What do folks of regions call themselves?

[eryndel]

Well, since it hasn't been added yet, people from Oregon are Oregonians. I've also heard us called (especially from those who've lived here a while) Webfoots. We might also share that moniker with the Waonians (Not Washingtonians at least according to everyone I know from Washington).

Now, according to my grandfather, people from Arkansas were Arkies, but that may just be because he was an Okie.

 

[eryndel]

We might also share that moniker with the Waonians (Not Washingtonians at least according to everyone I know from Washington).

Woo Hoo, I got censored!

 

[Pierce]

Birminghamsters

 

[WmRAllen67]

Speaking as one...

Massachusetts doesn't really translate well, though technically I suppose you could use Massachusett after the old Native American tribe... though they might take offense...

I won't offend Eric's grandma either, but yeah, you do hear that other term from drivers around you on the road, don't you... especially from those Maniacs up in Maine...

What I heard growing up was "Bay Stater," but I think we're disallowing state mottos... :\

 

[d4]

Well, since it hasn't been added yet, people from Oregon are Oregonians.

i thought it was Oregon-ads?

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

Two popular appelations (NOT Apalacians!) you find in Louisiana are coonass and cajun- neither of which is inherently a perjorative (at least, anymore). Cajuns are usually of French/Acadian descent, while Coonasses are usually just regular Americans descended from persons who emigrated to Louisiana from America circa the time of the Louisiana purchase.

I, sir, am a Cajun.

 

[Pielorinho]

Also, Appalachians. But, that applies to any state the Appalachian mountains go through.

Slight clarification: while people from my area of North Carolina definitely call ourselves Appalachians, people from the middle and eastern sections of the state wouldn't dream of calling themselves Appalachians. The term is roughly analogous to "mountainfolk" around here.

I'm sure that's what you meant, but I didn't want anyone calling folks from C.A.R.Y. (Containment Area for Relocated Yankees) "Appalachians."

Daniel

 

[FreeXenon]

Cheese and Wind

Being from Wisconsin I am a Wisconsinite or Cheese Head, or a Barabooian (from the City of Baraboo)

We have a not so friendly rivalry with the people from Illinois... no offense to any one from there - the (irony or hypocrisy will be seen in a moment) - Bears Vs Packers and Illinois Drivers We refer to people from Illinois as FIB's. If you are form this region you will know what this means. (BTW, I was born in Harvard, Illinois and one of my closest friends is from Chicago)

 

[JDJarvis]

I think if you're from Massachusetts, you're just "from Mass". All the really distinguishing names for people from MA are given to us by people from the surrounding New England states.

As a citizen of New Hampshire I'll agree some folks do indeed call folks from Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island "flatlanders" but that term is more often used in the northern tiers and by old timers in the lower tier. a favorite term for folks from mass in southern new hampsire is
"M-a-s-s -h-o-l-e-s"...
take no ofense I'm a transplant from mass myself and can use the term with amusement myself. One of my neighbors upon hearing i wasn't actually from New hampshire commented "well you've recovered"

 

[Kesh]

Hoosier here, although my close proximity to western Kentucky and southern Illinois as spawned a region term for our area, fondly used by car dealerships: "Kentuckiana."

Argh! I lived in Louisville, KY, for a while, and I couldn't stand that term. Drove me nuts.