KimberlySayWhat Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) I found this fun test linked to the forums at the Astros site: http://www.alphadictionary.com/articles/yankeetest.html Edited June 15, 2006 by KimberlySayWhat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 I scored "46% Dixie. Barely in Yankeedom" although I didn't have any word at all for the last question. I suppose it is fairly accurate, since I've lived about half my life in Texas and half in Yankeedom. I've met people before who are good at decoding local accents. An operater at a travel agency once was able to place my home town within less than 50 miles, which to me was pretty amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MidtownCoog Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 79% Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJones Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 (edited) We are in Texas, of course it is Coke ! Even if you are drinking a Root Beer, that's Coke.I am such a redneck, 94%, geez. They asked if General Lee was my father ? NO, but I would make it my car for sure though. Edited June 15, 2006 by TJones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MexAmerican_Moose Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 "60% Dixie. Just under the Mason-Dixon Line" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted June 15, 2006 Author Share Posted June 15, 2006 I was 60% as well. I call everything Coke! You want a Coke? Sure, I'll have a Pepsi. The toilet paper thing I was unsure of. I say both "toilet papering" and "wrapping". Either way the end result was still 60%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TAK Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 88% Dixie... and I'm from Indiana... (but 30 years in Texas).I actually change between words, but i picked "the most recent"...for example, i say "Sub" for a sandwich, unless I'm in Indiana, and then I say "Grinder".or "Crawfish" is what I say now, but until I had eaten one, they were "Crawdads".I've used Soda, Pop, Soda Water, and Soft Drink... now i just say "drink".interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laurence Simon Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 If I want a Coke, I ask for one.If I want a Dr. Pepper, I ask for one.I do not really have a generic term for such things anymore, and I don't remember if I ever did.I suppose this makes carbonated sugary beverages fungible in my little microeconomy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedScare Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Holy $**t! 98% Dixie! Who'd a thunk it? I guess you can take Gomer out of Carolina, but you can't get Carolina out of Gomer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 "23% Dixie. You are a Yankee Doodle Dandy." i lived in NE pennsylvania for a few years as a kid... i guess it stuck! i can't tell you how many times addressing a crowd as "you guys" got me a huge talking to. usually accompanied by the finger wag and whole "oh no you did not!" head thing women do. (i don't know what to call that). up north, saying "yes, sir" to a male authority figure or older male (as i was taught to do down in texas) was percieved a extreme sarcasm, i was really surprised by that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Despite 10 years in Bahstuhn, I am 83% Dixie and apparently still use Confederate money! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 No shock here: 29% Dixie. You are a Yankee Doodle Dandy.Imagine that. I would have been even less Dixie if I didn't change my original answer of "crayfish" (which I used growing up) to the "crawfish" I have been surrounded by for the last 11 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilyheights Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 82% Dixie. I guess I'll be paying for that coke and crawfish with confederate money according to the survey. Anyone want to join me for a trip to the beer barn? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elecpharm Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 55% Dixie. Barely in Dixiei thought i'd be more dixie considering i've spent most of my life in the lone star state and most of that in west texas. maybe that hoosier blood running through me is thicker than i thought.i guess texas lingo is different than dixie speak.i say things like:fixin' to for about towanna for want tokinda for kind ofcatchup opposed to ketchupand banes for beans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torvald Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 and banes for beans. BANES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west20th Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 46% Dixie. Barely in Yankeedom.Need to get me a pop and some crayfish.Some they didn't ask about (or abote if you waaaay up North)Davenport = Couch/SofaFront Room = Living roompianna = pianowarsh = washice box = frig (I guess that just means your old) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternGulf Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 56% Dixie. Barely in Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGenHoustonian Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 Does anyone pronounce "cot" and "caught" differently? This is stumping me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Original Timmy Chan's Posted June 15, 2006 Share Posted June 15, 2006 90% Dixie...despite 4 years in Ohio. I still don't understand the deal with the night before Halloween, though. I do seem to remember them calling it "Beggars Night", and different cities would have different nights for "Beggars Night". We never could understand that one...they do things differently in Ohio. I can't remember all the phrases, but there were lots of differences...like "gum band" for "rubber band", "pop" (which always made me want to "pop" someone...it's a COKE, dammit!), "youse guys" (that one's from Picksboig). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 64% Dixie. I am ashamed of my mild Dixieness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimberlySayWhat Posted June 16, 2006 Author Share Posted June 16, 2006 I looked at the survey again and I realized I pronounce "route" as both "root" and "rout" so I selected "either". I just went from 60% Dixie to 64% Dixie. west20th:Davenport = Couch/Sofa I had never heard of a "davenport" until a couple of years ago. I was watching an episode of "The Alfred Hitchcock Hour" (if ch. 55 is reading this, bring Alfred back!) about a little girl whose imaginary friends were living under her aun't's (that's ant) "davenport"; one of my favorite episodes. I loved the word so much that I wanted to get into the habit of calling a couch a davenport, but it never happened. It's just a funny word to call something so commonly known as something else. As least to me.4thGenHoustonian:Does anyone pronounce "cot" and "caught" differently? This is stumping me. Not me. They're both the same. elecpharm:i say things like: fixin' to for about to I say fixin' a lot, too, but I also say "I'm going to" or "about to". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heights_yankee Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Does anyone pronounce "cot" and "caught" differently? This is stumping me.Well, I am a yankee, but I think most people do. My husband is 100% Texan and he doescot = k-ah-tcaught = k-aw-t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ V Lawrence Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Heh, heh, heh I call it black gold. Texas tea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trophy Property Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 79% Dixie 65% dixie. I call it Dr Pepper. That is what I drink !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasonDFW Posted June 16, 2006 Share Posted June 16, 2006 Definitely a yankee. I remember moving to Wisconsin at age 9 and not knowing what a bubbler was and nobody knowing what a water fountain was. I guess that's where I picked up my "rummage sales" and "TP'ing" too.If you're someone that lives all over and says some of the things two ways (like route), I recommend reading the questions out loud and going with whatever came first.Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 (edited) I call it Coke, but interesting enough, back in the Middle East, they use Pepsi as the generic term for soda. Edited July 12, 2006 by Pumapayam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxmulder Posted July 12, 2006 Share Posted July 12, 2006 Coke for me MEANS coke. NO PEPSI won't do. IT's NOT THE SAME! THOSE WHO SAY THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE ARE DUMB! > I hate going to wings n more on telephone "Can i get a sprite?" "Will sierra mist do?" No sprite! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeebus Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 87% Dixie. Good Lord I'm a pocket red-neck! I actually say "Soft Drink". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbigtex56 Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 20% Dixie. You are a Yankee Doodle Dandy.Interesting that 'feeder' (access road) is determined to be common in Houston and eastern Great Lakes. Speaking of regional terms, has anyone else lived where a public restroom (or lavatory) is referred to as a basement, especially in a school? ("We pantsed him, then threw him in the girls' basement.") The location of the facility has no bearing; the basement can be on an upper floor, or below ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirzania Posted July 13, 2006 Share Posted July 13, 2006 Like Tak, I've been screwed up by Northerners. I use: Coke, pop, and soda interchangably. According to most people from Allentown, though, I have a "drawl" when I said "soda." I'm still not sure what this means.When I'm in PA, they're "hoagies," when anywhere else, it's a "sub." Occasionally, it's a sandwich. Additionally, "water" = "wadda" and no one in PA understands "nor'easter." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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