Why do people like bashing Pennsylvania?

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The people of Pittsburgh have the "ugliest accent in America" - or at least that's what one online survey found. BBC Pop Up's Matt Danzico asks why people enjoy bashing Pennsylvania.
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[@seananthony7728]

I would like to point out that eastern and western PA are completely separate communities

[@capricornickus]

Indeed we are. I'm over in Northwestern PA out in the boonies but I travel quite a bit so I can say that West and East are quite different.

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

And that NEPA is quite different than Philly. Heck, Pike County is very different than Scranton.

[@survivedit8896]

I’m from Western PA. It’s a whole different world here, not in a good way

[@mclanee]

erie gang y’all don’t have the lake baby

[@brianverbanickjr.5551]

I’m from Western PA, and it isn’t getting better, but that’s kinda because I live right outside of Pittsburgh and I live next to a few bad communities in a way, Homestead, Duequense, Munhall, yep, live near there

[@josephwatson4292]

I live in PA I thought bashing PA was something only people in PA did lmaooooo

[@averycanady3214]

I am from PA too. I live in Philly and we think that our accent sounds so much better.

[@dudewatevs56]

I mean, I live in Hanover PA (Small ass town SW of York) and our accents here range from full on hick to Philly, to everything else American frankly.

[@deathofastrawberry8669]

Yeah man I'm from Hershey we just flame the amish and Philly

[@averycanady3214]

InfamousOG Philly has a good accent

[@randomfandom3343]

Joseph Watson I’m a Delco native but I frequent philly and I thought we got on ourselves more than the rest of the world too, apart from the fact some of us say water like ‘wooder’ . I never realized pa got so much hate.

[@annabellenolan2682]

"Pennsylvanians might often feel like they're in an abusive relationship with the media." Me: I feel more like I'm in an abusive relationship with the roads.

[@kgbofficer5629]

Same roads here in PA friggin suck

[@Only_Cosmic]

Frigging Penndot

[@kitty667]

🤣😂

[@kitty667]

I saw something that was like: I hate how we have to pay for a paper that says our cars are fit for the road Just to drive on roads that aren’t fit for cars

[@hymonom]

Mechanic and insurance company: “Do you mind explaining why your car has a black eye?” Me: “… … It fell into a pothole.”

[@westindixie]

East PA and West PA are VERY different, including our accents!

[@Blahblahblah769]

westindixie got that Jawn right

[@Anthony_Ashbaugh]

westindixie philly is garbage let’s go pens 😂

[@sethb9545]

You got Southern accents ?

[@jonathannycum5809]

Eastern PA is basically New Jersey

[@sethb9545]

@@jonathannycum5809 I hope not we don't need anymore worthless Democrats.

[@Yaboiwild]

You wouldn’t be watching this video if you aren’t from Pennsylvania

[@zacharymorin5696]

Cash Money Not how it works

[@purpleblunt6679]

Ohio

[@parisb5148]

canada boii 🚀🤩

[@Quet00]

I feel like that may not be true, but I live in Pittsburgh so I can't really argue...

[@aliciaballesteros-mitchell1059]

wershington

[@NWLR-tv]

Only we Pennsylvanians can make fun of ourselves *Cough* but at least we ain't New Jersey *Cough*

[@yoanmarquetti599]

NWLR. TV facts 😂😂😂

[@nicksiriannithecannolieate5461]

Fuck New Jersey

[@victoriamayo5774]

NWLR. TV that’s right 🤪❤️☮️

[@shortround3094]

Or NewYork

[@fakefirstnamefakelastname4324]

True true. Also just either stay in the east, or be Amish. And no matter what, we aren’t New Jersey.

[@hannahh6246]

I’m from Pittsburgh and I legitimately do not care if people don’t like our accent

[@Anthony_Ashbaugh]

Hannah Hollandaze lets go pens

[@lexschrader3375]

I'm from Bloomsburg

[@fudgel1126]

I love my accent.

