South vs. North?

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by ChildoftheHorn

FYI: Y'all is also used all over the Midwest......

NO.

[LaneSig]

Originally Posted by AlphaFrog

NO.

In many states that are Midwestern, but border on the South, the southern part of the state often identifies and uses 'southern' terms. Southern Missouri and southern Illinois are prime examples. You will constantly hear "Y'all". Many of the people in these areas move to the St. Louis area (where ChildoftheHorn is from). They carry the terms with them. My family live in St. Charles, Mo for a while when I was a kid. My sister, in the 1st grade, was almost sent to speech therapy because the school was concerned with how she was talking. Luckily, one of the teacher aides lived next door to my family. When she heard Cindi was being considered for speech therapy, Mrs. P said: "She doesn't need speech therapy! She's from southern Missouri, they all talk like that!"

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

In many states that are Midwestern, but border on the South, the southern part of the state often identifies and uses 'southern' terms. Southern Missouri and southern Illinois are prime examples. You will constantly hear "Y'all". Many of the people in these areas move to the St. Louis area (where ChildoftheHorn is from). They carry the terms with them. My family live in St. Charles, Mo for a while when I was a kid. My sister, in the 1st grade, was almost sent to speech therapy because the school was concerned with how she was talking. Luckily, one of the teacher aides lived next door to my family. When she heard Cindi was being considered for speech therapy, Mrs. P said: "She doesn't need speech therapy! She's from southern Missouri, they all talk like that!"

Southern MO & IL are different then "the Midwest". They are geographically in the Midwest, but are definetly not Chicago or Des Moines.

[ChildoftheHorn]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

When she heard Cindi was being considered for speech therapy, Mrs. P said: "She doesn't need speech therapy! She's from southern Missouri, they all talk like that!"

There is a lot of differences throughout the state of MO. Like when you are in MO, you call it Missourah - and outside you say Missouree! Basically like saying Misery only with the emphasis on the back end of the word.

I will say that I have lived in the Chicago suburbs for a while and noticed that the accent changes as you go from the northern suburbs to the southern ones. I can use y'all every once in a while on the northwest subs, but not in the southern ones I have been to.

Some main differences are just in the slang:I say soda and people here say pop. I say "Warsh" instead of "Wash". Other than that, it is not that much different.

If you head to Kentucky, it is going to be a much different accent than Georgia......and both will be way off of southern Louisiana (I cannot understand it at all. Its is not english or french; I don't get it.)

* As to what people have said before about my comments on PFG:
It is normal stuff to wear in the summer/early fall here, but not winter. It gets too cold where I live and most people are covered with wool. In the western states (Colorado where my uncle lives) its pretty normal year round stuff. In Chicago, you will see an equal mix of Orvis, Columbia, and some Stern's. It is just worn when the weather picks up!

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by ChildoftheHorn

* As to what people have said before about my comments on PFG:
It is normal stuff to wear in the summer/early fall here, but not winter. It gets too cold where I live and most people are covered with wool. In the western states (Colorado where my uncle lives) its pretty normal year round stuff. In Chicago, you will see an equal mix of Orvis, Columbia, and some Stern's. It is just worn when the weather picks up!

I understand what you are trying to say now......you just went about it in a really odd manner in your previous posts.

[shinerbock]

I was referring to people being idiotic. I really prefer not to say "You guys" and I don't want to spell out "you all."

As for venturing outside of the south, I'm probably better traveled than the majority of people on this board. Believe it or not, we does leave the trailer every now and again to go to town.

[Lady of Pearl]

There is nothing like that Good ole Southern Hospitality and courteousness, having lived in the midwest, and northeast there's something about the pace of life there and what I feel is more manners.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by ChildoftheHorn

If you head to Kentucky, it is going to be a much different accent than Georgia......

There are different accents just in Atlanta...when I moved here 25 years ago and I wasn't used to hearing Southern accents I noticed it a lot more. Now I have to stop and think about who has an accent and who doesn't because I'm used to hearing it. I barely notice all the different regional terms anymore, even though I don't use them (except I had to stop saying "pop" a long time ago!)

"Now I must fetch my pocketbook and carry Mother and Daddy to the Kroger because they are fixing to go to the beach and need to fill the buggy with Cokes for all the grandbabies"...said in my best NW ATL suburb accent.

[Tom Earp]

Ain't it the truth!!!!

Oh Ya'All I am from The South or I am from Some Where say The North?

I have often wondered where the N & S is really defined?

It usually is in Peoples Minds!

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by Tom Earp

Ain't it the truth!!!!

Oh Ya'All I am from The South or I am from Some Where say The North?

I have often wondered where the N & S is really defined?

It usually is in Peoples Minds!

Wrong. You're either born in the South, or you're a yankee. Thats basically how it goes.

[NUBlue&Blue]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

Wrong. You're either born in the South, or you're a yankee. Thats basically how it goes.

But what if you're born in the South....but your parents are "yankees"? Then what are you?

[ladygreek]

Originally Posted by LaneSig

"She doesn't need speech therapy! She's from southern Missouri, they all talk like that!"

LOL, do you mean the infamous St. Louis drawl?