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Talkin Pennsylvanian - LOL!!!!
TALKING PENNSYLVANIAN
For those who think we 'talk funny' or use 'big words', here's why ...
Once a Pennsylvanian, ALWAYS a Pennsylvanian!
About Pennsylvanians: You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but 'Philly' and New Jersey has always been ' Jersey .'
We don't go to the beach, we go 'down the shore.'
You refer to Pennsylvania as 'PA' (pronounced Pee-Ay).
How many other states do that??
'You guys' (or even 'youze guys', in some places) is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men and women.
You know how to respond to the question 'Djeetyet?' ( Did you eat yet ?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre , Schuylkill , the Poconos, Tamaqua, Kutztown,Tunkahannock, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne and Monongahela. also Conshohocken.
And we know Lancaster is pronounced Lank-ister, not Lan-kaster.
You know what a 'Mummer' is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
You know what ' Punxsutawney Phil' is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
At least five people on your block have electric 'candles' in all or most of their windows all year long.
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You know what a 'State Store' is, and your out-of-state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
Words like 'hoagie,' 'crick,' 'chipped ham,' 'dippy eggs', 'sticky buns,' 'shoo-fly pie,' 'lemon sponge pie', 'pierogies' and 'pocketbook' actually mean something to you. ( By the way, that last one's PA slang for a purse!)
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast!) and know others who do the same. Those from NY find this 'barbaric.'
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors.
You know the difference betwee n a cheese steak and a pizza steak sandwich, and you know that you also can't get a really good one anywhere outside of the Philly area. (Except maybe in Atlantic City on the boardwalk.)
You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Paradise, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Mars, Bethlehem, Hershey, Indiana, Sinking Spring, Jersey Shore, State College, Washington Crossing, Jim Thorpe, King of Prussia, Wind Gap, and Slippery Rock are all PA towns ... and the first three were consecutive stops on the old Reading RR! (PS - That's pronounced Redd-ing.)
You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth are.
You can identify drivers from New York , New Jersey , Maryland or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits and their front license plates!
A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County . (And remember ... that's Lank-ister!)
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were..
You know beer doesn't grow in a garden, but you know where to find a beer garden.
You also know someone who lives 'down the lane'.
You actually understand all this and send it on to other Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians!
YEAH! THAT'S GOOD OL' 'PA' AND WE LOVE IT!
And send it to people that never lived in PA and confuse them, because nice matters.
For those who think we 'talk funny' or use 'big words', here's why ...
Once a Pennsylvanian, ALWAYS a Pennsylvanian!
About Pennsylvanians: You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but 'Philly' and New Jersey has always been ' Jersey .'
We don't go to the beach, we go 'down the shore.'
You refer to Pennsylvania as 'PA' (pronounced Pee-Ay).
How many other states do that??
'You guys' (or even 'youze guys', in some places) is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men and women.
You know how to respond to the question 'Djeetyet?' ( Did you eat yet ?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre , Schuylkill , the Poconos, Tamaqua, Kutztown,Tunkahannock, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne and Monongahela. also Conshohocken.
And we know Lancaster is pronounced Lank-ister, not Lan-kaster.
You know what a 'Mummer' is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
You know what ' Punxsutawney Phil' is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
At least five people on your block have electric 'candles' in all or most of their windows all year long.
;
You know what a 'State Store' is, and your out-of-state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
Words like 'hoagie,' 'crick,' 'chipped ham,' 'dippy eggs', 'sticky buns,' 'shoo-fly pie,' 'lemon sponge pie', 'pierogies' and 'pocketbook' actually mean something to you. ( By the way, that last one's PA slang for a purse!)
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast!) and know others who do the same. Those from NY find this 'barbaric.'
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors.
You know the difference betwee n a cheese steak and a pizza steak sandwich, and you know that you also can't get a really good one anywhere outside of the Philly area. (Except maybe in Atlantic City on the boardwalk.)
You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Paradise, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Mars, Bethlehem, Hershey, Indiana, Sinking Spring, Jersey Shore, State College, Washington Crossing, Jim Thorpe, King of Prussia, Wind Gap, and Slippery Rock are all PA towns ... and the first three were consecutive stops on the old Reading RR! (PS - That's pronounced Redd-ing.)
You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth are.
You can identify drivers from New York , New Jersey , Maryland or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits and their front license plates!
A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County . (And remember ... that's Lank-ister!)
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were..
You know beer doesn't grow in a garden, but you know where to find a beer garden.
You also know someone who lives 'down the lane'.
You actually understand all this and send it on to other Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians!
YEAH! THAT'S GOOD OL' 'PA' AND WE LOVE IT!
And send it to people that never lived in PA and confuse them, because nice matters.
You must certainly be some sort of imported Pennsylvanian ...... cant find one mention of Shoo Fly Pie or potato chips made in lard from Lankister............ maybe the Am's havent phoned them in yet?
When I first moved to Utah and I said "phone" I got laughed at! How rude! LOL!!! They said it was my accent. LOL!!!!
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Jacqui.........you talk funny too!!!!! You guys all say hangars funny also!!!!!
Ya gotta love the Philly accent too peeps. You can watch a movie and spot it in a second!
I love the "crick" that you brought up Janet, LOL. People not from around here usually have no idea what we're talkin' about when you say that one!
I love the "crick" that you brought up Janet, LOL. People not from around here usually have no idea what we're talkin' about when you say that one!
This is sooooooooooo true.I'm from picks-burg too.LOL In fact I was just talking on the phone with Jacqui yesterday morning and she commented on my Pittsburgh accent.I was born and raised in the 'Steel City' so I have a strong accent.
Hey there...Im from picks-burg and I LOVE em Stillerz!!! Go stillerz!!! oh ya, how about Im gon dahn tahn..(that means Im going down town) and after you ask someone djeetyet, if they've not, we respond, no jew?? thats stands for (no did you!)
THis is sooooooooooooooooooooooooo true.......LOLOLOL........
You will always be from "Philly" in my book................
You will always be from "Philly" in my book................
For those wondering why a Utahan would be posting about a Pennsylvanian, I grew up in PA just north of Philadelphia and can totally relate to this! LOL!!!!
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