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SendAstronomy t1_jdndznh wrote

Reply to comment by Allemaengel in Did you know that Pennsylvania is one of the 19 states that doesn't have an official language? by so-unobvious

How could we decide between Yinz and Jawn?

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Allemaengel t1_jdneqer wrote

Just like we do between pop and soda, sub and hoagie, and Sheetz and Wawa.

It's based on your cultural genetics given you by your childhood zip code, lol.

In all seriousness, we don't really use either term here in the Poconos.

Edit: spelling

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Decent_Nectarine_758 t1_jdo61m9 wrote

Do Philly people not call them hoagies? I thought that was the one thing that united us Pennsylvanians🤣

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Allemaengel t1_jdoaccs wrote

Yes. Typically most people within about a 60-mile radius of Center City Philly do. I'm about 80 miles out and people here more likely call them subs though I grew up closer to the city and call them goagies. I saw a map once showing where in the U.S. they were called subs vs. grinders vs. hoagies and most of PA and most of the country call them subs apparently.

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Decent_Nectarine_758 t1_jdoaiqq wrote

Ah, thanks for the clarification. Guess it’s more of a thing that unites Pittsburgh and Philly!

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missym59 t1_jdpcqoo wrote

Back in the ‘60’s we used to call them zeps. (I lived between Pottstown and Phoenixville) Somewhere along the way we began calling them hoagies, yet here in Canada we call them subs.

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StudyIntelligent5691 t1_jdpkjgo wrote

I’m totally remembering zeps, and that’s from the mid 70s when I lived in Norristown..

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