I just took this test and to my dismay I scored 44% Dixie. Barely in Yankeedom. Yikes, I guess I'ved lived too long in the midwest! Time for a visit to see the grandparents.
Actually, I've lived here longer than I lived in New York. When I came out here to got to school I had some serious culture shock. Check out how I handled it. My responses are in italics.
"I'm fixin' to go to the cafeteria"
Uh, what's broke?
"I'm going to get a pop."
Oh, get me one. I'd like a fugdesicle! And while your there, grab me a soda. Diet coke, please.
"Where are my tennis shoes?"
Why, you don't play tennis? Wear your sneakers.
"Put that in the sack."
Uh, don't you mean the bag.
Those are just a few of the saying that had me confused for half a semester. What about you? Are you a Yankee or Rebel?
Where else have you expereinced culture shock. Maybe I'll share how my visit to Africa really had me scratching my head and thinking, huh!
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Funny, Gina! I was born in Texas, lived there a year, and moved to Nebraska and have been here ever since. I scored 33% Dixie on the first test, and then took the "advanced" test and scored only 11% Dixie. They said I was a "Duke of Yankeedom." I think they must surely have meant "Duchess." However, some of it has more to do with having English-teacher parents who insisted on proper grammar and enunciation than anything else.
Pop is a popsicle? Canada has a different mix of colloquilisms altogher - serviette? poutine? Allo?
I'm from Jersey and have been trapped in Texas for too long. Had the same experience with language...add to that purses v. pocketbooks, water v. "wooter" and adding or subtracting various syllables from words such as oil. I've conformed to some and fought others. Still a Yankee at heart (although I didn't realize there was a distinction until Ole Tex told me).
Hey, Conroy, love the new look. And I meant to tell you the pic is awesome.
I'll have to take that quiz. As you know I grew up in NJ but have lived in SW Virginia for the last 10 years or so. I wonder if they deep fried the yankee out of me yet.
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