This 'Northern' thing...
Jul. 13th, 2009 11:45 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ickaimpOh wise denizens of the Interwebz, I ask upon your vast and varied knowledge to explain this conundrum to me.
Okay. I understand the 'talk slower' thing. The So Cal accent is talking fast. Got it. Keep gettin' told that 'life moves at a slower pace around here', but have yet to see evidence to back that up.
But why is it that I'll be having a perfectly nice conversation with someone but if I say 'you guys' instead of 'y'all', it's like I broke out in some sort of vile contagious plague cause I'm suddenly a 'Northerner'?
I grew up in Cali-frikkin-ornia! I live in Arizona! THAT'S NOT NORTH.
It's even worse if I even dare mention -travelling-.
Explain it to me. Please. Small words preferable. It's like hitting my head against a brick wall, I'm soooooooooooo lost.
... Do they need geography lessons here?
Okay. I understand the 'talk slower' thing. The So Cal accent is talking fast. Got it. Keep gettin' told that 'life moves at a slower pace around here', but have yet to see evidence to back that up.
But why is it that I'll be having a perfectly nice conversation with someone but if I say 'you guys' instead of 'y'all', it's like I broke out in some sort of vile contagious plague cause I'm suddenly a 'Northerner'?
I grew up in Cali-frikkin-ornia! I live in Arizona! THAT'S NOT NORTH.
It's even worse if I even dare mention -travelling-.
Explain it to me. Please. Small words preferable. It's like hitting my head against a brick wall, I'm soooooooooooo lost.
... Do they need geography lessons here?
