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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 104 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Alaskans and Hawaiians are incapable of forming bonds of friendship.

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

Washington and idaho as well apprently.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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 14 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I knew I liked Seattle for a reason.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 6 points 11 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 11 points 11 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 53 points 1 year 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 31 points 1 year ago (6 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 11 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 11 months ago (1 children)

People in Washington don't refer to each others.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Exclusively as comrade (not pictured)

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 26 points 1 year ago

I thought America was mostly NTSC

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 18 points 1 year ago

nice maps, homes!

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (4 children)

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

[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 11 months ago

Can't afford the ticket. . . . BACK TO SUFFRAGETTE CITY

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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)
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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ah, you must be from the North East.

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[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 11 points 11 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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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Eastern Pennsylvania apparently has no word for Bros.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 11 months ago

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

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[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago

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

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Meshuggah333@fedia.io 9 points 1 year 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 11 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?”.

[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)
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[–] Chromebby@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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

[–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Liv3 WA, can confirm.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Or Florida.

But actually it checks out for WA

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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

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

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[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

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

[–] giuseppe@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Anything goes in Michigan.

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 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 11 months ago

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

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