What do folks of regions call themselves?

Well, that's 'cuz they're nuts. ;) Guessing it's since Ohio State is based there, and the Buckeye is the mascot. Ohio's a very weird place to grow up...
 

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Greylock said:
Just draw an imaginary line south of Jacksonville. Everyone above it, good solid Southerners. Everyone below it, a mix of Yankees and Californians (for lack of a better term). :p

Actually, it's more like travel 50 miles away from the coastline are they're Southerners.

I'm a B.A.R.F.
Born And Raised in Florida

Of course, if you live in certain parts of Miami you're not a Flordian, you're "cuban".
 

Snoweel said:
Sydney - Sydneysiders
Newcastle - Novacastrians
New South Wales - New South Welshmen
Queensland - Queenslanders (duh)

As you can see, Australians aren't exactly natural wordsmiths.

Melbourne - Mexicans (according to Sydneysiders, because they're from south of the border)
Damn you, you used all the ones I wanted to use.

Very few people use "New South Welshmen" seriously, in my experience.

Western Australians, South Australians, Tasmanians, people from the Northern Territory (ha). Territorians, maybe? For what it's worth, you say "Terra-tree" with a short "ee" sound.
Canberrans (applies to anyone from the Australian Capital Territory, really, and you'd say "can-BEH-runs").
Brisvegans - comes of calling Brisbane "Brisvegas" after Las Vegas.
Mexicans is a general NSW term for Victorians, but people from Melbourne are properly called Melburnians (and I must repeat that Melbourne is not "mel-BORN").
People from Perth or Hobart don't have a name (well, Western Australians or Tasmanian scum, but . . .), and at a guess Adelaiders would do for Adelaide, as would Darwinians for Darwin.

People from the Sutherland Shire district in Sydney call themselves Shire boys and Shire girls, I've noticed. If you live anywhere west of Parramatta, you're a Westie to Sydneysiders, especially those who live on the coast.
 

Greylock said:
Just draw an imaginary line south of Jacksonville. Everyone above it, good solid Southerners. Everyone below it, a mix of Yankees and Californians (for lack of a better term).
No, no. Everyone below it is a Retired Yankee or Californian.
 

Hand of Evil said:
South Carolina - mostly gamec0cks but that is an older term that is falling out of use, we are becoming South Carolinans. In Irmo (SC) it was Irmees for the old timers, Irmoians were new comers (people who moved into the area after 78).

South Carolinians in common Parlance, though an older term is "Sandlapper," though it applies more to upstate SC than the "Low Country" (the areas around charleston).

I learned that goofy song in school,

"We are good Sandlappers,
Yes, we're good Sandlappers,
And we're very proud to say
That we live
That we live
In the very fine state in the USA!"


And now HATE that goofy song. :)
 

Tennessean. From the "Mid state" region, AKA Nashvillian... There isn't one for Murfreesboro, though it is commonly referred to as "The 'boro."

Out in North West TN, there is an area of three towns (Union, Paris, and Martin) which is referred to as the Tri-Cities area. Ironically, none of the towns are anything close to being a city.

Edit:

Also known as the Volenteers, many Tennesseans feel a kinship with their cousins in TX. They also readily identify themselves as Southerners and wear that badge with honor.

American by birth. Southern by the grace of God.

I would also consider Florida to be a Southern State. Lynyrd Skynyrd is from Florida, after all.
 
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Henry said:
South Carolinians in common Parlance, though an older term is "Sandlapper," though it applies more to upstate SC than the "Low Country" (the areas around charleston).

I learned that goofy song in school,

"We are good Sandlappers,
Yes, we're good Sandlappers,
And we're very proud to say
That we live
That we live
In the very fine state in the USA!"


And now HATE that goofy song. :)
I remember hearing that song! :mad:

Saw on the news Saturday night where our state symbol; palmetto tree and cresent moon is the second most marketable items, just falling behind the Lone Star of Texas!
 

I have a bunch having lived all over this continent:

I was born a Louisianian, dabbled with being a Tennesseean and then ended up a Floridian for a bit (my parents are both natives, my mom being from Pre-Disney World Orlando...it's an important distinction), before I moved north and grew up a Saskatchewanian (although there's some debate over the correct term, Saskatchewaners also being popular...we all pretty much agree that we're Stubblejumpers, however). Then I tried out the Hub for college (Go Terriuhs!) before ending up with the Virginians...

There's a name for Albertans as I recall, I just can't remember it. And their ain't much you can do for the Manitobans. Ontarians are unique and if you're english-canadian (or from the west) it's Quebeckers. We don't hold no truck with Quebecois if you take my meaning.

I think I'll stop now :D
 


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