CHAT: Distances among Communities
| From: | Brian Betty <bbetty@...> |
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| Date: | Wednesday, March 10, 1999, 14:47 |
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On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Raymond A. Brown wrote: "Well, within 150 miles. Yes,
yes, I know that in the US that's considered almost living next door :)"
Padraic replied: "Well, not quite _next door_; but certainly down the street!"
Maybe for most Americans, but when you hit New England, it's not true ...
Lord! I can't imagine living in a state much larger than a pseudo-community
... I mean, there are distinctive dialects within a hundred miles of each
other here!
It's odd to think that Rhode Islanders feel a dark hostility towards
Connecticutians ... and a mixture of anger and jealousy at Massachusetts
residents ... and *Rhode Island* is roughly the size of Houston TX or
Anchorage AK!
New England is fun, but weird.
BB
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