if you haven't already seen this on the news
way to represent North Carolina
https://youtu.be/huXihb1ReT4
Schmick wrote:Those people talk funny, is that even English?
GIMNEPIWO wrote:Schmick wrote:Those people talk funny, is that even English?
Try moving from Jersey into the south east ... We might just as well have moved to France ... For the first year I kept a pocket notebook where I could right down English to South Eastern, South Eastern to English words and phrases ... Like "munyear" which means "almost" and "come on and go with us" (which could be said by one person or a group of people whom are about to depart) and means "you stay here, I'm leaving"
Pale Rider wrote:GIMNEPIWO wrote:Schmick wrote:Those people talk funny, is that even English?
Try moving from Jersey into the south east ... We might just as well have moved to France ... For the first year I kept a pocket notebook where I could right down English to South Eastern, South Eastern to English words and phrases ... Like "munyear" which means "almost" and "come on and go with us" (which could be said by one person or a group of people whom are about to depart) and means "you stay here, I'm leaving"
You are classified as a 'damn Yankee' vs just Yankee...Damn Yankees come and STAY...plain Yanks go home
...and folks from Nu Joisey talk funny also
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/go ... edirect=on
Hickiest accent I've ever heard was a guy from WY MOF...
GIMNEPIWO wrote:Pale Rider wrote:GIMNEPIWO wrote:Schmick wrote:Those people talk funny, is that even English?
Try moving from Jersey into the south east ... We might just as well have moved to France ... For the first year I kept a pocket notebook where I could right down English to South Eastern, South Eastern to English words and phrases ... Like "munyear" which means "almost" and "come on and go with us" (which could be said by one person or a group of people whom are about to depart) and means "you stay here, I'm leaving"
You are classified as a 'damn Yankee' vs just Yankee...Damn Yankees come and STAY...plain Yanks go home
...and folks from Nu Joisey talk funny also
https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/go ... edirect=on
Hickiest accent I've ever heard was a guy from WY MOF...
It depends which generation you are speaking to ... I would say the under 70 set uses your interpretation and the over 70 set knows that there are no "Yankees"; they're all "Damn Yankees" whether they stay or leave ... That being said, I am under 70 and currently looking forward to becoming a "Yankee" again.
From Central Jersey, I never really had the Jersey Guito type accent that you hear in Northern and Eastern Jersey ... In South and South Western Jersey you'll hear a Philly type accent ... While living the first half of my life there, many people thought I was from somewhere in the southern US, people in VA were never confused about it
One other interesting thing when you move; is that folks in this bible belt want to know what church you are going to before you even turn off your truck.