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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m from north Wilmington and my parents grew up in blue collar Philly neighborhoods (they always called it Philly, not sure why that is a no-no).
As noted above, wooder=water and quooder=quarter. There is also a weird long “o” in home or throne (or just the word Oh) - not sure how to type it, but it’s like “heooome”. We drop words. For instance, “I’m done my soup” is perfectly acceptable, whereas uptight DMV types insist on extra words I.e. “I’m done with my soup.” All of my relatives are far more direct than people typically are in the DMV. I get told a lot that I am “very genuine” - by which I suspect people here mean rude or blunt.

Tastykakes are the best! Wawa is the best! [/quote]

Ha ha, this is the first post that rings true without being terribly rude or classist.

I live here. I don't love it. I don't hate it, either. It grows on you. VERY parochial -- most people who live here now grew up here. A lot of people identify you or stereotype you by a.) where you went to high school and/or b.) "your parish." It used to be extremely Catholic, less so now, so people really are judged by the parish in their neighborhood.

That being said, it's pretty in some parts, amazing history, good food scene. Much lower cost of living. You can have a nice life here. But some of the things other people said are true. It is dirty and a little weird, LOL. [/quote]

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