I had family in Plymouth & Kingston & Larksville & shavertown, I heard plenty of that kind of talk growing up, especially around my Polish grandparents. I don't get around that part of the state much anymore & haven't in a long time, I wonder do they still talk like that there or is that something that died off
@kja73926 ай бұрын
My whole extended family os from Scranton I can attest they all still speak like this especially the "mayan"
@lazarus30689 ай бұрын
Having studied people in every sense of the word out of survival tactics as a teen when we moved from a very worldly Lake Community in NW New Jersey to Cowhampshire just before 9th grade. At that point I was pretty much well versed in openness to a greater or lesser extent. We were upper upper middle class meaning "highest end". Mother NYC suburbs raised Upper Class,dad working class but most articulate and intelligent of his kin. As an adult,moved to the NYC area at 21. Having been so misunderstood in my own back woods 3 places by my own neighbors of every class,I then found myself in those same over observant leanings,that have never left me. Yes I did well in the NYC area bolstered by a sense of ancestral belonging along with childhood memories of long visits with extended family throughout childhood. One striking common theme I found is that yes though there is a proviciality as with anywhere, on the same coin flip it at any given and???? "Openness",beyond belief and an acceptance of outsiders. You could basically ask anyone any questions whatsoever and even if the receiver was put off You still had chance to make your case,...and win them over. 22 years there bore this out... Been in Eastern PA for 11 years. Allentown to Philly. Although knew Pikes County people as a child in NW New Jersey. Wasn't consequential then But as an adult who is absolutely not Americana back woods Yes,extremely consequential. For instance 7.3 years in Philadelphia and art scene mostly,for that matter and still often find myself in very awkward social situations,40 to 60% of the time,any class or race. Conclusion: I am very approachable,amiable but won't allow my personality to be usurped or maladapted away from my core character which is what most do.. "Sell out". Oh I understand you,them you the commentator,but I am just a straight dead on but tactful person. With no desire to adopt a mask of a place as often newcomers do. Why throw away 47 years of myself for PA? But that's how they would have it in the inwardly gate and character composure I witness every day in Philadelphia. Yes exceptions aboud but in PA it's an Olympic Triathlon of social pivots just to stay intact .. Very gossipy,side eyeing,cold sholuldering,chronically sarcastic subcultures here. But yes a beautiful state physically with loads of career opportunities. Very unforgiving social landscape though. A few of my Philadelphian raised true middle classers of the Philly intelligencia agee Beautiful place,tough sell if you are a participant but not a Joiner.. Great vid!! My points to all of this are several, One great Video,very funny concept. Two yes PA is extremely varied in accents,traditions etc. 3
@AMStationEngineer10 ай бұрын
JohnCandyesque, heartwarming, and PS, Jerry and Son (West Nanticoke), and the Park Market (Nanticoke-Proper) make the region's best "Kielbossi". It is now time to "down-Da-Boilo" then act like a tourist in Polish Markets while purchasing 50 'rings of smoked' (kielbasa), with my cousin, just to hear the locals in each-and-every butcher shop stop conversing in English, then switch to (either) Polish or Slovak. We're 'gossip-mining', you-see, did I mention that we are fluent in both languages?? It's precious to see the looks on everyone's face as we translate some of that gossip into (spoken) English, bid them farewell, then inform them that we're heading over to "Stookies" for da barbecue sammies. Eh, and maybe da Tilbury for da 'swingset show'. Pray I don't get "da ooze" again!!
@Seeräuberei Жыл бұрын
I love this lmao
@dommirra5429 Жыл бұрын
This is Wyoming Valley Pa. Lingo
@Justin-hv7eu Жыл бұрын
This is still the best video ever made,
@jaythepainter1 Жыл бұрын
I am from the hill section and the die in-the-wool screen tonian and I'd like to offer.... "Me and jobesy went dahn 2da paahhhrk. He sez" oh noon turdy, it's lunch heyna? Go arder tree hahddahgs 1 wit mustard, 1 wit not, u can have dis1, dudder1, or dahbodavum"
@johnpatrick6998 Жыл бұрын
That chick in the green is pretty hot.
