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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 106 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Alaskans and Hawaiians are incapable of forming bonds of friendship.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 35 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Washington and idaho as well apprently.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 26 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

I am from Seattle.

Anecdotally:

This is correct.

People are absurdly transactional, performative and superficial about relationships and also very anti social compared to basically anywhere else I've ever been in the US.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 16 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I knew I liked Seattle for a reason.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

... either you enjoy having no friends...

... or you enjoy superficial performative 'relationships' that are all actually adversarial social status jockeying?

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago (9 children)

It was a joke. I tend to be introverted, and I love the Seattle vibe.

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[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 55 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Interesting. Can we have have at least a tiny bit of info how this data came to be?

Not just this one, but all the infographs, maps etc. Always leave entirely open if someone just guessed the data for the lulz.

This makes me a litte sad sometimes

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 34 points 10 months ago (6 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago (2 children)

So the map is more accurately titled "How American Twitter users refer..."

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 27 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"White american male twitter users", according to the last paragraph

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 10 months ago

I could have not clicked that video. But I did. And I regret it.

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[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 39 points 10 months ago (1 children)

People in Washington don't refer to each others.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 10 months ago

Exclusively as comrade (not pictured)

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 26 points 10 months ago

I thought America was mostly NTSC

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 19 points 10 months ago

nice maps, homes!

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (4 children)

what happened to man... as in hey man.

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[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 months ago

Seattle Freeze is REAL

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago (3 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)
[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago (3 children)
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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Northeast US left off because they just say "Yo asshole"

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[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I love that New England doesn't show a preference for any of the choices. My theory: Boston throws off the curve with "asshole" and "fucker" and the data scientists didn't want to cover cursing.

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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 13 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Anybody use the word fucker as a term of endearment? "What's up, fucker?"

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Ah, you must be from the North East.

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Eastern Pennsylvania apparently has no word for Bros.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 10 months ago

It's just a nod and a quickly whispered "Go Birds."

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So there's PAL, where's NTSC, and SÉCAM?

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[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago

I was upset that Kentucky didn't have much coverage, but then I realized that "Hosscat" wasn't one of the choices.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Meshuggah333@fedia.io 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I don't know why but "fella" sounds old fashioned to me.

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 9 points 10 months ago

Hypothesis: you can go to the Great lakes region and just make random noises and people will be like "hey, what's up?”.

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't forget "guy" and "chief".

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 10 months ago (4 children)

People in Georgia and Washington State apparently don't have friends.

[–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Liv3 WA, can confirm.

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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 8 points 10 months ago

Been ‘dude’ for me as long as I’ve been alive.

[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago (7 children)

Speaking of brotymology, what's a gender neutral version of bro/man?

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[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Suggests that in Georgia, Americans don't refer to their friends

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[–] Chromebby@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

West coast here. There’s also “man” and “guys.” I use those way more than “dude” lol

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[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

The large amounts of no-bro-zones scares me.

[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

Where is sexy-(square)pants? Man-in-tights? Curly-cock? Dick-broom?

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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 10 months ago

People really say "fella"? It seems centered around Louisiana?

[–] stammi@feddit.org 6 points 10 months ago

You can call me Al.

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