I'm not from Tennessee, nor have I ever been there, I had no way of knowing how accurate it is. I'm glad to know I didn't pull up one, like that one I found about North Louisiana.
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on August 19, 2004, 01:02:32 PMQuoteThere are no such thing as "Lunch".There is only Dinner and then there is Supper.
Not true. Only in the rural parts. If I say dinner, it's referring to supper :P
This reminds me vaguely of Harrison's family, where they have "lunch-dinner" and "supper-dinner". :P
Peace & Luv, Liz
Quote from: Jeysie on August 19, 2004, 01:09:06 PM
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on August 19, 2004, 01:02:32 PMQuoteThere are no such thing as "Lunch".There is only Dinner and then there is Supper.
Not true. Only in the rural parts. If I say dinner, it's referring to supper :P
This reminds me vaguely of Harrison's family, where they have "lunch-dinner" and "supper-dinner". :P
Peace & Luv, Liz
I know I always use "lunch," but my grandmother says "dinner" for "lunch." Sounds like with Harrison's family, you have to check the time to figure out which meal it's time for.
NEEEIIIL! I think it's time to split the thread! :P
I have NO idea when supper/dinner is. It depends on who I'm talking to, because I don't use either.
Quote from: koko_99_2001 on August 19, 2004, 01:12:14 PMI know I always use "lunch," but my grandmother says "dinner" for "lunch." Sounds like with Harrison's family, you have to check the time to figure out which meal it's time for.
Oh, I know which general time block which refers too... I just think it's hilarious.
Actually, what's even confusing is that they use "lunch", too! So Harrison's family has:
Breakfast
Brunch
Lunch
Lunch-Dinner
Supper-Dinner
No, they don't use all of them in one day, but it's still pretty funny.
Peace & Luv, Liz
I think I'll just say with 'Lunch' and 'Dinner', thank you. ;D
BTW, Where are the "How to tell if you're from Belgium'-questions? 8)
LOL...I just found this...looks like the one I created isn't needed :P Sorry Neil...but don't worry, I'll repost my second post, but you'll have to delete the other one (just found that out) :P Keeps you from having to do SO much extra work!
Found another one for Tennessee!
QuoteYou Know You're From Tennessee If:
1. You've never met any celebrities....other than Fred Thompson
2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
Ten cars?? On the backroads, three cars is all you need. Then you yell at the driver of the tractor, wondering why he's not getting over to let you pass.
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3. "Vacation" means going to the family reunion.
4. You've seen all the biggest bands-ten years after they were popular.
5. You know several people who have hit a deer.
I know one woman who's hit about three :P
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6. Your school classes were canceled because they were forecasting snow.
And of course, it didn't snow. So several times, we got free days!
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7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
8. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
9. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
10. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
Don't have a truck, so I wouldn't know...
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11. 'You know what' is knee-high by the Fourth of July.
Actually, I don't ;] But I'm sure I've heard it before.
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12. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
13. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
14. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
15. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
Only in the small towns...
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16. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, sweet tea, and fish.
mmmm...steak! bacon! (and you know my feelings about the other two mmmmm!
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17. You carry jumper cables in your car.
Who doesn't??
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18. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
19. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.
Can't forget the bar-b-que sauce!
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20. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
21. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
Also true!
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22. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
23. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas.
Normally, but this year has been a littel different!
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24. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
Unfortunately, they closed the DQ here in town :'(
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33. you laugh when people from anywhere north of TN tries to say or spell "y'all"
LOL...and how do ya'll know I'm from the South?? :P
and I was going to post in the other one. :(
Sorry...but makes it easier on Neil :P
No reason to be sorry. I'll be posting the same thing anyways.
I would have already posted it, but the one I liked, had EVERYTHING that I'm not supposed to post. XD
I found one of these for RI on a friend's LJ...It's very cool. And, just so's you all know, I used to have the accent that they're making fun of so much in this, so be gentle. :P
You Know You're From Rhode Island When...
QuoteYou celebrate "birt-day"
If your oldah brodah is a retad.
OMG, he is! :P
QuoteIf you had a "wickit" good time at the beach.
When I go, I generally do. I don't go often though, 'specially not this summer.
QuoteWhen you hear an amazing fact your immidiate reply is "no suh!"
