The other day I was visiting one of my message boards and came across a post about an online quiz someone had regarding: Are you more Yankee or Dixie? Growing up entirely in the South I figured I’d be a Dixie and I have taken this before but was borderline Yankee-Dixie thanks to my grandparents. Well after living 3 years in Houston, Texas I have apparently become more Dixie than before and my previous ranking of 59% has shot up to 87%!
I think these questions are what got me:
What’s that road along an Interstate highway?
Frontage road
Service road
Access road
Feeder
RESULT: Local use in Houston and eastern Great Lakes
What’s a drive through liquor store called?
I haven’t heard of any such thing, or none of the below
Brew thru
Beverage barn
Party barn
RESULT: Largely a Texas term but also used in the urbanized Northeast. (well in Louisiana it’s a Daiquiri shop but that wasn’t a choice)
Seems like those Texans are rubbing off on me. lol
Wanna see if you are more Yankee or Dixie? Take the quiz and post your results!
http://www.angelfire.com/ak2/intelligencerreport/yankee_dixie_quiz.html
June 1st, 2008 at 11:51 am
Ooh. This looks fun. I’m on my way out the door right now, but when I get back I’ll let you know how it turns out for me.
October 13th, 2008 at 6:45 pm
If a drive through liquor store is a beverage barn then what is a drive through liqour and ammo store? Or do they just have those in Arizona?
I haven’t lived in Texas for a long time. Went to high school in Bayton for a bit but this yankee didn’t fit in too well. So is it still legal for the passnger to drink in Texas?
Phil
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