Re: [Chrysler300] Re: HOW TO TALK PENNSYLVANIAN

["George Riehl" <longrams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hey Tom; I was raised in Philly and had my tonsils out there and attended school there in my younger years.  My Father's side of the family is still there with a number of them as doctors and lawyers. Also have relatives in "Jersey".  We still keep in touch. My Father's father was a civil engineer and designed a number of "cast iron" bridges that are still in use today.
George Riehl




  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: TNHARKINS@xxxxxxx 
  To: chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 1:02 PM
  Subject: [Chrysler300] Re: HOW TO TALK PENNSYLVANIAN


  Hi Folks:
  For those of you planning to attend the Spring Meet in Lancaster, we 
  strongly suggest that you review the following phrases and words so that you may 
  better understand the people you will come into contact with during your visit. 
  Tom & Tony
  300s4ever


  TALKING PENNSYLVANIAN 

  For those who think we 'talk funny' or use 'big words,' here's why ... 

  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 ..' 

  We don't go to the beach, we go 'down the shore.' 

  You refer to Pennsylvania as 'PA' (pronounced Pee-Ay). 
  How many other states do that?? 

  'You guys' (or even 'youze guys', in some places) is a perfectly acceptable 
  reference to a group of men and women. 

  You know how to respond to the question 'Djeetyet?' (Did you eat yet ?) 

  You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr (brin mar), Wilkes-Barre (wilks bery) , 
  Schuylkill (school kill), the Poconos (poke a nose), Tamaqua (ta ma qua), 
  Kutztown (cuts town),Tunkahannock (tunk a hon nuck), Bala Cynwyd (balla kin 
  wid), Duquesne (duke cane), Monongahela (mong a heel a), also Conshohocken (con 
  show hock en). 

  And we know Lancaster is pronounced Lank-ister, not Lan-kaster. 

  You know what a 'Mummer' is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at 
  least highlights of the parade. 

  You know who ' Punxsutawney Phil' is, and what it means if he sees his 
  shadow. 

  The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays. 

  At least five people on your block have electric 'candles' in all or most of 
  their windows all year long. 

  You know what a 'State Store' is, and your out-of-state friends find it 
  incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart. 

  Words like 'hoagie,' 'crick,' 'chipped ham,' 'dippy eggs', grinders, 
  scrapple, 'sticky buns,' 'shoo-fly pie,' 'lemon sponge pie,' 'pierogies' and 
  'pocketbook' actually mean something to you. (By the way, that last one's PA 
  slang for a 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. 

  You know the difference between a cheese steak and a pizza steak sandwich, 
  and you know that you also can't get a really good one anywhere outside of the 
  Philly area. (Except maybe in Atlantic City on the boardwalk.) 

  You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of 
  funnel cake season. 

  You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Paradise, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, 
  Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Mars, Bethlehem, Hershey, Indiana, Sinking Spring, 
  Jersey Shore, State College, Washington Crossing, Jim Thorpe, King of Prussia, 
  Wind Gap, and Slippery Rock are all PA towns .... and the first three were 
  consecutive stops on the old Reading RR! (PS - That's pronounced Red-ing.) 

  You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth are. 

  You can identify drivers from New York , New Jersey , Maryland or other 
  neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits and their front 
  license plates! 

  A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the 
  highway in Lancaster County. (And remember ... that's Lank-ister!) 

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

  You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to 
  use them. 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.. 

  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 and send it on to other Pennsylvanians or 
  former Pennsylvanians! 
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  neighborhood today. 
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