People and their strange mannerisms.

[Gxas]

So I got to college a couple weeks ago. This is the first time I've actually spent a lot of time with people from other states/countries. Being born and raised in Ohio, I never really realized the different mannerisms people from different areas had.

I was hanging with my new friend from Massachusetts and everything to him was "mad" or "wicked".

I'm just wondering what odd mannerisms or sayings you have heard from people. Yes, soda/pop/coke is one of these.

 

[Yami Blade]

I assume that your friend is probably immitating some rolemodel or social group however you are right that there are loads of mannerisms. Many of my friends prefer to substitute weird sayings instead of swearing. I think last time was "thats not cricket" in a serious voice, or something to that effect

 

[MarcusStrout]

Haha the mad and wicked thing I totally feel around Maine. Never really got into mannerisms. 'Round here, its usually too much grunting to get any real words out discernably anyway ;-)

 

[Gxas]

You're from around there? Well we were looking at the cars in the parking lots and we saw a really nice one. He promptly yelled, "Shit on my chest! That's a nice car!"
Is that used often around you?

 

[Yami Blade]

do you mean you never bothered to pick any up or you dont understand them? If its the later I would be happy to explain how they happen phsychologicaly (at least in theory)I cant say I have heard the car one no... Nor can I exlain it easily

 

[Blind Punk Riot]

Dude! I'm totally stoked this thread has been made. Bare props to you Gxas!
The awesomtacular use of wordage is a bit sketchy these days, but I'm sure people understand most of what other people say. For serious! It's just like translating a different language.

But like most the words are the same. And "shit on my chest" is a pure example of being amazed or shocked. Its a bit like "shit the bed" but thats blates the English version.


Generally I remove all the slang and carp that I would usually say when typing, but maybe it shouldn't be removed by anyone...


I'm pretty sure no matter where you are someone will say "thats what she said" to point out some sexual inuendo.

I'd well like to read Yami Blade's theory on how they develop though... *cough*

 

[Yami Blade]

Ask and ye shal receive :3 According to the theorems of respected phsycologists mannerisms are dervied from a role model defined for an attractive personality, respectable decent or leaders of a life of luxury. The person then note the behaviours of said rolemodel and either actively or subconciously immitate them in an attempt to become them and gain the success however they usualy do not fully immitate choosing only certain speech patterns. Role models used to be holy figures or those of power but are now those in the media.
A "simple" explanation for you : )

 

[buckythefly]

I have encountered some fun ones, A girl from Canada who only ever said eh when someone asked her if she was from Canada. Also in my town up north I've noticed a trend of everyone saying "I'll see what I can do" backwards, they say "I'll see what I can't do" it means the same thing but its definitely weird, I've battled on the Soda Vs Pop front as well but who hasn't.

 

[NewClassic_v1legacy]

Mannerisms, hm?

On and offline I use some that aren't particularly common.

I usually use "unsane" for levels of insanity beyond normal labeling of "insane." I use "gents" as a gender-neutral non-specific plural. (Most people use "ya'll" for that around here.)

Outside of that, "How ya'll doin'?" is an acceptable local greeting, and commonly used. Double contractions (which I am guilty of, mostly "shouldn't've") are used very frequently here as well. Those are the only ones that I can think of off the top of my head. More to come later, maybe.

 

[Gxas]

Have you ever heard any that just really get to you? I absolutely hate when people say y'all.

 

[PrinnyGod]

I'm pretty sure no matter where you are someone will say "thats what she said" to point out some sexual inuendo.

Actually i have heard of my friends having to explain "that's what she said" to two people from other countries... they reportadly shook their heads

I tend to use sin in place of swears some times. I some how picked up some British exclaimitories, such as bloody hell, don't know where or why. Level up is one i use often to pretty much say "a new level of something" only i never explain what the something is, it's implied by the topic. Online i insist on saying heelo in im and have answered the phone when i knew who was calling like that. But that's just me...

there is the classic one for maine accents, but that doesn't seem to have hit me.

 

[Hiddlebits]

Where I live, people tend to use the word "But" as others would use the word mate.

"Oh But, howz you?" being an example of But in use. It does tend to grate the nerves after a while.

 

[TaboriHK]

One of the main reasons I love seeing British/Aussies angry is when they start cursing, it is a a streaming study of how different our slang is. I hear words I've never heard before, words given meanings that make no sense here, and so on. It's edutainment at it's finest.

 

[Simski]

I am a person for memes.
This sadly ends in me often making dull inside jokes for myself such as saying:
"You're a ___" everytime someone says something and I'm confused or when I'm annoyed.
Example:

Someone: Were you listening to me right now?
Me: Huh?
Someone: I were telling you to stop watching that stupid television.
Me: You're a television.

This also extends into "Your mum's a" and other such things as well.
It's more of a bad impulse rather than something I do while trying to be funny because quite obviously, they're rarely that funny.

Memes are for the internets.

 

[BallPtPenTheif]

People from northern california say the word "hella" all the time, as in "That car is hella awesome."

It annoys the crap out of me because it makes no sense in any context. Obviously it's the shortening of "hell of a" but somehow became used to describe an abstract notion of quantative emotional size or value.