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What's the weird thing about your city/state/region that only the locals get?
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That one drives me nuts. I feel my blood pressure every time I hear it.Sectoid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:29 amAnother one is "Down the shore". We say that regardless of if you are going north, east, or south to get to your beach destination.malchior wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:09 amRight it is just one of those weird NJ linguistic things. Sort of like how there is an argument about whether central jersey exists. Also another thing for the thread.Sectoid wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:09 am I'm from Bergen County. It is Taylor Ham regardless of brand. Most times, if you are getting it from a Bagel place, diner, or breakfast joint, they list it on the menu as Taylor Ham. Don't really get the controversy either. Trenton does have a Pork Roll Festival, though.
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Well technically it is always down unless you live below sea level.Holman wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:59 amThat one drives me nuts. I feel my blood pressure every time I hear it.Sectoid wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 11:29 amAnother one is "Down the shore". We say that regardless of if you are going north, east, or south to get to your beach destination.malchior wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 10:09 amRight it is just one of those weird NJ linguistic things. Sort of like how there is an argument about whether central jersey exists. Also another thing for the thread.Sectoid wrote: ↑Wed Nov 08, 2017 10:09 am I'm from Bergen County. It is Taylor Ham regardless of brand. Most times, if you are getting it from a Bagel place, diner, or breakfast joint, they list it on the menu as Taylor Ham. Don't really get the controversy either. Trenton does have a Pork Roll Festival, though.
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That's what I hear. When you say "Down the shore" I hear Robert Plant singing "Down by the seaside See all the boats go sailing (sailing)"
OtOH, while the beach always seems like a down, you never hear anyone say "Bill's up the at store" It's always "Bill's down at the store." unless Bill's gone. Then Bill can either have gone up the store or gone down to the store, which makes no sense because he's really gone over to the store, which sounds awkward, unless Bill is going to a friend's. Bill can go over to Sue's place but rarely goes down to Sue's place and never goes up to Sue's place unless Sue lives pretty far up north. Up North is, in fact real geographical location in Michigan speak. It's the magical place of nature where people go for holiday weekends. They need this magical place after spending 7 hours in traffic fighting all of the other people trying to go up north for the long weekend.
OtOH, while the beach always seems like a down, you never hear anyone say "Bill's up the at store" It's always "Bill's down at the store." unless Bill's gone. Then Bill can either have gone up the store or gone down to the store, which makes no sense because he's really gone over to the store, which sounds awkward, unless Bill is going to a friend's. Bill can go over to Sue's place but rarely goes down to Sue's place and never goes up to Sue's place unless Sue lives pretty far up north. Up North is, in fact real geographical location in Michigan speak. It's the magical place of nature where people go for holiday weekends. They need this magical place after spending 7 hours in traffic fighting all of the other people trying to go up north for the long weekend.
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The problem with "Down the Shore" is the wreck of the preposition.
"To the shore" would work. "Down to the shore" would work. "Down the shore" says that you are already at the shore and are now moving down it, like rain running down a window or stones rolling down a hill.
"To the shore" would work. "Down to the shore" would work. "Down the shore" says that you are already at the shore and are now moving down it, like rain running down a window or stones rolling down a hill.
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Jeet? (NJ for "Did you eat?")
Well, maybe not just NJ.
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Coloradans, not Coloradoans.
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Coloradanians?
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When I was stationed there we always called the locals Mainiacs.
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No, NY as well (Brooklyn, at least).
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You are in Rochester?!?!?
I grew up there, live in Buffalo. Most of my Family is still there, which means I make the commute home once very couple months to have my family tell me how awesome my brothers bar is.
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I grew up in the Finger Lakes and went to RIT. I live near Dallas now. I consider Rochester home.
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Puritanical amateurs.
I grew up in Berwyn, which is next to Cicero, which had 6 am liquor licenses until well after I came of age (not sure if there are any left). Sometimes my dad would work on a Saturday and I'd have to give him a ride...it was amusing to see some of these bars empty out into the morning daylight.
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I too went to RIT but didn't finish my degree there. I don't consider it home - that area is way too cold.coopasonic wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:34 pmI grew up in the Finger Lakes and went to RIT. I live near Dallas now. I consider Rochester home.
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Ahhh, does that mean you are a long time Bills sufferer?coopasonic wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2017 7:34 pm I grew up in the Finger Lakes and went to RIT. I live near Dallas now. I consider Rochester home.
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Now the spine could be brutal... But really the cold isnt that bad...
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I was there in '95-'96 when we had 14 ft. snow drifts after a couple of heavy days and IIRC Buffalo was around 20. And that snow was around for months - too cold.
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