Regional Subtleties - Page 4

elSicomoro · 11-03-2002, 01:20 AM

I've traveled enough of the US to notice "the little things" that change as you move from one region to another. This became more apparent when I was in Boston last weekend.

In Massachusetts, you might do your grocery shopping at Shaw's or Super Stop and Shop. You can find Red Fusion in a 2 liter bottle, and you can actually redeem your plastic soda bottles for cash. You can order a lobster omelette a restaurant named Bickford's. You'll pay about $1.60 a gallon for gas, and bowling alleys have both standard lanes and lanes for candle pin bowling.

In Philadelphia, I do my grocery shopping at Acme or Super Fresh. I can only find Red Fusion in cans and 20 ounce bottles, but I can buy a Dr. Pepper at McDonald's...and we have several sodas made by Canada Dry. Ginger ale seems incredibly popular in the northeast, while it's not as prevalent back in St. Louis. I can order a pork roll omelette at IHOP, and I pay about $1.40 a gallon for gas.

In Southern Illinois, you can still buy the "new" Coke (or Coke II, as it is now known). You can also buy sodas named Double Cola and Ski. There are several fast food chains in St. Louis that we don't have in Philadelphia, like Jack in the Box, Sonic, Long John Silvers, and Fazoli's.

What have you seen in your travels?

11-03-2002, 01:20 AM	#1
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Regional Subtleties I've traveled enough of the US to notice "the little things" that change as you move from one region to another. This became more apparent when I was in Boston last weekend. In Massachusetts, you might do your grocery shopping at Shaw's or Super Stop and Shop. You can find Red Fusion in a 2 liter bottle, and you can actually redeem your plastic soda bottles for cash. You can order a lobster omelette a restaurant named Bickford's. You'll pay about $1.60 a gallon for gas, and bowling alleys have both standard lanes and lanes for candle pin bowling. In Philadelphia, I do my grocery shopping at Acme or Super Fresh. I can only find Red Fusion in cans and 20 ounce bottles, but I can buy a Dr. Pepper at McDonald's...and we have several sodas made by Canada Dry. Ginger ale seems incredibly popular in the northeast, while it's not as prevalent back in St. Louis. I can order a pork roll omelette at IHOP, and I pay about $1.40 a gallon for gas. In Southern Illinois, you can still buy the "new" Coke (or Coke II, as it is now known). You can also buy sodas named Double Cola and Ski. There are several fast food chains in St. Louis that we don't have in Philadelphia, like Jack in the Box, Sonic, Long John Silvers, and Fazoli's. What have you seen in your travels?

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