Good morning, back to work today. Grr...😉
Welcome to Tuesday 4 which was started by our friend Toni Taddeo and kept up in memory of her. Different sections of the USA have different words and customs they use. Let's talk about
them.
1. In New Jersey you put your groceries in a paper bag or plastic bag. In Athens, Ohio where I went to university, you put them in a paper sack. Is it bag, sack or something else where you live? Bag. When we lived up north, it was sack. And when we moved back here, we were shocked that bags were given out, plastic bags are a no no in NY-at least where we lived. I remember giggling like a schoolgirl and realizing how free we were, not so much where we lived before. Yep, over a stupid plastic bag, LOL.
2. Though no one seems to wear them anymore, NJ says Stockings. Athens, Ohio used to call them "hose" and in Britain they are tights. What about where you live?
Stockings. At least that is how I was raised to say it.
3. Soda, Pop, Coke? Pop, I was born in Indiana and spent summers in Chicago and Michigan. Floridian's say Soda and Alabamian's say Coke. (we spent nearly 20 years in Alabama). I have been corrected on several occasions that it is SODA. Nope, pop for me.
Hero, sub, grinder, hoagie? Sub. Up north it was a hoagie.
4. Shopping cart or trolley, buggy? cart. Up north it was a buggy.
Wishing you all a beautiful day.
I think the different words are very regional, my cousins lived an hour from us and called soda "pop", which we thought was very funny as kids. I would call a shopping bag just a bag, and I lament that NY got rid of the plastic ones, but shh, the Mennonites still use them, and seem to get away with it. I would say "nylons" for stockings.. I would say sub, and a shopping cart. I love how we are all so different in the U.S.!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun post! In Connecticut, it was a grinder and periodically, I still call them that. Cart, hose, and bag round out my list! Happy Tuesday, Linda!
ReplyDeleteYou have a wonderful day, too, Linda! Thanks for leaving that great comment on my blog - I've responded.
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ReplyDeleteWe always said soda unless we wanted a coke. I liked drinking out of a cold bottle of soda.
ReplyDeleteI love the different things people call items. I would know what you were talking about no matter what you said. There are a few items that I have learned over the years that I did not know were different in other places. This was a fun one. Loved your answers! Have a nice week.
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Yep. We all speak the same language. Been thinking about you being back at work today. Hope it was a good one, or as good as can be!! xo
ReplyDeleteNo matter the brand, Tom always asks for Coke. When they ask, "Is Pepsi okay?" he's likely to respond, "No. But I'll drink it anyway."
ReplyDeleteWe pay for shopping bags or buy our own. Whoever thought we'd live to see when getting groceries was a sign of lack of freedom but, here we are.
ReplyDeleteFunny how different parts of the country have such different sayings. In Florida you will hear them all since we are a melting pot of people from all over the place. I put my plastic bags full of food in my buggy and take them to the car and put them in baskets and thermal bags until we get them home. I call soda "coke" even though I never lived in Alabama. We always called it coke here in Florida where I grew up. I wear stockings or hose (panty hose) when I am dressed up for church in a dress. I never really think about what I call them, I just have to go through extreme gymnastics to get them on and off. LOL. (control top panty hose...it's quite a scene watching me get them on. LOL). Have a good night. I'm sure you're exhausted after going back to work today. Hope it was a good day.
ReplyDeleteFun answers.
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