Actually, while I don't say that anymore, I know plenty of people who do. I think, minus the accent it's still "no suh". :P
QuoteYou can drive two miles with out seeing a Bess Eaton
Well, yeah, now that Tim Horton bought 'em all. But we used to have one a mile and a half down the road.
QuoteYou know the difference between red, white and clear chowdah
Somebody doesn't? Of course, the biggest difference is that the white chowder is the best one.
QuoteYou consider a car journey of longer than one hour a day trip.
Not quite a day trip (1 1/2 hours for me, but I don't judge distances as well as most people :P). An hour long drive is a big-arse journey though.
QuoteYou can you curse in Italian.
I most certainly can. XB
QuoteYou know the basic rules of DuckPin bowling.
You own garden tools from Job Lot.
Two, actually. And I don't even garden.
QuoteYou have tried to drive the measured mile in less then 45 seconds.
I haven't, I don't drive. But I have done it with friends in the driver's seat. (We managed it in about...a minute, oh well. :P)
QuoteYou know what the expression "side by each" means.
Well, duh, yeah.
QuoteYou have used the expression "Not For Nuthin" or "bubbla".
Yes on both counts. Especially bubbler, but mainly because if you call it a water fountain you're actually referring to one of those decorative things that spray water and get put in the middle of the street. For some reason, nobody seems to understand that.
QuoteYou serve bread with every meal.
Well, *most* meals at least.
QuoteYou know what "3 all the way" means.
I've never even heard that. Maybe it's a Southern MA thing. Or Connecticut.
QuoteYou load up on milk and bread before a snowstorm.
That's the safe thing to do--hope for the best, prepare for the worst sort of a thing.
QuoteYou feel compelled to hear at least one weather report a day.
So what? Shut up, leave me alone! I CAN STOP ANY TIME I WANT TO!!
QuoteYou understand the humor of the Ocean State Follies.
You have pulled out of a sidestreet and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you could make a left-hand turn.
Done it with friends in the driver's seat. We wouldn't do that outside this state though--that'd be suicide.
QuoteYou consider your holiday season incomplete without a trip to Lasalette Shrine.
You have a bottle of coffee syrup in the fridge right now.
You've phoned into a talk show on WPRO or WHJJ.
You have given a bottle of Sakonnet wine as a gift.
You've gotten sick from eating too many clam cakes.
Ok, I will admit, I am addicted to clam cakes. This has happened to me many times. Never ever attempt to eat a dozen clam cakes on your own. Unfortunately, I've learned this lesson too late. When I am able to drive and have a job, I'm afraid every day in the summer, I'll be sick. :P
QuoteYou own at least one coffee table book with a picture of a lighthouse on it.
My aunt has like...five...
QuoteYou've boasted about the money you saved at the Christmas Tree Shop.
My mom has!
QuoteYour first live concert was at The Civic Center or Rocky Point.
I remember Rocky Point. >sobs< But my first concert was at the Civic Center.
[quote[You own a hat with a red "P" on it.
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Nope, I lost mine.
QuoteYou were born at Lying-In Hospital.
You still call the Rhode Island Mall the Midland Mall.
Well, mainly because it's practically empty and NO ONE GOES THERE. EVER.
QuoteYou have close relatives who work for the state.
You've gone to "Legs and Eggs".
You have used a demolished landmark when giving directions.
Actually, I almost always do that. :angel:
QuoteYou secretly watch "Providence" even though you tell your friends you
don't.
I will, admit I did up until the last season or so. It started to be *really* bad as opposed to partially bad.
QuoteYou have slammed on your breaks to discourage a tailgater.
Once again, been in the car when this has happened. Except I think my dad was driving, not a friend.
QuoteYou know what a burger "The Newport Creamery Way" is.
Yes and..>sobs again< the Creamery near us closed!! NOOOOOO!! We had a funeral and everything. :P
QuoteYou have dated a girl named Brenda or a guy named Vinnie.
You have used the breakdown lane on 95 to pass someone.
Been in the car...
QuoteYou've personally met Vinnie Paz.
Your idea of a dream house is a raised ranch.
You have relatives who have been to Edgehill Newport, Codac, or Butler.
You have driven more than 5 miles out of your way to save less than two bucks.
Mom does this all the time!
QuoteYou been on a RIPTA bus less than 12 times in the past 6 years.
I'm not even sure I've ever been on a RIPTA bus...
QuoteYou can sing the Rocky Point theme song.
You know what a "governor-preferred" plate is.
You know someone who works for the Registry.
