Pa language

[chesire17201]

I am originally from Culpeper Va, and not real far from where I currently live in Chambersburg, actually it's only 120 miles, But I have to tell ya, when I first came here the difference in the way people talk is astounding, anyway, got this email the other day and thought a few of you might enjoy it........


Subject: FW: Talking Pennsylvanian
>
>
> I'm from Arizona, this really helped me out!
> Talking Pennsylvanian ..
> Once a Pennsylvanian, ALWAYS a Pennsylvanian!
>
> About Pennsylvanians:
>
> You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything
> but "Philly" and New Jersey has always been " Jersey"
> You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced
> Pee-ay). How many other states do that?
>
> "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to
> a group of men & women.
>
> You know how to respond to the question
> "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)
> You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre,
> Schuylkill, the Pocono's, Tamaqua, Tunkannock, Bala
> Cynwyd, Duquesne & Monongahela.
>
> You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed
> if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
> You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it
> means if he sees his shadow.
>
> The first day of buck & the first day of doe season are school
> holidays.
> You know how to get 'rid' of things and how to read up (I thought it
> was spelled 'red').
> You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception"
> & not even bat an eye.
>
> You can't go to a wedding without hearing the
> "Chicken Dance," at least one polka & either an
> Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."
>
> At least 5 people on your block have electric
> "candles" in all or most of their windows all year
> long. You know what a "Hex sign" is.
>
> You know what a "State Store" is, and your
> out-of-state friends find it incredulous that you
> can't purchase liquor at mini mart..
>
> You own only 4 condiments: salt, pepper, mustard (I think they
> forgot
> ketchup!)
> Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "sticky buns",
> "shoo-fly pie," "pierogies," "pocketbook" actually mean something to
> you. That's PA slang for purse!
>
> You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others
> who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")
>
> You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you
> know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown,
> Gold.
>
> You know several places to purchase or that serve
> Scrapple, Summer Sausage and Hot Bacon Dressing.
> You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street
> vendor without fear & enjoy it. It almost always
> comes with mustard.
>
> You know the difference between a cheese steak & a
> pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a
> really good one outside PA. Except Atlantic City on
> the boardwalk.
>
> You live for summer, when street & county fairs
> signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
> Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for
> breakfast.
>
> You know that Blue Balls, Intercourse, Paradise ,
> Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville ,
> Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns. (and the first
> 3 were consecutive stops on the Reading RR)
> You know what a township, borough, and
> commonwealth is.
>
> You can identify drivers from New York, New
> Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique
> & irritating driving habits.
>
> A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a
> horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
> You know several people who have hit deer more
> than once.
>
> You carry jumper cables in your car & your female
> passengers know how to use them.
> You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid,
> de-icer, or a snowbrush in your trunk, even if you
> now live in the south.
>
> Driving is always better in winter because the
> potholes are filled with snow.
>
> As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that
> were taller than you were.
> Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish,
> German, & Italian names .
>
> You know beer doesn't grow in a garden but you
> know where to find a beer garden.
>
> You also know someone who lives "down the lane".
>
> You actually understand all this & send it on to
> other Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians!
> YEH!! THAT'S "PA" AND WE LOVE IT {sometimes}.
> And send it to people that never lived in PA and
> confuse them.

[mikepro8]

> You know several people who have hit deer more
> than once.

I am one of them, I dont hunt... but thank those who do!

Bagged two in two years. Both within a mile of my house.

[chesire17201]

I am one of them, I dont hunt... but thank those who do!

Bagged two in two years. Both within a mile of my house.

I feel for ya, a guy I work with has hit 8 of the damn things from Sept till now in the amberson/roxbury area, told him he needs to buy a tank......I try to kill as many as possible, but the state say's I have to stop @ 2......

[IV_Warrior]

I am one of them, I dont hunt... but thank those who do!

Bagged two in two years. Both within a mile of my house.

I got ya beat. 2 in 2 weeks. Within a mile of my house, on opposite sides of the same farmhouse, same time of night......

At least the car wasn't fixed from the first one before hitting the second one, so it didn't really cost any extra....then a year or so later a third one was enough for the ins. co to say "that's it, here's a check, give us the car & title......."

[angus]

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to
> a group of men & women.

Around here that would actually be "yinz"

[ScaredOnce]

Around here that would actually be "yinz"

That is correct!

I'll see yinz later. Gotta go Dahn Tahn to pick up some Primantis & Iron for breakfast tomarra...

[LastManOut]

That is correct!

I'll see yinz later. Gotta go Dahn Tahn to pick up some Primantis & Iron for breakfast tomarra...

Wow , youse guys from Pittsberg talk like some kinda dumb-bunnies. Excuse me while I go have a Lebanon baloney sandwich, Snyders beer pretzels and banana bread with a Yuengling

[mauser]

Wow , youse guys from Pittsberg talk like some kinda dumb-bunnies. Excuse me while I go have a Lebanon baloney sandwich, Snyders beer pretzels and banana bread with a Yuengling

Don't forget to outen the light when you leave.

[brian]

Don't forget to outen the light when you leave.

once.........

[RandomTask]

Much of the above list isn't exclusive to Pennsylvania. However, I grew up in NY state (only 4 hr's drive from where I live now), and when I first came to PA for college, I thought I moved to the deep south!
I'm used to it now as I've lived in PA for over 20 years.