Y'ain't from 'round here, R ya? How can YOU tell whether someone isn't from your area? (high school, living in)

[Neworleansisprettygood]

Originally Posted by pgm123

It's the law. The same thing applies to New Jersey, though they have some pretty cheap gas considering the region.

I was more wondering about the rationale behind the law.

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[snoopygirlmi]

Originally Posted by 585WNY

If you don't pronounce "Charlotte" as "Shar-LOT" then you are not from Rochester, NY.

Or Charlotte, Michigan.

[motormaker]

Originally Posted by Neworleansisprettygood

I was more wondering about the rationale behind the law.

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They don't think the people are smart or safe enough to do it.

[Rob Allen]

We like being able to sit it our cars and let someone else do it.

The law has been upheld in public votes multiple times.

[CowsAndBeer]

Originally Posted by Rob Allen

We like being able to sit it our cars and let someone else do it.

The law has been upheld in public votes multiple times.

Everyone would likely prefer that, it's not why it's a law. I'd be interested in this explanation, as well.

[Rob Allen]

It was originally done for safety reasons, and all attempts to repeal it have been rejected soundly by voters.

[Andy]

Originally Posted by Neworleansisprettygood

Why can't you pump your own gas in Oregon?

Univ. of Oregon grads need jobs.

[new2colo]

Originally Posted by Deezus

It's basically a Southern California thing to say "the 405" or "the 5". I grew up around the Bay Area and people just said "80" or "280" or "101" or "Highway 1" or "Highway 17"--or you used to old school names for the freeways like "Bayshore".

They say "the" in Vegas and Phoenix too. There are also exceptions like locals in Buffalo referring to Interstate 290 as the 290 and some people in southern New Jersey referring to Route 42 as the 42 freeway.

[LauraC]

1) They honk the horn at a traffic light if the person in front of them isn't fast enough on the gas pedal.

2) They don't make eye contact.

3) If they are a man, they hold the door open for you after they've already gone through it (if at all).

4) They don't re-register their car. Even though they have been here for a long time the still have the old state's plates.

[dexter14]

I live 3 blocks from Disneyland, this is tourist central. Out of towners are easy to spot, they aren't Mexican.