You've asked your mechanic for an inspection sticker even though your car failed to pass.
You have a degree from RIC, CCRI or URI.
You think vodka and Del's is a great combination.
Well, depending on whether or not vodka is good, I guess it would be. Del's is fantastic.
QuoteYou've been to Twin Oaks for your birthday.
You've borrowed dealer plates from a friend.
You know how to pronounce Pawtucket, Cowesett, Usqepaug, and Narragansett.
Those are easy to pronounce.
QuoteYou've been to Scarborough Beach but not Block Island.
Been both places more than once. Although, generally, I have to be dragged to Block Island. It's not the most happenin' spot.
QuoteYou know where "The Pier" is located.
You've been on a Bay Queen cruise.
You can recognize a Cranston accent.
Well, gee, like that's hard. ::)
QuoteYou think high hair, gold chains, and gum go together.
You think there's a "v" in the name Cheryl.
You drop the "w" in Greenwich, Kingstown, and Warwick.
Well, only in Greenwich. That's how you're supposed to say it, I think. It's more of a "Grenitch" than a "Greenwich".
QuoteYou use the expression "down-city" for downtown.
You've eaten at Haven Brothers.
You celebrate St. Joseph's Day and know what a "zeppolla" is.
Si, certo. (Yes, of course).
QuoteYou have at least one gallon of Newport Creamery coffee ice cream in your freezer.
You know what "ProJo" stands for.
Not only do I know what it stands for, that's the only thing I call it. "Providence Journal" is too long to say.
QuoteYou still call CCRI "reject".
Yep. And URI is "High School Part II" or "High School Continued".
QuoteYou know who Jack Comly, Sara Wye and Sherm Strickhauser are.
Your city house and your beach house are less than an hour away from each other.
You know the original name for Airport Road.
You always start giving directions by saying, "Well, you get on 95"
Nearly always. :P
QuoteYou know where "NiRoPe" comes from.
It's not like it's a well-guarded secret or anything. ::)
QuoteYou know what "John from Alpert's" sounds like.
Dear God, don't remind me!!
QuoteYou can recite the license plates of all your family members and friends.
You know where "Harvard on the Hill" is located.
You refer to the movies as the Show.
You know what a "package store" is.
You think lots of gold jewelery looks great on the beach.
Your favorite expressions are, "Are you serious?", "Wicked", and "You know what I'm saying?"
Wow....I say those *all* the time. :P In a RI accent it would be "Ah you serious" "Wickit" and "Ya know what ah'm sayin'?"
QuoteYou know you need "quahogs" to make "stuffies".
Yeah. I'm not sure why they put "s around quahogs though.
QuoteYou know there's a West End but not a West Providence.
There is an East Providence though. Don't ask, nobody knows. Mainly because nobody around here cares.
QuoteYou think banana, vanilla, and idea all end in "r".
My principal does!
QuoteYou put vinegar on your french fries.
To be honest...only when I'm on vacation. It weirds out the wait staff. :D
QuoteYou've eaten at Haven Brothers, drunk.
You know what Allie's makes.
YES!!
QuoteYou've gone to Cumbie's for milk or gas.
Well, where else are you gonna go for milk?
QuoteYou know that there is never any school in Fosta-Glosta when it snows.
OMFG--they can get a single freaking snowflake and they cancel! I'm not even kidding, they're never in school! No wonder it's full of hicks there.
QuoteThe girl you ended up marrying lived no more than 6 blocks from where you grew up.
You've converted the basement of your house into an apartment.
You call spaghetti sauce, "gravy."
You tell friends that something is "on special", instead of on sale.
Friends tell me that...
QuoteThe meal at every wedding you've ever attended was chicken, shells and french fries.
Not quite. I've only been to one, by they went all fancy-schmancy and had mashed potatoes.
QuoteYou put celery salt on your hot dogs.
You are never from Providence, or East Providence, but from the East Side, Rumford or Riverside
True! Although, I'm from none of the above.
QuoteYou order an iced coffee in December.
My first (and last) one. And what's more--I drank ito n the beach!
QuoteYou read the wedding announcements in the Sunday Pro-Jo and recognize at least 3 couples.
Not old enough for that, but I tend to have seen at least one in restaraunts or at the beach or just wandering around.
QuoteThe seltzer guy delivers bottles to your home on a weekly basis.
People at work wish you a "Happy St. Joseph's Day!
