Here are a list of other things that I picked up from my New England childhood.
- I know New England is a group of states like "The South" or "The Midwest."
- I love fluffernutters. Delicious.
- I can pronounce Billerica, Gloucester, Concord, and Peterborough correctly.
- If someone says "That movie was wicked," I know it's a compliment.
- I can recognize a Boston accent, and even had a bit of one.
- I know what "I pahked the cah in Hahvad Yahd and gave the man a quahter," really means, and I can say it pretty well.
- I've walked with the "Make Way for Ducklings" ducks.
- Even when I was little I knew about the Revolutionary War.
- Feel free to call me a Yankee.
- Wide roads are disconcerting and so are strangers that wave at you.
- Dunkin' Donuts is a classic.
- I know Elwood City from Arthur (like the Aardvark) is based on a Massachusetts town.
- I hide inside when there is a nor'easter.
- Hotdog buns are supposed to be cut on the top.
- I have the tendency to think that anywhere I can see must be close (because otherwise the trees would block the view)
I also know that most people who read my blog are New Englanders.... so I don't think I need to bother to explain any of these things.... so I guess you can call this my New England inside joke post.
But again, Happy 19th of April aka Patriots Day. The Day of the 'Shot heard around the world.' No reenactments for me this year.
I have one qualm with your New England list. New England is a specific group of 6 states, whereas "the south" or "the Midwest" are up for interpretation. Do you think that is true? Someone from New York told me they considered themselves a New Englander. I thought, "consider all you want, but you aren't!"
ReplyDeleteYou're right. I hadn't really thought about it, but its true. New England is more defined. I just googled midwest and out of the top five images there were three different versions of which states were included, not so for New England. They are all only the 6 states.
DeleteHot dog buns should be sliced on the top! Why hasn't the world figured this one out?! And please add Concord to the list of how to pronounce towns correctly. Ooh it irritates me how people say it wrong.
ReplyDeleteThat one seems so obvious that I forget that people say it wrong all the time.
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