Should I move to Philly? (Philadelphia, Drexel Hill: apartment complex, to rent, house)

[Hedonism]

Originally Posted by bridge12

Uh what? Chinatown has karaoke, one of the best bars in the city, and a very popular comedy club. It's a huge nightlife hotspot.

Uh, yeah ... we're talking about food.


What's the name of the bar?

[MarketStEl]

Originally Posted by Hedonism

Uh, yeah ... we're talking about food.


What's the name of the bar?

I know you asked bridge12 that question, but the answer is Hop Sing Laundromat, in the 1000 block of Race Street.

It's a speakeasy-style bar: There's no sign over the door, and there are some very strict rules of behavior for patrons. Getting bounced from the place means you'll never get back in.

And getting in has been one of the hottest tickets in town for a while now. Some people who try never do. (I've never been inside it. But I've read a lot about it.)

[Hedonism]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

I know you asked bridge12 that question, but the answer is Hop Sing Laundromat, in the 1000 block of Race Street.

It's a speakeasy-style bar: There's no sign over the door, and there are some very strict rules of behavior for patrons. Getting bounced from the place means you'll never get back in.

And getting in has been one of the hottest tickets in town for a while now. Some people who try never do. (I've never been inside it. But I've read a lot about it.)

Really? First time hearing about that.


I prefer Bar-Ly.

[huitrecouture]

Originally Posted by MarketStEl

Some years back, I saw an ancient sign in a West Philadelphia el station that referenced "Ferries / P.R.R. Station / Center of City."

So I used a non-standard term once in a post that used the term actually used in every other instance. Sue me.

(And while you're at it, you might want to take issue with PennDOT's use of "Central Philadelphia" on highway guide signs.)

NOPE.

That's not what you said. You said "the city center" wtf.

So? Of course they have that on SIGNS including transit because we also say SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, WEST PHILADELPHIA, NORTH PHILADELPHIA, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA.

Everyone knows that.

And we don't say "Center City" often either we say DOWNTOWN.

And we say "down the shore". Not "guide sign" verbiage.

[Mr. Map Man]

It is helpful for people who post on this board that don't know a particular area, to refer to a city's core as a 'central business district,' 'city center,' or other similar verbiage that is easily digestible across all geographies.

I think everyone on this thread is well aware of the local phrases and language specific to Philly.

[AshbyQuin]

Originally Posted by huitrecouture

NOPE.

That's not what you said. You said "the city center" wtf.

So? Of course they have that on SIGNS including transit because we also say SOUTH PHILADELPHIA, WEST PHILADELPHIA, NORTH PHILADELPHIA, NORTHEAST PHILADELPHIA.

Everyone knows that.

And we don't say "Center City" often either we say DOWNTOWN.

And we say "down the shore". Not "guide sign" verbiage.

Who is "we"? Perhaps the people in your social circle do but not in mine. We typically say 'going to wildwood' or "the beach". Center city and downtown are interchangeable, I could use both terms in the same paragraph
without even realizing it. It really depends on age and demographic. Not everyone uses 'down the shore" jimmies, spigot, crick, or the infamous 'youse (guys)'.

All that being said, I fail to see how any of this relates to OP's question if "[they] should move to Philly".

[BOORGONG]

Originally Posted by AshbyQuin

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Who is "we"? Perhaps the people in your social circle do but not in mine. We typically say 'going to wildwood' or "the beach". Center city and downtown are interchangeable, I could use both terms in the same paragraph
without even realizing it. It really depends on age and demographic. Not everyone uses 'down the shore" jimmies, spigot, crick, or the infamous 'youse (guys)'.

All that being said, I fail to see how any of this relates to OP's question if "[they] should move to Philly".

Id zerdainly adds logal golor, whidge, ad de end of the day, is whad gounds, maybe.

[huitrecouture]

Originally Posted by AshbyQuin

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Who is "we"? Perhaps the people in your social circle do but not in mine. We typically say 'going to wildwood' or "the beach". Center city and downtown are interchangeable, I could use both terms in the same paragraph
without even realizing it. It really depends on age and demographic. Not everyone uses 'down the shore" jimmies, spigot, crick, or the infamous 'youse (guys)'.

All that being said, I fail to see how any of this relates to OP's question if "[they] should move to Philly".

Good old City Data can't have a decent conversation without personal attacks/insults.

"OH we disagree on something so you must be some ignorant rube who says 'youse'."


Youse" originated in Ireland among speakers switching from Gaelic to English. Gaelic has a second-person plural, sibh, and the Irish thought their newly acquired language ought to have one, too. So they conceived the neat solution of adding an "s" to "you" to make it plural. Irish immigrants brought "youse" to the United States, and it was once widely used in cities where they settled. (It's still widely used in Ireland.) The word can now be heard mainly among older people in ethnic neighborhoods of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, as well as in the mining communities of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (The Southwest Sider who asked my friend and me if we were lost was definitely Irish, because after asking if we were lost, he offered us a beer and invited us to join him to watch the mourners arriving at a wake across the street.) In Pittsburgh, the word is "yinz," a contraction of the Scots-Irish "you uns."

[Hedonism]

Wildwood? Pfffft ... that's for the lesser-than.


We go to the Crest.

[AshbyQuin]

Originally Posted by huitrecouture

Good old City Data can't have a decent conversation without personal attacks/insults.

"OH we disagree on something so you must be some ignorant rube who says 'youse'."


Youse" originated in Ireland among speakers switching from Gaelic to English. Gaelic has a second-person plural, sibh, and the Irish thought their newly acquired language ought to have one, too. So they conceived the neat solution of adding an "s" to "you" to make it plural. Irish immigrants brought "youse" to the United States, and it was once widely used in cities where they settled. (It's still widely used in Ireland.) The word can now be heard mainly among older people in ethnic neighborhoods of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, as well as in the mining communities of Michigan's Upper Peninsula. (The Southwest Sider who asked my friend and me if we were lost was definitely Irish, because after asking if we were lost, he offered us a beer and invited us to join him to watch the mourners arriving at a wake across the street.) In Pittsburgh, the word is "yinz," a contraction of the Scots-Irish "you uns."

If that's what you infer, then sure.

You were the one who started derailing the topic by rambling on about slang ,colloquialisms, and now, terminology- not me. And it's odd how a Floridian is generalizing how the everyday Philadelphian talks and speaks.

The point is, not everyone talks the same.