What do folks of regions call themselves?

d4 said:
so if you were petrified, would you then be an "Iowan Stone"?

;)

i moved here to New Jersey almost 3 years ago, and i still have no idea what you call us. New Jerseyian? New Jerseyite? i don't think i've ever heard anyone use any kind of term like that...

wait, i've got it... Italian American! :cool: "Wanna make sumthin' of it?"
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Unfortunately, both of the terms for people from New Jersey - New Jerseyans and New Jerseyites - sound silly. I'm not surprised no one uses them.
 

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Virginia, Tennessee, North & South Carolina, Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama: Southerner

You might get some folks from Kentucky, Maryland, West Virginia, Louisiana and Missouri who call themselves Southerners as well.

On the outside a Texan will refer to himself as a Southerner, but this is rare, as there are only two places in the world as far as most Texans are concerned: "Texas" and "Not-Texas".

:)
 



From what I know, I've always heard of folsk from West Virginia as West Virginians---well, that or Hillbillies (my mom's family is a bunch of hillbillies, BTW).

As for Texas, I think that Texan pretty much encorporates the state, & I really haven't heard stuff like "Houstonian," "Austinite," "Dallasite," or "San Antonian." There may be the "from (X city)," but that's about it. However, each area/city of Texas has its own unique view/term for the rest of the state. ("Keep Austin Weird," anyone?)

As for a Massachucets term (for those who don't know, & which was alluded to by msd), one that my g/f was kind enough to enlighten me about isn't generally appropriate for the polite discussion used in these boards. BTW, if you're familiar with Dennis Leary and his "I'm a . . ." song (you know which word): just take that omitted word, add an "M" in front of it, & there ya go.
 

Although discussing basketball in North Carolina comes perilously close to breaking the "no religious discussions" rule, I'll try to handle it delicately.

On one level, it's true, "Tar Heel" is a nickname for North Carolinians. However, it is more popularly the name of a basketball team (and other sports too, but nobody pays much attention to other sports in North Carolina). And if you're not a fan of the Tar Heel basketball team, then it's a blood insult to call you a Tar Heel.

Felix, I think, got it right: the only real nickname that most North Carolinians could agree on is "Southerner."

Daniel
 

ASH said:
Well I am from Iowa and we have no issue what so ever with Iowan...

I did live in Minnesota... we were Minnasotian's.

When I lived in South Dakota, i think it was South Dakotans.... and
the small amount of time I lived in Wisconson, I think that it was Wisconson-ite.

I moved in the midwest alot.. so I suppose you could call me a midwestern...
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When I lived in Minnesota, we were Minnesotans (no second i).

My relatives in Iowa most definitely call themselves Iowans. While my friends in Wisconson are Wisconsinote.

Adult women from New Jersey call themselves Jersey Girls, as in "You're a New Yorker, I'm a Jersey Girl myself." I'm not sure if adult men say Jersey Boy.

Myself, I like to refer to myself as a Bellevuer, but I don't think it is catching on.
 

In order: Displaced Mid-Towner, Memphian, Tennessean, Southerner, American.

Most folks I know from North Carolina (half my family) call themselves Carolinians. There are Wolf-pack fans, ya know. ;p

Bonus Regional nick - Every Arkansan I know has apoplectic fits when I call them Arkansans. They prefer Arkansawyers.

Extra Bonus - For the average Southerner, there are four major American subtypes : Southerners, Texans, Californians, and all the rest are Yankees. :)
 


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