Well, at school, yeah. But partially because I take Italian. :P
QuoteYou know someone who knew the Farrelly brothers when they lived around here.
You know exactly which parts of Dumb and Dumber, There's Something About Mary, Meet Joe Black and Amistad were filmed in RI, and you can tell someone exactly where that is.
Heheheheh...yeah...so?
QuoteYou know what the Coffee Cup Salute is, and who does it every morning.
You grew up with everyone you see at Stop and Shop.
Quite a few of them at least. :P
QuoteYou know where South County is, even though it doesn't exist.
Oh, absolutely! And, also, despite not existing...it has a section of the ProJo to itself!
QuoteYou and everyone you know are either Italian or Irish, or both.
You’ve never been farther south than Jersey, and not farther West than there, either, but are planning to move to Florida as soon as you turn 60.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Rhode Island.
Not just friends from RI. :P
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I'll have to remember some of that, if I ever visit RI.
Quotewent all fancy-schmancy and had mashed potatoes.
Mashed potatoes are considered "fancy" food up there!?
P.S. Why didn't you help Vader!? You said you were his sidekick. >:(
No, they're not usually considered "fancy"...but since usually people go all out for the cake and clothes and yaddi-yaddah they do the french fry deal. So, comparatively, mashed potatoes were fancy.
P.S. Like all evil sidekicks, Iwas vying for power...with Vader out of the way, I can finally get my dream job of being the Emperor....'s right hand man. Aheheh... :pokerface:
One day Vader will return, and when he does, he will get revenge upon you. :suffer:
P.S. In case you didn't notice, racx claims to be the emporer.
I think I'll stay out of this thread, otherwise there will be too many Yanks after me. :)
Oh, wait... OOPS! :!Oops:
You know, I posted my version of this in the "Weird Links of the Whenever" thread. I wonder if I should re-post it. :P Oh, and...
QuoteYou consider a car journey of longer than one hour a day trip.
Wow! My Michigander uncle would laugh even harder at Rhode Islanders than he does at Massachusites about distances! I feel vindicated somehow.
Peace & Luv, Liz
A 2 hour trip(there and back) doesn't seem too long to me(unless it has something to do with mountains).
I didn't read all of it yet, but most of it seems pretty true XD:
If you're Canadian... (http://www.zompist.com/canada.html)
I'd consider a 4-hour round trip to be tolerable, although not entirely fun. I've done much longer, though. Once spent 12 hours going down to Maryland for a SF Convention... Oy.
Michigan is just insane, though. We had to drive 2 hours to get to my uncle's house from Detroit Metro, and we didn't start or end anywhere near the boundaries of the state. If you drive 2 hours in MA, you're two-thirds of the way across it. :P
I seriously spent more time in the car during my week-long trip to MI than out of it. Note to self: Don't move to MI.
OK, er, back to the regularly scheduled thread. XD
Peace & Luv, Liz
I couldn't see any for Australia, so I'll make up my own.... Wish me luck!
You know you're Australian when...
- You really do have Kangaroos in your backyard.
- 4 hours is a SHORT drive.
- You drive a Ute.
- An American asks "did a dingo eat your baby?"
- 38ºc is warm. (100ºf) 45ºc is hot. (113ºf)
- When it rains you wonder what that strange stuff falling from the sky is.
- Foreigners talk to you in a Steve Irwin accent. ( Crocodile Hunter )
- You enjoy eating vegemite.
- You DONT walk up to wild kangaroos and pat them.
- You know a Koala is NOT a bear.
- You shop at Woolworths.
- DiçkHeads are matches.
- You use the word 'Bugger'.
- You ask if you can 'Use the toilet', not 'use the bathroom'
- A kiwi is your foreign neighbour, not a fruit.
- You eat meat pies with a passion.
lol, it's hard thinking those up, any that I missed Jael? RacX? Pwincess?
LOL!! Brilliant, Grundy XB. If I can submit one of my own:
- You know what Bogan, Yobbo and drongo mean.
I'll try and add more when I think of them.
LOL! Good work!
Yeah, I should've used more 'Aussie talk'.
;D
That solves part of my problem with a Louisiana one.
*starts making his own*
(decides to repost) ;D
At any rate... I actually can't speak for Eastern MA, so this will be a Western MA perspective. (With a slant mostly on the Berkshires.) I was going to post a whole essay... then I just decided to use a few joke letters I have hanging around, with some occasional commentary. (Er, sorry, this is sorta long...)
