Are you a yankee?

[no gnu taxes]

I'm originally from Louisiana, but I have been working in North Carolina for some time.
Well, as part of my job, I was dealing with a lady on the phone, and all of a sudden she blurts out, "are you a yankee"? I say, "why would you ask me that"



It seems I said the word "pecan," and pronounced it puh-KAHN and she felt it should be pronounced PEE-can. I told her I am from Louisiana and we consider her to be the yankee.



She took it all in good stride, but from what I have discerned since then, PEE-can is definitely the more yankee version.

[TexansFan]

Anyone who says PEE-can is a communist.

[Tech N9ne]

Everyone has the own way of saying it

either way is fine

[chilidog]

I say puh-KAHN as well. PEE-can just sounds stupid. Then again, I'm from Louisiana as well (and cooking up some etouffee for sunday football!)

[EDDIE MONEY LINE]

Def. Pee can. And I am a stupid yankee. Unfortunately.

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Do you guys say soda or pop? Rednecks say pop.

[wikkidinsane]

I say Peecan.

[wikkidinsane]

soda for sure. Wtf is pop, noobs say pop

[no gnu taxes]

Do you guys say soda or pop? Rednecks say pop.

When I was growing up, any soft drink of any type was a "coke" (even if it was a Pepsi).

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Some say cola. That's even worse than pop.

[opie1988]

Do you guys say soda or pop? Rednecks say pop.

No gnu taxes is right. No one truly from the South says soda or pop. Its simply Coke. All carbonated soft drinks are Cokes. "You want a Coke?" "Sure." "Ok. What kind? We have Coke or Dr.Pepper."

This is the correct, normal way to speak. In fact, this has made me thirsty. I'm fixing to go grab a coke out of the icebox!

[wikkidinsane]

No one truly from the South says soda or pop.

Caribbeans folks say soda. I never heard pop before here in the south.

[DiggityDaggityDo]

Opie what kinda coke u gonna drink u fukkin wierdo?

[FishFace5]

Anyone who says PEE-can is a communist.

Damnit. Guilty as charged then. Puh-can to me sounds as weird to me as Pee-can to you guys.
I havent heard us "northerners" referred to as "yankees" in 20 years though fellas...........
Civil war is over.............just sayin.
Plus North Carolina isnt even over the line. Thats still considered a Southern state.

[yisman]

Anyone who says PEE-can is a communist.

Only a Communist would post that.

[spurginobili]

When I was growing up, any soft drink of any type was a "coke" (even if it was a Pepsi).

No gnu taxes is right. No one truly from the South says soda or pop. Its simply Coke. All carbonated soft drinks are Cokes. "You want a Coke?" "Sure." "Ok. What kind? We have Coke or Dr.Pepper."

This is the correct, normal way to speak. In fact, this has made me thirsty. I'm fixing to go grab a coke out of the icebox!

Absolutely

[yisman]

No gnu taxes is right. No one truly from the South says soda or pop. Its simply Coke. All carbonated soft drinks are Cokes. "You want a Coke?" "Sure." "Ok. What kind? We have Coke or Dr.Pepper."

This is the correct, normal way to speak. In fact, this has made me thirsty. I'm fixing to go grab a coke out of the icebox!

The correct name is soda pop.

Southerners are barbarians.




Map of which areas call it what

[wikkidinsane]

I am a communist.

[opie1988]

The correct name is soda pop.

Southerners are barbarians.

Yisman is clearly joking here.

Yis is a very dear, close personal friend of mine.

Yis- let's go with some plays, pal. I'm still buried from that Oregon debacle!

[RudyRuetigger]

everyone thinks their way is correct and noone can think logically about anything before drawing their own conclusions..why should something so trivial as this be any different?

[yisman]

opie that one buried me as well. Back to the drawing board. No regrets, though. Way off market price, getting Oregon ML -120 as opposed to -170.

By the way I edited the earlier post to add a map.