Do ya'll talk funny?

[quicksandfarmer]

Growing up in a rural area we used to go to the Ho'-tel and drink on Friday night. I notice that in the city they go to "the bars".
I'm curious, in your neck of the woods do they sell "beer" by the case or is it "beers" by the case or box?

I say there are 24 beers in a case of beer, but I bet you would say 24 beer in a 2-4.

I spent a lot of time visiting Ho-tels in my youth. My understanding is it was a regulatory thing, bars were only allowed in big cities, in towns the LCBO would only give you a license if you had a restaurant and rented rooms.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Sharn Jean and I recently spent a week in St. Thomas USVI. On a trip to one of the local 7-11 type stores, we got into a conversation with the clerk there. He had a very heavy accent, sounded a lot like Jamacian. I asked him if he was born in the islands, and he said "Yes", he was born there in St. Thomas. I then asked what was his native language, and he said "English". I said that it was curious that if English was his native language, that he had such a thick accent. He simply said that he spoke English with an accent. I just left it at that; still wonder if he was stringing me along.

 

[quicksandfarmer]

I thought it was interesting that one of the questions on the survey was "What is 'the City?'"

A few years ago I needed a new inner tube for my tractor. I went to the tire store in the nearest town big enough to have a tire store, Westport, MA. The guy there said I'd have to go to "the City" to get that size. Providence? I asked him. Boston? Nope. Fall River, MA. OK...

 

[Tig]

I say there are 24 beers in a case of beer, but I bet you would say 24 beer in a 2-4.

I spent a lot of time visiting Ho-tels in my youth. My understanding is it was a regulatory thing, bars were only allowed in big cities, in towns the LCBO would only give you a license if you had a restaurant and rented rooms.

I think you are right on both counts. 24 beer in a 2-4 and renting rooms was a must if you could not prove a certain food to alcohol sales ratio.

 

[powerpace]

Do you ever call an object or a person a sumbich where y'all are from?

Does catch afar mean something is burning to you?

Is oil one or two syllables?

Grew up with "The Sumbitch lit afar when ooool was throwed on".

 

[powerpace]

Several years back.....was doing some work in Croyden, England. I was in my hotel room when the front desk called and a young lady asked if my room needed another "loo" roll. With her British accent......I kept saying what, what? Finally figured out she was asking if I needed any more toilet paper.

Well at least they didn't ask if you wanted to be "knocked up" in the morning. That's a wakeup call by the way.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I have a fairly heavy southern drawl...
In 99 I traveled to Ireland on an educational visit for a week...
On Wednesday I participated in a symposium and gave a 1 hour presentation...
We had several other presenters and later a question and answer session...
One of the questioners said that I sounded like Bufford T Pusser from Smokey and the Bandit...LOL
On another trip to Chile in 01 I was at a very small restaurant talking with my company reps and at another table this guy looks over and says "Hey buddy whar are you from"?
Just happened that he was a consultant from Arkansas and he picked up on my southern accent...
When I told him I was from the Hickory area of North Carolina he told me he was a NASCAR fan...
Small world...

 

[scaredychicken]

yup, I talk Canajan eh ? with a bit of Michigan still surfacing occasionally.

 

[DFB]

Grew up with "The Sumbitch lit afar when ooool was throwed on".

:laughing:

 

[2LaneCruzer]

I have told this story before, but it seems appropriate to repeat it here.

I went to Home Depot to get some Rid-X for my septic tank. I couldn't find it, so I asked one of the clerks where the "Rid" for septic tanks was. She took me to a certain aisle, and then asked: "Is the color of it "rid", or is the name of it "rid"?

I laughed, said the name of it was "rid", R-I-D. Then I said, "Where you from, Alabama?" She laughed, and said "yeah". We both had a good laugh then.