You really know you live in Western Mass when:
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. (Seriously, traffic problems are pretty rare, except for Main Street in Springfield, which currently sucks.)
2. "Vacation" means going to Burlington, VT. for the weekend.
3. You measure distance in hours.
4. You know several people who have hit moose more than once.
5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You use a down comforter in the summer.
7. Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9. You install security lights on your house and garage yet leave both unlocked. (Only true in the more rural parts of the area.)
10. You think of the major food groups as: deer meat, beer, fish, and berries.
11. You carry jumper cables & a battery charger in your car and everyone in your family knows how to use them.
12. There are 6 empty cars running in any parking lot at any given time. (Again, only true in the more rural parts of the area.)
13. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
16. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction. (I love this one... it's so true!)
17. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town. (Greeting passer-by, bus drivers, clerks, etc. is pretty common... a custom which got me into a mildly embarrassing situation in NYC, but I digress. Door-passing is common too, and not limited by gender.)
You really know you live in the Berkshires when:
1. You actually know the proper places to yield at Park Square. (It's a rotary, for the sake of explanation. We have a LOT of rotaries here in MA. Not to mention mandatory double-lane changes and other oddities. Incidentally, as you might have guessed, Park Square is round.)
2. You can't look at a Norman Rockwell painting without feeling a sense of pride. (He wasn't born in the area, but he had a home in Stockbridge, and his official museum is there. We also can lay claim to Dr. Seuss being born in Springfield and Herman Melville's home Arrowhead in Pittsfield, among some others.)
5. You wouldn't jump in Silver Lake for a million dollars. (Also for the sake of explanation, Silver Lake is a lake in Pittsfield that was used as a toxic waste dumping ground by GE while the company had a base there. I happened to live a five minute walk away from it back then. Do you know how frustrating it is as a kid living five minutes away from a lake you can't play in?)
6. You have participated in the "Hometown America" parade. (One of the biggest 4th of July parades in the country, and probably the area's only claim to fame.)
7. You have at least 5 relatives that USED TO work for GE. (GE used to be Pittsfield's main employer. Now it's Lockheed Martin, IIRC. Yay.)
8. You know what PCB stands for, and know how many of them are in your backyard. (Again, thanks to GE's lousy waste-handling practices.)
9. You know that there is no logical explanation for the boat sticking out of the Allendale Shopping Center parking lot. (Another Pittsfield thing. Actually, the boat is now gone... now there's sheep statues all over downtown instead. Cheshire may have a statue of a cheese press in the middle of town, but at least they have a somewhat cool explanation for it.)
10. You curse the designers of the Berkshire Crossing parking lot. (Berkshire Crossing is a shopping complex in Pittsfield. Let's just say I think the parking lot designers were channeling M. C. Escher at the time.)
11. You talk like you're from Vermont. (I personally don't, but this is generally true. BTW, no, we don't talk like Bostonians.)
12. Most of the year you are surrounded by tourists.
13. You have had 3 or more consecutive snow days.
14. When someone asks, "Do you live near Boston?" you can't help but laugh. (I swear, everyone non-Western MA asks this. Either that, or they say they thought we were part of New York. Sigh.)
Other things not mentioned:
We are mostly religious. However, we are also mostly liberal. However, we still haven't repealed all our Blue Laws. Nobody really finds any of this odd, for the most part.
I think this is a New England thing in general, but... we have a LOT of cities with Native American or British names. Also, many of them are not pronounced the way they're spelled.
Peace & Luv, Liz
This is all spot on!
# You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same language have great difficulty comprehending you.
# You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something other than their feet.
# "Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans "rooting" for something
Quote from: Grundy on August 19, 2004, 10:51:31 PM
This is all spot on!
# You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same language have great difficulty comprehending you.
# You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something other than their feet.
# "Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of Americans "rooting" for something
Hahahahahahahahahahaha! I love it - especially the "thong". I've have some confusing incidents with non-Australians over that ;B. Have you noticed a trend toward calling them "pluggers" lately, or is it just me?
Am I the only one that seems to fit a large amount of foreign ones(not all of it, just quite a few parts of it)?
*hopes not*
Well, I noticed some of the TN ones match the MA ones...
At any rate, thongs aren't unheard of as referring to footwear around these parts... it's just more old-fashioned and less common than the lingerie interpretation. Usually people call them "flip-flops".