[@muddy3406]

Hannah Sassafras preach my fellow pittsburghian!!!!!

[@roseleelauper514]

exactly lol

[@robertm.9633]

One thing they can’t call us, is lazy. I left Pennsylvania 18 years ago with a work ethic that ran circles around most people my age.

[@plymouth491]

Our ancestors helped build this goddamned country, too. That's why I'm proud to be blue collar.

[@robertmckeon297]

Same here man. Moving from Maine to Colorado 15 years ago. Scranton looked pretty cool to me.

[@Msasha2727]

Yeah buddy!!!

[@thinblacknoodles]

Amen from Philadelphia but lived In VA NYC and AZ Philadelphia and PA people have t hff e best work ethic

[@rhainbowrhailien]

That is a fact. I worked until I hurt badly enough to get Edema in my legs and I was wage slaved on 3 dollars an hour because of my Disability. Prejudice is an evil unlike any other.

[@brennan3016]

how the hell did we lose to boston??

[@dindings]

I thought we had the worst in Brooklyn, just after NJ

[@sadnsorrow9244]

I'm honestly wondering the same thing

[@adamb.8112]

Mass-hole accents are the worst, also Minnesota.

[@Prophezora]

Thats what I am saying!

[@WingedMatchbox]

Or to New York ?

[@snakejanders]

People from Pennsylvania probably bash Pennsylvania more than people from any other state lmao

[@rebeccahicks4949]

After moving elsewhere, I discovered that people in other states don't really talk or think about Pennsylvania at all.

[@westcoastrenegade8594]

Jake Sandstorm fuck you California piece of shit

[@rojoecasey6852]

Jake Sandstorm true. But don't let anyone else do it! We'll go off.

[@kbking16]

Jake Sandstorm true though. I moved from Philly to the suburbs when I was a kid, and still get bashed to this day for how I say water

[@howstunningly]

Jake Sandstorm Good observation!

[@constantmigraines4747]

Y’all are just mad you don’t have good produce because you don’t live near the Amish 😤👏

[@joshjoyce7537]

LANC REPRESENT

[@supremeemperor3312]

@@joshjoyce7537 yesssss northern Lancaster!!

[@mikediamond1234]

Lancaster gang wya?

[@breew6692]

😂😂😂😂

[@tghmurder6379]

Haha yeah I live in york

[@ecosmos9]

as a pennsylvanian, born and raised, i honestly could never imagine leaving this state. its so beautiful and whether youre east or west, we all love our state a lot. it honestly is surprising to me that people hate the pittsburgh accent so much. im from way closer to philly, but hearing folks from around there talk is almost comforting. their accent is more welcoming than southern ones.

[@Bb-rv8ei]

Im from Northwestern PA and I feel the same way about the eastern and western accents. I’ve had teachers growing up from those areas and they always gave off welcoming, down to earth vibes

[@marymoninger3593]

aw thank you from pgh! i gotta say i do get excited when i meet people from eastern pa and they SOUND like it lol. the mountains really do still be keepin us apart 😂

[@ecosmos9]

@@marymoninger3593 lmao yeah 😂

[@mapmanlxii1715]

Agreed I travel for business and get stopped plenty of times cause folks recognize my accent and I get compliments on it!

[@mrnasty02106]

Pittsburgh is a wannabe Southern accent. When it comes to the other ones, they sound so screwed up. Philly (historically) is a wannabe NYC, especially among Jews. Combine some German with some NYC and some hillbilly, and you have PA in a nutshell. This is what I also call the "YT Hobbyist accent," since most collectors of ____ are from PA (or NJ, outside Philly). There's an angry teacher that I made comments about, that hails from your state (compilation somewhere). Record collectors and antique items, mostly for hobbyists. I am sure there are hobbyists in other states (like mine...IL).

[@kugelpanzerstudios4800]

Wait.. Im from Pennsylvania, I never noticed an accent.

