Local and regional expressions

[Pennyrick]

Rattigan Roger's recent thread about next and next generated some back and forths from folks about the way people interpret communications.

Reminds me of an embarrassing day in 1980. I was raised in Canada but moved to Michigan in '73 and then Ohio in '78. In 1980 the company promoted me to head up their operations in East Tennessee.

On my first week on the job I was in the production department reviewing some procedures with the staff and I told one staffer that I thought one job could be performed in a different, but more efficient manner.

"I don't care to do that", she replied.

I repeated my thoughts on the job and once more I got the "I don't care to do that", response.

Later, I took her aside and told her I didn't like her attitude. She broke into tears and couldn't seem to understand why I was so upset with her.

Then, one of her co-workers explained to me that in the vernacular of the mountains of East Tennessee she was telling me that things were fine and she agreed to do as I asked. "When she says she has 'no care' that is the same as 'no objection' in her mind."

It wasn't the first time I was tripped up on the special language of the mountains but I was very careful after that.

 

[Bob Denman]

That; would have stumped me, as well... :shocked:
My Brother in Law is from Brooklyn; he's been up here over 40 years now, and there are STILL some times that I just can't figure out what the heck he is saying to m! :roflblack:

 

[cuznjohn]

That; would have stumped me, as well... :shocked:
My Brother in Law is from Brooklyn; he's been up here over 40 years now, and there are STILL some times that I just can't figure out what the heck he is saying to m! :roflblack:

brooklyn is a different breed of people, it is only one Borough away from me and it seems like a whole new world if i go there

 

[Bob Denman]

 

[Chupaca]

Yikes..!!

you should see the mess you can get into in the spanish language traveling from country to country. :gaah: happens in the english speaking countries as well...

 

[Cruzr Joe]

brooklyn is a different breed of people, it is only one Borough away from me and it seems like a whole new world if i go there

I agree, i grew up in Brooklyn and sometimes i don't understand the voices in my head talking to me. :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:


Cruzr Joe

 

[Bob Denman]

You too? :shocked:

Maybe we should try swapping voices...

 

[Cruzr Joe]

You too? :shocked:

Maybe we should try swapping voices...

Bob, we are confused enough. :yikes::yikes:

Cruzr Joe

 

[Bob Denman]

I know... Ain't it GREAT?!? :roflblack::roflblack::roflblack: :shocked:

 

[ARtraveler]

Regional differences are very interesting. Are we going to list some things we find here?

 

[Bob Denman]

Since I've only been blessed by one very local viewpoint; I'll have to see what those who have sampled the language from around our Country; can report...
:bbq::bbq::bbq:

 

[garb55]

We had a new employee from Australia
He asked one of the female workers if she had a rubber
she was very upset and went to the manager [me]
I called him in my office
He said all he wanted was an eraser [he said the thing on the other end of a pencil to remove what you right]
I explained what a rubber was in the USA
He was embarrassed and apologized to the young lady
Also he called tennis shoes "runners"
True story

 

[vided]

What is a 6/12" sandwich called?
1- a hero

 

[cuznjohn]

only expression that is given in brooklyn is the bird

 

[ARtraveler]

When the "outsiders" come to visit Alaska, I will buy them a "soda."

 

[spydaman60]

What is a 6/12" sandwich called?
1- a hero

grinder, sub, hoagy, hero, depending where you live!!!:thumbup:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Don,

In England, getting knocked up in the morning means to wake you up.

:thumbup:

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Bob Denman]

grinder, sub, hoagy, hero, depending where you live!!!:thumbup:

Or even a "Po' Boy" :thumbup:
Never heard of "Hoagies", until I ended up serving my Collegiate Sentence in Nu Joisey! Up here; you can call them Heroes or Subs...

 

[mowin]

When the "outsiders" come to visit Alaska, I will buy them a "soda."

Its "soda" here in NY, when I lived in Ohio, it was "pop". When my brother comes to visit, he still calls it pop.

 

[Bob Denman]

We call it "Beer"... :cheers: