Do you Virginians realy talk like this?

htownskinfan · 05-09-2013, 10:04 AM

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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Ah Manasshole. What an awful place to live (in terms of being boring and nothing to do)

I dont remember it like that,I had a great time growing up there.Rode our bikes everywhere,had Sudley pool{now a waterpark}within a mile,tennis and basketball courts next to it.Or we could ride our bikes a mile or so past Sudley to Bull Run Creek,cross creek and go to that pool,I thought it was a great place to live

MTK · 05-09-2013, 10:07 AM

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Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I dont remember it like that,I had a great time growing up there.Rode our bikes everywhere,had Sudley pool{now a waterpark}within a mile,tennis and basketball courts next to it.Or we could ride our bikes a mile or so past Sudley to Bull Run Creek,cross creek and go to that pool,I thought it was a great place to live

My Dad lived there for a few years, didn't seem like a bad place to live at all. I always got a kick outta how everything is named Bull Run.

skinsguy · 05-09-2013, 12:10 PM

I lived in Southern VA all my life. The way people talk down in Southside depends upon the education level. My dad is very southern/country when he speaks. He'll say something like, "Thems beans are right tasty, bet they cost right smart!" He's not "book smart" or highly educated, but he is pretty smart with mechanics and electronics.

Most locals don't hear an accent from me, or either accuse me of being a transplant. I usually tend to speak properly, but my accent is more prominent if I'm around a bunch of people who are not from Southern VA.

Monkeydad · 05-09-2013, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by SBXVII

^ sounds Nu Joisy (NJ) to me. lol

That is how Nu Yawkaz say Nu Joisy.

CultBrennan59 · 05-09-2013, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by htownskinfan

I dont remember it like that,I had a great time growing up there.Rode our bikes everywhere,had Sudley pool{now a waterpark}within a mile,tennis and basketball courts next to it.Or we could ride our bikes a mile or so past Sudley to Bull Run Creek,cross creek and go to that pool,I thought it was a great place to live

I have relatives that live there, co-workers that lived there, and when I was growing up in Northern VA, we had students who moved from there. There was a reason why they all moved, and one of the main consensus reasons was because of how 'awful' it was to live there. If you all didn't have that strip of just restaurants and shops (the name of that road escapes me right now), I feel like that town would be a zombie town.

mlmpetert · 05-09-2013, 04:44 PM

Powhatan and Chester (not Chesterfield) people are the worse. Richmond isn't that bad.

Also most people in the business world with a southern accent down here seem to be females. Im guessing a female with a southern accent can come across as cute in a male dominated industry. A guy just comes across as redneck.

Something that drives me nuts is when someone says "do what now" as opposed to "sorry I missed that" or "excuse me" or "what did you say" or another normal reply when they didn't hear exactly what you said.

Me: "what are you doing for lunch?"

Response in southern accent: "do what now?"

Sometimes ill just stare at them and think about how I want to hit them. Drives f'n me nuts.

MTK · 05-09-2013, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

I have relatives that live there, co-workers that lived there, and when I was growing up in Northern VA, we had students who moved from there. There was a reason why they all moved, and one of the main consensus reasons was because of how 'awful' it was to live there. If you all didn't have that strip of just restaurants and shops (the name of that road escapes me right now), I feel like that town would be a zombie town.

You wanna see zombie towns take a drive through Arkansas sometime. It makes Manassas look like a booming metropolis.

Chico23231 · 05-09-2013, 05:07 PM

Manassas isnt that bad, it was kinda the more rural area of northern va (which imo is a nice break from all the f*cking strip malls of louden, fairfax).

Went back to that area for to a bed and breakfest for a wedding a couple years ago. really a pretty area

been told i dont have an accent, except for saying yall.

CultBrennan59 · 05-09-2013, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

You wanna see zombie towns take a drive through Arkansas sometime. It makes Manassas look like a booming metropolis.

Yeah Arkansas is a place I have no intention of going to anytime soon. PIG SUOY!

skinsfaninok · 05-09-2013, 05:58 PM

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Originally Posted by CultBrennan59

Yeah Arkansas is a place I have no intention of going to anytime soon. PIG SUOY!

Been there a few times, they get a bad rap but honestly the people are not just retards like Most think. Little rock is pretty cool.

skinsfaninok · 05-09-2013, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

You wanna see zombie towns take a drive through Arkansas sometime. It makes Manassas look like a booming metropolis.

Kansas is worse man. Wayyyyy worse

MTK · 05-10-2013, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Been there a few times, they get a bad rap but honestly the people are not just retards like Most think. Little rock is pretty cool.

LR isn't bad at all. That's about all they got though.

Summo · 05-10-2013, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Mattyk

y'all is better than saying 'you guys'

Or Yous Guys as some people from Brooklyn have been known to say.

Dogtag · 05-10-2013, 04:16 PM

Native Virginian here and I don't speak as Moe does. Sounds to my ear like Moe has a thick Virginia country accent with a twinge of West Virginia added.
He's probably the type of friend that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it.

firstdown · 05-14-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Chico23231

Manassas isnt that bad, it was kinda the more rural area of northern va (which imo is a nice break from all the f*cking strip malls of louden, fairfax).

Went back to that area for to a bed and breakfest for a wedding a couple years ago. really a pretty area

been told i dont have an accent, except for saying yall.

Not to change the subject but can yall get to your cottage or is RT 12 still an issue?

05-09-2013, 12:10 PM	#18
skinsguy Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Posts: 6,766	Re: Do you Virginians realy talk like this? I lived in Southern VA all my life. The way people talk down in Southside depends upon the education level. My dad is very southern/country when he speaks. He'll say something like, "Thems beans are right tasty, bet they cost right smart!" He's not "book smart" or highly educated, but he is pretty smart with mechanics and electronics. Most locals don't hear an accent from me, or either accuse me of being a transplant. I usually tend to speak properly, but my accent is more prominent if I'm around a bunch of people who are not from Southern VA. __________________ "Fire Up That Diesel!"

05-09-2013, 04:44 PM	#21
mlmpetert Playmaker Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Richmond Posts: 3,261	Re: Do you Virginians realy talk like this? Powhatan and Chester (not Chesterfield) people are the worse. Richmond isn't that bad. Also most people in the business world with a southern accent down here seem to be females. Im guessing a female with a southern accent can come across as cute in a male dominated industry. A guy just comes across as redneck. Something that drives me nuts is when someone says "do what now" as opposed to "sorry I missed that" or "excuse me" or "what did you say" or another normal reply when they didn't hear exactly what you said. Me: "what are you doing for lunch?" Response in southern accent: "do what now?" Sometimes ill just stare at them and think about how I want to hit them. Drives f'n me nuts. __________________ www.NRABannedGunsRaffle.org

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Chico23231 Warpath Hall of Fame Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 34,505	Re: Do you Virginians realy talk like this? Manassas isnt that bad, it was kinda the more rural area of northern va (which imo is a nice break from all the fcking strip malls of louden, fairfax). Went back to that area for to a bed and breakfest for a wedding a couple years ago. really a pretty area been told i dont have an accent, except for saying yall. __________________ My pronouns: King/Your ruler He Gets Us Last edited by Chico23231; 05-09-2013 at 05:13 PM.*

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Dogtag Special Teams Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Dumfries, VA Age: 71 Posts: 241	Re: Do you Virginians realy talk like this? Native Virginian here and I don't speak as Moe does. Sounds to my ear like Moe has a thick Virginia country accent with a twinge of West Virginia added. He's probably the type of friend that would give you the shirt off his back if you needed it. Last edited by Dogtag; 05-10-2013 at 04:22 PM.

Do you Virginians realy talk like this?

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