[@flynnmcgurrin8332]

Kugelpanzer Studios walk around in Pittsburgh for a day and you’ll se it

[@kugelpanzerstudios4800]

@@flynnmcgurrin8332 When i get an actual travel reason to go to pittsburg sure.

[@cuzzlightyear3284]

Its because your from Pa also so you wont notice it as much

[@kugelpanzerstudios4800]

@@cuzzlightyear3284 i would think

[@davidgembe3446]

I recognize lots of Pennsylvania Dutch in our local language

[@ronan7036]

As a pennsylvanian I had a difficult time hearing the accents, they all sounded normal.

[@conceptice4607]

Nea Nea same

[@conceptice4607]

Nea Nea besides Pittsburgh, they sound like New Yorkers.

[@Gxpmxn]

same

[@reedbram5513]

Nea Nea same

[@willow3380]

Nea Nea same

[@wizzdumb_610]

Pennsylvania pride runs deep. I tried moving south to SC from my hometown of Bethlehem / Allentown & that was pretty much the most depressed I've ever been. Lasted about 6 months, before I broke my lease & came back up north here, to the 610. Now I'm in West Chester. Close to Philly & loving life again. It's not for everybody, I suppose but most people I know take pride in PA & their specific locations.

[@Clementinewoofwoof]

I think that if another state tries to poke at Pennsylvanians, (me being one), Pennsylvanians are very protective of their land and we love our state

[@michaeldavid1471]

Lehigh valley represent

[@DeadpanVT]

I'm from North Jersey moved to Williamsport it's definitely a big difference than other states I've lived I'm not really happy here like I was in NJ but absolutely nothing will make me as uncomfortable and unsafe as I felt in big cities in Indiana and Florida

[@steveisthecommissar4013]

PA has a very fuck you only I can make fun of my state mentality and I love it

[@zyxwfish]

I'm from Bethlehem too. I moved to California back in 2007 and stayed there too long, never got use to it. I just moved back.

[@marlenedietrich2468]

I'm not American but I actually think their accent is very pretty compared to other US accents I've heard

[@johnnymarinara3797]

You just melted my heart!

[@idiocyincorporated7635]

Thank you, sincerely from PA.

[@whitneyyvonne977]

Awh so much thanks! 😊 I believe Pittsburgh was also voted one of the best cities to live in, AND possibly the friendliest city. I could be wrong..lol. But if you ever come this way, we'll be more than happy to have ya!

[@marlenedietrich2468]

@@whitneyyvonne977 thanks :) don't think I could afford the plane ticket though 🙁

[@annahutchinson]

Thanks

[@jessica-ls3tc]

disrespect scranton one more time and you’ll be hearing from dwight and his lawyers

[@DarthCookieKS]

Dwight will put rotten beats under your pillow if you make fun of Scranton again!

[@nikos3298]

seriously?

[@sampizza463]

I was born and still live in NJ and I still hate that damn accent.

[@TriciaStewart84]

Fact!

[@Daniel-xp4yg]

Jessica Scranton is a dump

[@SuperGman117]

Didn't know people bashed my state.

[@ineffablemars]

***** same.

[@baconspaceman4094]

***** I knew, but i didn't know it was this much

[@ExpertSportingKid]

+Guardsman Boris same

[@sumaiyxa]

same

[@Peng_Pong]

Every state gets bashed, rashed, and sashed... Except Wyoming, Alaska, Hawaii, Vermont, and Montana. Because there's barely anything about them (except the gay stuff about Vermont).

[@dukecraig2402]

So apparently nobody involved in this pole have ever been to Jersey.

[@uhohspaghettios2391]

I'm glad they (briefly) brought up the classist element of declaring the Pittsburgh accent ugly. My parents worked very hard to make sure my siblings and I had almost no discernable Western PA accent. When I asked why they were constantly correcting me on my pronunciation of certain words, they said it was because people would think I was "stupid" if I had that accent. Though I've never asked, I can't help but think they learned that exact lesson the hard way when they tried to build their careers outside of the Pittsburgh area. Much love to all my yinzers! ❤

[@alexvagias5295]

Accent has nothing to do with intellect. Anyone, in my opinion, who thinks it does, is shallow.