And I do know why Aussies find "root" amusing.
Peace & Luv, Liz
LOL! Pluggers? WTF?
And I love these ones...
-There were three things wrong with the Americans in WWII: they were "overpaid, oversexed and over here"
-Your country has never been conquered by a foreign nation (you don't count 1788).
-You measure things in metres, kilograms and litres, unless you are over about 50.
-You drive on the left-hand side of the road. You stop at red lights even if nobody's around. If you're a pedestrian and cars are stopped at a red light, you will fearlessly cross the street in front of them.
( This, I learnt the hard way, is not very common in other countries! )
-New Zealanders are basically our naive country cousins, who talk funny and for some bizzare reason, think that they invented pavlova. They are to be pitied and laughed at. They have no hope of gaining the upper hand in the endless sporting rivalry between our two nations. :suffer:
-Americans are loud and supremely ignorant of Australia (all they know about us they gained from Mick Dundee); British and Europeans in general are more quiet but pretentious and cowardly.
(I didn't come up with this one, it's on the website! ) :suffer:
-Christmas is right on the summer solstice and is quite often the hottest day of the year. You spend it with your family, give presents, and put up a tree. Your decorations still feature sleighs and snowflakes. You send people cards with pictures of White Christmases. There is nothing unusual in having Christmas dinner outdoors.
-Lawyers wear wigs and gowns. They're nowhere near as ubiquitous as in the U.S
-Sydney 2000 was a wonderful opportunity to show the world (a) that we are the greatest sporting nation on Earth, Ã la the swimmers of Melbourne '56; and (b) that we do have flushing toilets. But everyone will forget about it within months.
-You think Australia should be a republic, probably with a popularly elected president.
That's enough... ;D
Bless Australia. It's just so beautiful, isn't it? *sniff* :P :suffer:
And, yeah, I don't know what the deal is with "pluggers" either.
QuoteAnd I do know why Aussies find "root" amusing.
No surprises there. Perv :flirt:
Quote from: Jael on August 19, 2004, 11:11:22 PMQuoteAnd I do know why Aussies find "root" amusing.
No surprises there. Perv :flirt:
I try my best. (insert "blows kiss" smiley here)
Peace & Luv, Liz
I have a few things to say about that Australian post!
*thinks about what he'd say*
:-X
Please, say it?
Prove to us your superior ignorance? ;)
And loudness. :suffer:
No thanks. If I said something, it would probably be considered "loud" but far from ignorant. 8)
Ok, I'll rephrase....
Prove to us your superior ignorance of Australia?!
;)
or the lack thereof.
I'll just add a few things about Australians, instead of commenting on the things you've named.
-Australian humor is cruel and nasty and ironic.
-Australians are racist to tourists
Feel free to comment.
LOL, Narcky!
I've learnt not to take anything further than that, so I wont. :pleased:
Just curious about your response. It was written by an Australian.
Here's an exact quote.
"Aussie humour is cruel and nasty and ironic.
like when a superhero spends ages fighting evil kills the bad guys wins the girl but gets run over by a bus on his way home.
Now thats funny."
Another quote.
"Our country is racist to what we see as the tourist invaiders. Not me of course!!"
Well... as you VERY WELL know... lol
I have a sense of humor. ;)
:-*
Since that might have come across as a round-about way of saying something bad about Australia, I'll add something else(from me this time).
-If you have the best actors in the world
*hides from all non-Australians, and maybe them too*
Yeah, but none of our actors stick around! They all move to freakin hollywood. lol ::)
There, it's fixed, feel free to post.
Quote from: Grundy on August 19, 2004, 11:06:53 PMBritish and Europeans in general are more quiet but pretentious and cowardly.
(I didn't come up with this one, it's on the website! ) :suffer:
Yet another reason why I don't get why we keep the British in the EU (no offense meant to British people), even in questionnaires we're treated as two entirely different continents! 8) :furious:
Hey! lol
What's wrong with the poms!? ??? ( rhetorical ) ;D
( I was born in England. ) 8)
Quote from: Grundy on August 24, 2004, 04:18:48 PM( I was born in England. ) 8)
At least you emigrated from there, so that's a good point. :pleased:
Yep! Proud to call myself an Aussie!
( or a pom when I feel like it. ;) )
No way!
I was born in England too!
Good to meet a fellow "english immigrant."