What makes a Rhode Islander a Rhode Islander? (Providence, Newport: moving, service)

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by sheshie88

I was born and raised in RI......Now living in Virginia....
A true Rhode Islander, loves choricou on everything. An Awful, Awful from Newport Creamry can not be beat - even better a Cabinet......The 50 steps is a great place to think and ponder. Coffee syrup is a MUST with a pastrami grinder.....Alot has changed since I have left, but I will always have fond memories....

Regarding those born and raised in RI, no matter where they go, this is true...."You can take the person out of Rhode Island but you cannot take Rhode Island out of the person".

RI native now living permanently in NC.

[TheJickler]

Hey Rnrboy,

I moved here from Florida myself about 5 years ago. I agree that to most Rhode Islanders, twenty minutes is a LONG drive. In Florida, that's what I expected it to take just to get to the grocery store!
I hear about the coffee milk, but I've yet to try it.
I think going to P-Bruins games makes someone a RI'er as well.
People here talk about "bubblers" and "jimmies", but I refuse to use those terms!

[GermanSpy]

Bruce Sundlun told me a joke once which I find very descriptive of Rhode Islanders:

A man from Rhode Island and his brother in law, a Texan, sit on the Rhode Islander's porch and have a drink together.

The Texan says:
"So, tell me, how much land do you have?"

His brother in law just shrugs and points to a tree at the corner of his property, then to a stonewall on the other side.

"That's about it. Not too much."

The Texan laughs for a while and when he calms down he says:

"When I want to get to the borders of my land, I get into a pickup truck in the morning, drive west and in the evening I finally reach the western border of my property."

The Rhode Islander nods sagely and says:

"Yupp, had a car like that once too."

[leighland]

Originally Posted by sheshie88

A true Rhode Islander, loves choricou on everything.

I spent the first 17 years of my life in RI. I have lived in 6 states, both coasts, since. I still say "Bubbler" to which my Texan hubby laughs. But I have no idea what a "choricou" is. Please help...

[GermanSpy]

Originally Posted by leighland

I spent the first 17 years of my life in RI. I have lived in 6 states, both coasts, since. I still say "Bubbler" to which my Texan hubby laughs. But I have no idea what a "choricou" is. Please help...

Chouriço's the portuguese name for a certain pork sausage. Lots of portuguese people in Rhode Island so lots of chouriço around.

[leighland]

Ah..sounds yummy...we used to go to a Portuguese bakery on Hope Street for Sweet Bread when I was a kid.

[GermanSpy]

I'd say it's an acquired taste. Some people love it, some hate it.

Definitely not for everybody, but hey...

[RuralCoastalGuy]

Originally Posted by leighland

I spent the first 17 years of my life in RI. I have lived in 6 states, both coasts, since. I still say "Bubbler" to which my Texan hubby laughs. But I have no idea what a "choricou" is. Please help...

Now, if you want to impress your hubby, be reminded that natives pronounce chourico as shooreese, with heavier emphasis on the reese, and say it with gusto!

Bubbla is still valid slang in Rhody.

How about jeet? (Did you eat?). Get the movie Federal Hill. It's like taking a language lesson...

[mikey2]

Personally, I've never met anyone who didn't like chourico sandwiches (I'm sure there out there, but I've never met them).

Chourico is also great in cooking a wide variety of dishes as well. It really spices things up.

I recently moved to Southwest Florida.
The first time I walked into a Publix Supermarket....Ding.. there's the Chourico...... ahhhhh... just like home.

[boliyou]

...and planning a move to RI in June. I'm looking forward to it, although the high taxes and flat job market are making me a little concerned. Still, I'm hearing much more positive than negative feedback.

This post is interesting; it's giving me a different perspective on the everyday. Thanks!