What do philly people say

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Wawa is the GOD of convenience stores here. Even then, Wawa can do a pretty good cheesesteak. Philly residents could eat that all day if you let them, but they love it most on their cheesesteaks. Philadelphians have an accent, although they will be quick to point out that you have the accent, not them. Skip to content. Will I understand the accents and the lingo? That one could take a little more time. But, never fear! I'm here to help. Here is a guide to Philly jargon and what it means.

I've also included a pronunciation guide at the end for some uncommon regional names and then some very common words that Philadelphians pronounce in a very different way. The stereotype is that we say "youse guys," but you'll hear just "youse" more. It's the Philadelphia slang version of "y'all," and once you start saying it, it becomes a habit. If you're from Philadelphia, you've probably spent most of your Sundays rooting for the Iggles. After all, we live and die by our sports teams, no matter how many times they break our hearts.

Confession: I genuinely didn't know it was a "spigot" until I was I asked a friend of mine from Georgia to turn on the spicket, and she looked at me like I had three heads. At some point in our lives, we were taught to never end a sentence with a preposition You won't hear "Where are you?

Instead, "Where yat?