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BunnyBaby
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Spinoff to throwing change....
As New Yorkers, there are things we do & traditions we have the seem strange to people in other parts of the country (ex: Throwing change in someones new car for good luck). My question is-
What are some traditions you have witnessed in other parts of the country that are the norm for them, but are not normal for us?
For those that live out of state, feel free to answer!
Thanks!
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june262004
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Jean shorts at a wedding worn by the brother of the groom 
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:17 AM |
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pinkandblue
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
bringing gifts to a wedding instead of a check
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:17 AM |
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JE7391
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Message edited 11/29/2007 3:13:30 PM.
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:17 AM |
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BunnyBaby
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by june262004
Jean shorts at a wedding worn by the brother of the groom
Um.. okay!
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:18 AM |
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Diane
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by stephanief
bringing gifts to a wedding instead of a check
I agree, or how casual they were dressed at a wedding.
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:19 AM |
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Wendy
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by MrsKL
I have to tell you - I moved from NY to FL and have thrown change in my friends' new cars down here... And the response I get is them looking at me like I have 7 heads. LOL suffice to say, it was new to them.
Is this a New Yorker thing? I lived in Queens all my life and never heard of it/saw it until I moved to LI.
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june262004
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by BunnyBaby
Posted by june262004
Jean shorts at a wedding worn by the brother of the groom
Um.. okay!
Are you questioning that or do you think it's strange also .
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BunnyBaby
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by june262004
Posted by BunnyBaby
Posted by june262004
Jean shorts at a wedding worn by the brother of the groom
Um.. okay!
Are you questioning that or do you think it's strange also .
I absolutely find it strange as well!
(Sorry if I came off as if I didn't understand you!)
Wow. Jean shorts. (At least he was comfortable!)
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june262004
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by BunnyBaby
Posted by june262004
Posted by BunnyBaby
Posted by june262004
Jean shorts at a wedding worn by the brother of the groom
Um.. okay!
Are you questioning that or do you think it's strange also .
I absolutely find it strange as well!
(Sorry if I came off as if I didn't understand you!)
Wow. Jean shorts. (At least he was comfortable!)
Things are just so different in other places
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CouponKT
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
I had friends from Indiana that had NO CLUE what a PBA Card was and how to use it!
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:32 AM |
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Kissy331
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Went to my cousins wedding in VA. There is no music or dancing until after dinner is served. The guest sit around chit chatting...
Also gifts at the wedding.
Cash bar
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:34 AM |
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Brittny817
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Aside of how different weddings are in other parts of the country....
thinking that the Olive Garden is good Italian food is pretty strange to me but not to people outside of NY
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:34 AM |
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Brittny817
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Now that I think of it there are a few others...mostly slang terms;
refering to a hero as a sub or a hoggie
soda as pop
getting ID'd at a bar is referred to as "carded."
Gym class is referred to as PE
I also find that people in other parts of the country are fascinated by how well NY'ers are in touch with their roots/culture. A lot of people I know from other parts of the country don't really know what their culture/nationality is.
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:37 AM |
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melbalalala
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by Brittny817
Aside of how different weddings are in other parts of the country....
thinking that the Olive Garden is good Italian food is pretty strange to me but not to people outside of NY
Or what you and I were talking about the other day... having just enough food for the people there?
I live in Maryland, and DHs family will have 6 hamburgers for 6 people there... or 12 cookies for dessert, 2 per person. It BOGGLES my mind, coming from a place where we had enough to feed 50 at all events "just in case" 
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Anniegrl
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Going to "Prom" instead of "THE Prom".
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| Posted 11/14/07 11:41 AM |
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Kara
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by Kissy331
Went to my cousins wedding in VA. There is no music or dancing until after dinner is served. The guest sit around chit chatting...
Also gifts at the wedding.
Cash bar
I just went to a wedding in PA like this. They served EVERYTHING (including cake) one right after the other, and there was no dancing until this was all done.
It actually wasn't cash bar, but it was all well liquor (not top shelf like in this area).
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MrsS2005
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by Kara
Posted by Kissy331
Went to my cousins wedding in VA. There is no music or dancing until after dinner is served. The guest sit around chit chatting...
Also gifts at the wedding.
Cash bar
I just went to a wedding in PA like this. They served EVERYTHING (including cake) one right after the other, and there was no dancing until this was all done.
It actually wasn't cash bar, but it was all well liquor (not top shelf like in this area).
I've been to out of state weddings like this as well. Also, for out of state weddings, we've had to pick our entree choice when we returned the response card.
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Message edited 8/24/2009 10:48:55 AM.
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Anniegrl
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by cpanyc
Posted by BunnyBaby
What are some traditions you have witnessed in other parts of the country that are the norm for them, but are not normal for us?
In the south it is tradition to eat black-eyed peas and greens on New Years Day. This is supposed to bring you good luck and prosperity in the new year.
Oh, I forgot about that one! DH's family lives in Mobile, AL and they do the King cake (not at New Year's, but for Mardi Gras).
Message edited 11/14/2007 12:16:20 PM.
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alisonggg
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
French Fries on top of salads
and both Mustard and Ketchup on hamburgers when you order them out two things that I had never heard of till I went to college in PA
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diva7531
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Down in Aruba (I think I have seen this somewhere else as well) they stack rocks, and forgive me I forget the exact meaning, nut they represent hopes, wishes, fertility and the like.
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jklein1323
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
My best friend is from Chicago so her wedding was there...the were supposed to do the whole no dancing until after all the food, but she had that modified for us Ny'ers lol and also the bride and groom were part of cocktail hour and still got announced in after cocktail hour.
And at their proms they all carry boquet instead of a corsage.
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june262004
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by jklein1323
also the bride and groom were part of cocktail hour and still got announced in after cocktail hour.
I did that at my wedding here. Not to strange
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Marcie
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Re: Spinoff to throwing change....
Posted by Wendy
Posted by MrsKL
I have to tell you - I moved from NY to FL and have thrown change in my friends' new cars down here... And the response I get is them looking at me like I have 7 heads. LOL suffice to say, it was new to them.
Is this a New Yorker thing? I lived in Queens all my life and never heard of it/saw it until I moved to LI.
Really - my parents grew up in Queens and they were the ones that taught me that 
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