Growing up in the southwestern United States and having parents from the northeast, Vanessa Roberts traveled many times to the New York metropolitan area to visit family and friends. This gave her the opportunity to observe both cultures firsthand, listen to the many comments, and be surprised at the preconceived notions that the people from these regions have about each other. Having the opportunity to watch, listen, and learn, made Vanessa realize that it is true there are many differences, but in the end, these two groups of people are actually very similar.
Obviously everyone in both regions primary language is English, there are words and phrases that are used only in one area or the other. While residents of the north "get ready to" do something, the southerners "are fixin' to" do something. The new Yorkers refer to a group as "you guys" while in the south you hear "y"all". When you go into a restaurant up north you order a soda, but in the south you order a pop. The northerners will be planning to "meet" with someone, while the southerners will be planning to "visit" with someone.
In the northeast there are none of the state fairs that are very prevalent in the south, but instead they have the boardwalk along the seashore. While one is mobile and goes from town to town the other is a permanent fixture, yet both are only enjoyed during the summer months. When people go to either the boardwalk or the fair, they love to eat the food, but much of the food is different. At the fair you will find corn dogs, fried candy bars, and turkey legs, while at the boardwalk you find sausage and peppers, clams, mussels, and shrimp. You never find a chicken fried steak in the north and you won't find a Taylor ham sandwich in the south. You will find pizza at both locations both you will also find that many times it tastes very different. .
Northeasterners are many times accused of being in too much of a hurry and not being friendly.