@All_righty10 ай бұрын
She was a milf... she is now a gilf
@JbScot2 жыл бұрын
I'm Scottish of Shetland/Orkney and Irish descent and so many of these words are part of our tongue over here too. Is Scots/Irish emigration an influence, perhaps?
@heath68022 жыл бұрын
Lot of us are Irish, Polish, or Italian. Makes perfect sense to me if that was the case!
@LiteracyLovesYou Жыл бұрын
Mostly Irish and German
@joshgraziosi81592 жыл бұрын
Incredible!
@missyk11802 жыл бұрын
Greg! I miss you being around here! My favorite chippendale stripping in the studio and muffin tossing DJ
@lisagrabowski46772 жыл бұрын
Awesome!!! Loved it!
@misterbulger2 жыл бұрын
Youse wanna go up der duday or dumarra heyna?
@noahfrey.2 жыл бұрын
Or “what cana getcha?”
@larryhinze93142 жыл бұрын
I LOVE FRICKN' FLOUINDER FLORINTINE!!
@josephchapple26363 жыл бұрын
Lmfao it’s not heyna, where did u guys even come up with that 🤣🤣🤣 it’s “ainna, ayna, aiyna, spell it how u want who cares, and it means “ain’t that right”…..for example…that’s a mighty big fish there, ainna? See how it even sounds better than “heyna” 🤣🤣🤣
@rocketflyswat3 жыл бұрын
Dude, where do you live? In Lackawanna and Luzerne counties, it is DEFINITELY heyna.
@josephchapple26363 жыл бұрын
Well if it is then please explain how exactly that makes any sense whatsoever
@TheMackCheezeShow3 жыл бұрын
@@josephchapple2636 That's how yuz talk when yuz are from Scranton!
@Denpachii2 жыл бұрын
I grew up in NEPA, It most definitely IS Heyna. From Archbald south to Pittston, With some overlap in Wilkes-Barre and Nannycote. 🤪 You ever listen to Webster and Nancy when he gets rolling, back before he retired? You would know.
@josephchapple26362 жыл бұрын
@@Denpachii all u ppl saying this grew up retarded then cuz u sound like a bunch of idiots. Only way it would make sense is if u were all on drugs…………..
@bobscorpion97223 жыл бұрын
We need a new front end on our car, Too many potholes, Haynaa!!
@bobswabbo4403 жыл бұрын
"Heynabonics" is actually a local variation of the Inland Northern ("Great Lakes") accent, very similar to white accents in places like Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit and Milwaukee. It is distinct from but related to the North Central ("Upper Midwestern") accent.
@beneciotheperson3 жыл бұрын
As a NEPA-n myself, I can confirm... Yeah...yeah pretty accurate... Though there's no escaping "Da Valley."
@geometro95123 жыл бұрын
I left at 3 and never looked back
@andyremache26673 жыл бұрын
Hello
@Azzurra2k4 жыл бұрын
When I moved from nicholson to phoenix i was on the phone with my roommate and said "I'm at the store grabbin a couple-two-tree things need anythin" and someone two alleys over yelled "someones from NEPA, Heyna or no?"
@krispyskook71074 жыл бұрын
I'm from Pottsville nepa but Never heard of this from da skook
@JoeDirtisawsome4 жыл бұрын
I grew up I. nEPA and I never heard most of this stuff before
@crossoverchildren.allarewe54123 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately this isn’t translating over to Spanish very well.
@Fahrenheit40514 жыл бұрын
That's a homophone. A synonym is a different-sounding word that means the same thing.
@abigailthompson50064 жыл бұрын
How many of youse are from da coal region?
@korey1313134 жыл бұрын
I grew up in the Heights of W-B, in the 60's.. Many of the older people spoke this way. This is a classic video. I get back to "da Valley" very infrequently now, but I haven't heard any Heynabonics in a while. It might be fading out, or perhaps I'm not listening well. My wife makes fun of me - I still say "myan" instead of mine! LOL. Good ole Wyoming Valley / NE PA.
