Member: Pheme

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JULY 7, 2008 @ 10:47 AM

Pheme's pet peeves

This is the New Enlgand region of the United States of America



It is comprised of Maine, Vermont, New Hampsire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

This is the Mid Atlantic region



New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia

And this is the South Eastern Region



North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida

(This map also includes Tennesse, Alabama, Mississippi and Arkansas but I am speaking mainly of the eastern seaboard)

It just annoys me that people place New York and often New Jersey in New Enlgand.
Don't get me wrong I ADORE New England, I consider myself a part time New Englander because of my close proximity to Connecticut I just want to set the record straight.

It also annoys me when people who are citizens of the United States of America say, "I am an American!" when they really mean, "I am a citizen of the United States of America!" because if you look at a map Canada is in North AMERICA and ALL those countries south of us are Central America and South America so they're American too only not Citizens of the States.

OK so that's one of my pet peeves...blame it on Sister Mary Joel, Goodes World Atlas and Freshman Geography which was...nearly 30 years ago.

Shit, I can't remember where I left my car keys but I can remember this stuff...maybe I need my own personal nun to scare the crap out of me to remember?
Comments
BigPoppa99

BigPoppa99

Elmhurst, NY
April 2006

JUL 07, 2008 11:29 AM

Hi

I just say Ima New Yawker

electric_eel

electric_eel

Las Vegas, NV
February 2007

JUL 07, 2008 01:57 PM

yeah, southwestern kid here. i like my food spicy and my weather relatively dry and sunny. most new englanders i meet are obnoxious, for better or worse. while most mid-atlantic people are more mellow. except new yorkers, who are essentially their own type of people. but i definitely understand why new yorkers get thrown in with new englanders. or vice versa.

BigPoppa99

BigPoppa99

Elmhurst, NY
April 2006

JUL 07, 2008 04:17 PM

you are teh awsome

nalchellda

nalchellda

Syracuse, NY
December 2004

JUL 07, 2008 05:43 PM

ok I'll admit I'm one who would say NY is part of New England but that was what I was taught and I've slowly gotten better at not calling it that.

Darqkloud

Darqkloud

Chicago, IL
December 2005

JUL 07, 2008 05:43 PM

My own personal nun, hmmm?

SilverSurfer

SilverSurfer

Chicago, IL
June 2003

JUL 07, 2008 06:53 PM

I believe that Mexico is generally considered to be part of North America.

We do seem to be stuck with the term "American" being used to mean someone from the U.S., as opposed to someone from North America, or for that matter Central or South America. I could see where you might find this irritating, but I guess it's just "one of those things".

sweetbutch

sweetbutch

Sacramento, CA
March 2006

JUL 07, 2008 07:46 PM



i think it's very considerate of you to take the time to lecture us on the importance of distinguishing our regions correctly.

i personally think that NYC is it's own region. along with the Jersey Cities on the Hudson, the 4 other borroughs where guys like me live.

clearly we have no relationship to DC, Maryland or Virginia, so fuck that whole Mid Atlantic shit


forgive me, i have alpha male butchman syndrome today

luv
sweetB

Tunnel_Vision

Tunnel_Vision

Westbrook, CT
November 2007

JUL 07, 2008 08:27 PM

I think long island is the only ny that matters wink biggrin

Oracle

Oracle

Courtenay, BC
September 2003

JUL 07, 2008 08:48 PM

TECHNICALLY central america isn't it's own continent so really..it's still north america smile Just throwing that out there biggrin

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