[@MsNessbit]

Same here

[@BloodWolf2k7]

since when do people bash Pennsylvania? -.-

[@ri0tgh0ooul89]

Uh, I once met someone that thought our apple fritters were only decent, so there's that.

[@DRFILMS3]

Weulf If there from Maryland like me we hate Pennsylvania only because their our sport rivals

[@mels.3750]

People in NY bash people from PA.

[@nittanyburg20]

Maryland only thinks their Penn State’s rival. All Maryland is to Penn State is a free win every year. Sorry.

[@duhmie6071]

I feel like more Pennsylvanians hate Pennsylvania than outsiders

[@charlesk1188]

Honestly they made this way too big a deal...

[@roybarden2081]

CharlesK exactly

[@AuroraIceFlame]

Yins don’t get it

[@kembaskywalker3305]

CharlesK They acting like it's "severe accent discrimination" 😂😂😂

[@AshLey-cb8yx]

Pittsburgh have the #1 ugliest accent? Yinz guys are trippin 😂😂

[@brianverbanickjr.5551]

I never thought that we had the “ugliest accent” honestly half the time I don’t even hear people using that accent, then at the same time I’m outside the city, but very close to the outer parts of the city

[@cenobitetoastcrunch8803]

Right? Buncha jagoffs 😂😂😂

[@emminet]

Hows abou dey all just siddahn nd jest once listen. Prolly wouldn’t do it n’at ya kno?

[@robison87]

Crick or creek? Lol. Fellow Pennsylvanians know what's up.

[@kianfanella1753]

robison87 it’s crick I’m from Hillsgrove pa all I do is hunt and fish fuck New Jersey

[@svm5543]

Up da crick

[@ripjuiceman8009]

I say creek and I'm from Lancaster Idk why ha ha ha

[@ripjuiceman8009]

@delreydavid I want to say that I always say Water but I do believe I sometimes say "Wooder" ha ha and I say Ketchup

[@johnmora5830]

Crick, and wata.

[@123_king_me9]

Pennsylvania? I’ve heard people bash New Jersey, Texas, New York, Florida, West Virginia (which I’m from), Kentucky, Oklahoma, Alabama, but never Pennsylvania.

[@Thobeian]

Hypernova Sims You've never heard of Florida Man? Picking on Florida is pretty common, at least to my knowledge

[@user-yp3xx2mn8p]

Texas doesn’t even have bad accents unless you’re in East and West TX. I live in Dallas, and I ask everyone from out of state and most of them say they don’t really notice an accent here.

[@malcolmbattle7530]

V In Dallas yall say (her) in Houston we say (here). Only difference

[@user-yp3xx2mn8p]

Malcolm Battle I don’t think you’ve ever talked to someone from Dallas then. The only people that I’ve heard say “hur” are ghetto people from anywhere in Texas.

[@malcolmbattle7530]

V I Talk to Dallas people all the time g; thats why I commented. And i see what your saying, yeah Anywhere in Texas but Houston.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven8793]

okay. why in the hell is the BBC making this video

[@wuestion9473]

They don’t have to concern themselves only with UK news; their basis in the UK is irrelevant.

[@ludwigvanbeethoven8793]

ridonkulous. absolutely ridonkulous.

[@gsdfan8455]

Exactly, especially when the English cockney accent sounds like gutter trash.

[@fiercedrift1097]

You wouldn’t understand

[@disgustedvet]

To make miserable Brits feel good about themselves as they shop for a burqa for their women..

