How to tell if you're from New England

@Lustig Andrei,

other than the Dunkin Donuts - I appear to live in New England Laughing

though New England seems to be missing the required block heaters and battery blankets for the caaaaahh

@Lordyaswas,

Lordyaswas wrote:

Lustig Andrei wrote:

If you want a soda but ask for a tonic...you're form Greater Boston.

Tonic and soda are the same thing over there?

I'm obviously missing a nuance.

I guess just in New England.

Tonic is tonic water to me.

In Texas, any soda is a coke, but ususally you're meaning a Dr. Pepper.

Mostly though we drink iced tea, pronounced aahce tea.

FBM would totally get this.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

. . . though New England seems to be missing the required block heaters
and battery blankets for the caaaaahh

It's not that cold here.

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@chai2,

You don't hear soda called "tonic" much any more, except by older New
Englanders.

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@George,

It's warm here if you only need to plug in one of them Twisted Evil

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@chai2,

Interesting.

We actually have both here. The ordinary (bitter tasting) tonic, and ordinary soda water (no bitterness).

Whisky and soda. Gin and tonic.

Cheers!

http://www.thomasgreens.nl/media/16224011_H.jpg

http://www.liquorlockerla.com/wp-content/uploads/Schweppes-Diet-Tonic-Water-1-Liter-Bottle.jpg

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@chai2,

aahce tea should always be followed by a dramatic "Ashley, Ashley"

What I'm picking up from this is that New England has a good smattering of old England, but is much more Canadian in style than American.

eh?

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@Lordyaswas,

is that different from

http://www.superama.com.mx/superama/images/products/img_large/0750119833356L.jpg

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@ehBeth,

I've never tried that one, ehbeth, but if it's just basically fizzy water with a very slight salty taste, then it's the same.

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@Lordyaswas,

likely the same thing but with a fancier name

when I was little I thought you could only get club soda at the curling club Laughing

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If you know exactly where you were on October 27, 2004.

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@ehBeth,

Along with a club sandwich.

The first time I ever tried one of those, I took a big bite not knowing that there was a wooden spiky thing stuck right the way through it.

I couldn't wolf whistle for at least two weeks.

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Indian tonic contains quinine which is an anti malarial drug. That why it was a tonic when drunk in India, during the Raj. I don't think soda water has any effect on malaria, although you could squirt it at the mosquitos.

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@Lustig Andrei,

Quote:

If there's a Dunkin Donuts on every corner, you live in New England .

Or similarly -- if there is a Dunkin Donuts in your directions, you live in New England....

Have you ever received or given driving directions that did not include -- at the Dunkin Donuts take a right....

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@jespah,

jespah wrote:

If you know exactly where you were on October 27, 2004.

Yeah.

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@Linkat,

Linkat wrote:

. . . Have you ever received or given driving directions that did not
include -- at the Dunkin Donuts take a right....

Worse yet: "Take the third exit out of the rotary . . . "

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For ehBeth, substitute Tim Horton's for Dunkin' Donuts.

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@George,

My hosts told me that I could use the bureau outside the room as well.

They didn't think, I wanted to do some office work, they just offered more drawers. (That was in New Ireland aka South Boston.)

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In Sweden I have a byrå (from french bureau) with drawers with my jumpers which I wear when it is cold
I know how to cross country ski, and I like it.

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@ehBeth,

ehBeth wrote:

other than the Dunkin Donuts - I appear to live in New England

You've got Tim Hortons.

edit. Sorry, I just saw that George already mentioned that.

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