Thursday, December 11, 2008

Weird RI/New England Traditions

These are some interesting behaviors I've observed while living here (excluding some of the more obvious ones) :

People say Wicked (supposedly only a RI phrase)
Celebrating holidays that don't exist else where (Columbus Day and Victory Day -> previously known as V-J Day)
Obsession with Duncan Doughnuts, particularly their coffee
They call grits, polenta - which I had always thought were similar but not the same thing
Multifamily houses
Dancing Crossing Guards

1 comment:

Sean Honea said...

I've never understood the obsession with Duncan Doughnuts' coffee. Ah old roomie from Jersey used to rave about it that and White Castles hamburgers.