[@jaredshope1122]

“Worsh instead of wash” this is legit my grandma. And living in PA, I’ve never been discriminated, unhappy, or “slammed” against 😂

[@rossheadley8565]

Lol. Yep. My Dad says worsh. And also "sult instead of salt"

[@burnswhenpees]

Radiator with the short vowel sound is my personal favorite.

[@Turnip397]

My dad used to say that, he even used to say par-sar for power saw

[@rogersheddy.8497]

I remember when I lived in Pennsylvania, went to school there, before I went to New York, they always taught us that the tri-state area was Pennsylvania, New York, and New Jersey. When I move to New York City and I would mention the tri-state area or hear it mentioned the New Yorkers involved were always referring to New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut as the tri-state area. I would point out how little sense that made but they're always very adamant "no no no this is the actual tri-state area and they told you wrong!" By the way the ugliest accent is actually New Jersey--we all know that there's no two ways about that!

[@karmarenee999]

Lol I feel you. I grew up in south jersey and the “tri state area” always referred to Jersey, PA, and Delaware

[@dylanlauder5827]

Pennsylvanians are really overestimating how much people talk about/hate them

[@imjustadude3468]

They were hired by BBC to milk it, possibly

[@EspeoniaManga]

I was thinking the exact same thing

[@bella7769]

Dylan Lauder I’m Pennsylvanian and I’m not overestimating anything

[@AmbitionIsaMust115]

It came up a few times in the past 5 years by half ass journalists. Nobody thinks everybody's talking about us but these slander articles are stupid. Pittsburgh is evolving exponentially and these types of articles that slander could be frowned upon by potential investors..it doesn't really matter though Pittsburgh is doing great things in upcoming years

[@juicebythedeuce8056]

From Pennsylvania, Didn’t even know ppl hated pa

[@taegutzzz]

i think the Boston accent is more annoying than the Pittsburgh.. you can barely hear a Pittsburgh accent but with Boston you can’t get away from it.

[@betsyj.miller7950]

Pgh is a very close second. If you can barely hear it, you need to spend a lot more time somewhere else.

[@nothim9945]

i love the boston accent so idk about you

[@threeletteragent]

The Boston accent is so abrasive and irritating.

[@gkp76]

Betsy J. Miller I've never been to Pittsburgh and my only frame of reference is this video and I didn't hear any real accent.

[@bostonandmaine7444]

No, it's NOT. (btw I'm from Boston)

[@cuzzlightyear3284]

As a Pennsylvanian most places in Pa (because its woods mostly) you can do what ever so we kind of are like cowboys but who cares yee to the haw

[@johnnymarinara3797]

Yee Yee, Brother! Aight?

[@spaceman1953]

Yep. My town (Towanda) was surround by woods and mountains so we kind of lived like cowboys. And then we could drive 20 mins to a super walmart like true Americans 🇺🇸

[@johnnymarinara3797]

@@spaceman1953 You drove to Walmart in a shitty Jeep or an oversized truck, right? Yeee yeee

[@spaceman1953]

@@johnnymarinara3797 oversized trucks are overpowered. Their like mobile storage units

[@Digiorn0]

YEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAWWW!!!

[@lindawenzel3037]

I live in Lycoming County Pennsylvania and I never have any problem understanding someone from other areas of PA--anymore than I have problems understanding ppl who live in the Southern Appalachian states. We all make a contribution to the language & culture of our area. Be yourself. Be proud. We're ALL unique. Sending HUGS out to all my fellow Pennsylvanians. I love all of youse.

[@williamsholly600]

If you never lived in Pennsylvania then you really never lived the birthplace of our nation

[@cuzzlightyear3284]

Facts

[@damonzo3212]

I agree

[@srtjae4252]

*Cough cough Georgia*

[@thepuddingking5204]

@Kayla Davis cough cough the founding fathers were slave owners so piss off with that.

[@cheerfulsatanist]

@@srtjae4252 wasn't a colony during the revolution....so why even mention it...

[@phil4487]

"Pennsylvania: At Least We're Not Ohio."