@Isitshiyagalombili11 ай бұрын
Old people from the 60's? In '78 my family moved to Mocanacqua when I was a young kid. I saw someone "downtown" who asked, "Long time no see, henna"? I had no clue what language she was speaking, but was pretty sure it wasn't English. lol
@noahmauro29454 жыл бұрын
Misericordia class room??
@alisamaiese71914 жыл бұрын
I member I used to say melk and ordered a tray of pizza until I moved out of the area.
@rogerbloom97215 жыл бұрын
What the city council meetings😂
@keith18595 жыл бұрын
Youz. Forgotz. - I gots a sore chroat. & close Da lites
@snorlacroix22375 жыл бұрын
channel 61???? no bro its channel 16
@katmamajams5 жыл бұрын
Moving near Nanitcoke after living in the south all of my adult life. Thank you. I needed this primer.
@tedw.25945 жыл бұрын
Sounds like you knew my grandparents! They were from Wilkes Barre. I was born in Nanticoke and have been trying to explain to my sons the beauty of "heyna". They just kind of stare at me. That's what makes it so funny!
@irishpennsylvanian2.0935 жыл бұрын
Up da Mall Scrant'n heyna da myan melk I hate and love this accent at the same time
@bowlliner5 жыл бұрын
It took eleven years for me to find this. Creative and fun. I grew up on the south western boarder of the anthracite coal regions of Pennsylvania. We had "youse" and "geet". We also had "sayna" instead of "heyna".
@janedunsworth87282 жыл бұрын
That must be because you were far enough south that you were merging in with the PA Dutch "say now?" or as my relatives said, just "say?"
@MR-qh7fq6 жыл бұрын
This is awesome. So True!
@tylerstrausser76516 жыл бұрын
Wow. I never realized I talk like that
@MAC35REM6 жыл бұрын
Spot on! :)
@trollstheking26366 жыл бұрын
Why does the US hate us Pennsylvanians?
@SuperAlfaDogg6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant brilliant video. Left NEPA a long time ago. I'm glad dat youse guys still tock like dat.
@aaronphillips66986 жыл бұрын
What did I just watch
@PRmoustache886 жыл бұрын
What about "overta"? As in "Where's da beer?" It's overta. Like over yonder.
@clockman-z6 жыл бұрын
I've been talking that way slit and I'm only a teen
@floppaganda7 жыл бұрын
Who is the Margaret that it's dedicated to (at 4:56)?
@grunk0016 жыл бұрын
Margaret is the mother of Shivaun, the actress in the front row with the green shirt who is one of the key players in this piece.
@theonejokeking31917 жыл бұрын
Are they going to cover phrases like "put near" or "yuins warsh up and et up supper now"
@grunk0016 жыл бұрын
Not a chance. Wash is wosh (the osh part pronounced "awsh") and yuins is Pittburgh-ese. The Lackawanna/Susquehanna valleys have a unique dialect.
@theonejokeking31917 жыл бұрын
Haha! I'm here from a Facebook thread where we're discussing the slight variations of yins in different areas of PA. I'm from South Central PA. We don't say yus we say yuins and everyone eats hogmaw (hogmog), scrapple, and puddin. Anyone from areas of PA that can contribute about the specific way yins is used or differences in typical cultural foods in your area??
@grunk0016 жыл бұрын
Yins and its close cousin, yuins is generally attributed to Pittsburgh, the home of the "gum band" (rubber band). They also go "donton" to go downtown. They live in a "hoss" (house). Here in Heynaville Central aka Scranton, yins is "youse" as in "youse guys".
@thecunninglinguist95557 жыл бұрын
Pennsylvanian variety of Inland Northern American English. Very similar to accents in cities such as Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland & Detroit.
@EverythingIsMacabre7 жыл бұрын
"You'll frighten them! They'll think they're in a place they can't afford!" has to be one the best lines ever
@grunk0017 жыл бұрын
That is my favorite line also. I think it has to do with the way the actor really hams it up when he says that line.