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To: SeekAndFind

Many moons ago, a bunch of Pittsburghers moved to rural north Alabama to start a factory. The language gap was immense. The best one was the phrase “I don’t care to” do something. That meant “Yes, I will do that” in the local dialect, but to the ‘Burghers it meant “Nope - not gonna do it”. Almost got some folks fired before it got worked out.


11 posted on 12/26/2024 7:58:20 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Still bitterly clinging to rational thought despite its unfashionability)
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To: Some Fat Guy in L.A.

Right. LOL. I just posted that same thing. It took us a while after moving to TN to realize we weren’t being insulted. Just the opposite.


91 posted on 12/27/2024 3:32:18 AM PST by MayflowerMadam (It's hard not to celebrate the fall of bad people. - Bongino)
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