Yankee or Dixie???

[Benzgirl]

When I first entered college, I met this guy in one of my classes. He had a very strong (what I thought was) Eastern accent. Since our college was very popular with students from New York, I figured he was from somewhere outside of the City.

Finally, one day I asked where he was from and his response was, "da Heights". "Da where?" I didn't realize that was Cleveland's way of distinguishing Cleveland Heights vs. Shaker Heights, University Heights or any of the other Heights in the area. But, where did "da" come from (pre-Soprano's).

Now that I live here, I hear the "Cleveland Accent" every day. We live in "Clevelun", attend "claaaass", and rock is pronouced "rack". Not meaning to tease my co-workers, I have tried to figure out this regional accent. Here is a fun quiz to determine your accent

http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelli...ixie_quiz.html

I'm only 39% Yankee, but a definitive Yankee.

[Senusret I]

53% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by Senusret I

53% (Dixie). Barely into the Dixie category.

I got the exact same score. I am from one of the southernmost counties in PA, har. Also there are some words there that my parents would use, but I don't.

This isn't really your accent, this is what words you use.

[KSigkid]

32% (Yankee). A definitive Yankee.

Not a surprise; I've lived in New England (CT and MA) my whole life.

[SWTXBelle]

70% - well, you guess

[Kevlar281]

60% (Dixie). A definitive Southern score!

I’ve always called toilet papering someone’s house…wrapping, shame it didn’t make the list. But I was glad to see Houston get the nod for the use of the word feeder; it always makes for some confusing looks when I give directions to someone from out of town.

[indygphib]

41% (Yankee).

[Benzgirl]

There were two questions that threw me:
-TP'ing is somthing we always did., but our family in Texas called it "wrapping". Not a choice.
-When I address a group of people, it's You, not You guys, not You all, not Y'all and certainly not Youse or Yuns. Not a choice, and no appropriate choice.
-A bug that rolls into a ball is officially a "curly bug".

[catiebug]

I guess after 10 years in Connecticut, the saying's true: You can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl.

100% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

Also, we called the bug either roly polies or doodle bugs, but question said they weren't doodle bugs. I guess they never played with my friends growing up.

[christiangirl]

Rolie Polies are the stuff of life! We used to run around the soccer field, lifting up rocks looking for them (and ladybugs).

Originally Posted by catiebug

Also, we called the bug either roly polies or doodle bugs, but question said they weren't doodle bugs. I guess they never played with my friends growing up.

Is that what a doodle bug is? I thought it was just a cute nickname--it never occurred to me it might be an actual bug.

[AKA_Monet]

Waaaay doun' Souf in DIXIE!!!

Welp, my mom's from Georgia and my Dad's from FLO-RID-A (outta Panama City) and both grands were from Georgia (Nelson, GA) and Florida (Quincy, FL), respectively; guess that pretty much makes me a Southern Gal... The funny part is my parents lived in California for 40 years and ain't neva, eva gonna loose dey accents... And my grandmother actually still responds to crazy comments with "Sho Nuff"?

My score:

100% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

Hey, I ain't jokin' I got Confederate Officers runnin' up in my family... All them Irish folks, too... LOL... My mom's biological father's name was "Dunn" but that's not on her birth certificate...

[ComradesTrue]

91% Dixie.

Although, as someone else said, in Texas we called putting toilet paper in people's yards "wrapping." Not a choice.

And no childhood could have been complete without catching and being fascinated by the roly poly. Ah, memories.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by catiebug

I guess after 10 years in Connecticut, the saying's true: You can take the girl out of the South, but you can't take the South out of the girl.

100% (Dixie). Is General Lee your father?

Also, we called the bug either roly polies or doodle bugs, but question said they weren't doodle bugs. I guess they never played with my friends growing up.

I thought doodle bug first, but I agree that they are interchangeable. I like doodle bug more, though!

[sjsoffer]

61% Dixie. (I'm originally from St. Louis, MO)

[lillady85]

I got a 70% southern score yet, I've never been south of Urbana Champaign IL. I guess it's southern of the North Pole.

Why is it called frontage road? And where are drive through liquor stores found? I've never heard of those!