[@patricksvarietycorner5700]

Pennsylvania: Fuck New Jersey

[@lacimarie4041]

I live like 20 minutes from Ohio, I think people where I live have more of an eastern Ohio accent than a pittsburgh one since we live so close

[@raidaiblo8620]

Pennsylvania just doesn't like neighboring states. I'm pretty sure when you leave Pennsylvania you the sign "You're leaving Pa" and there's about a mile or more before you see "Welcome to Ohio"

[@reynakondaveeti8346]

@@raidaiblo8620 literally i always get confused where our borders are

[@ludokerfluffle6232]

Ha. I live in AL. We are like "at least we aren't Mississippi." 😆

[@surprisedlemur]

I'm a proud Pennsylvanian

[@polas057]

I never realized how different I talk until i moved to another state, I was always asked where are you from, or some people just straight up said "you are from Pittsburgh right?" Lol

[@Crick1952]

I'm from Texas and I don't get it. I've never had any strong feelings one way or another for Pennsylvania.

[@scruggs6633]

PA is the birthplace of the nation

[@victortorres1930]

Hawk 777 Thought that was Virginia.

[@maxphillips299]

Hawk 777 wrong. It’s Texas.

[@tm100pct7]

Go up there and see how they treat you Lived up there a year and was insulted every day for having a Tennessee accent. Idiots who say they are Irish when they have never been to Ireland using it as an excuse to get drunk.

[@raubutube]

Philadelphia is the birthplace of our country!! Look it up. Go Birds!! First of all, every one of us has an accent. That's what keeps our neighborhoods strong. A sense of pride, togetherness is important to us. Be proud from where your from, but at the end of the day we are all Americans!!!! I rep Philly but I don't give a fuck where u from. When I'm in Thailand on vacation and shit goes down I would love to hear any of youes!

[@colonelsanders3674]

"Can you see why some people feel that this poll was classist?" Can you see that no one in Pittsburgh actually gives a shit if you don't like our accent? Please take your pity somewhere else.

[@mrfurious018]

I grew up in North East Pennsylvania and I ended up living in Scranton for the better part of a decade. I visited Philly and spent several weeks in Pittsburgh. There definitely is a Scranton and Pittsburgh accent but I found that 80% of Scranton doesnt have a heavy accent and a good portion of Pittsburg residents dont have a thick accent. They use some interesting colloquial expressions that threw me at times, but it's not ubiquitous. Honestly I think Northeastern Pennsylvanians in general have a fairly non regional diction and speak a fairly clean "American English." Maybe that's just bias though, although I have heard that said by people outside of the region.

[@abigailwilson8854]

travis chamberlin we use ‘tray of pizza’ instead of pie of pizza. Fuck that pie shit. Also we don’t heavily use our T’s. So when we say the word Scranton it’s not really pronounced.

[@jaysweeney9279]

Scranton is a real shit hole.

[@firespot2009]

How do y'all say car ?

[@abigailwilson8854]

romel cashtro normally. We pronounce the r and all that.

[@christinefrancois5518]

Oh, please. I'm from New Jersey. Think you've been made fun of? Hold my beer...

[@thedukeofchutney468]

Huh, I usually hear West Virginia getting slammed, not PA. The only thing I hear people say bad about Pennsylvania is their bad roads, which to be fair, state natives generally agree with.

[@kaministquiamahackamack336]

Isaiah Stoy West Virginia has very strong ties to Steel City.

[@demonprincess1313]

Isaiah Stoy as a Berks native... I agree. The roads suck so bad I call it pothole swerving ....however you constantly look like a drunk person behind the wheel lol .... Also the reason I retired my rims... :(

[@DraxTrac]

I'm from WV and wondering the same thing...

[@969thewhip]

Yep, the roads here do suck!

[@oldmanhogan2668]

Nah it's the people that arent liked

[@Machouseproductions]

I would think the Valley girl accent would be the ugliest accent. Like, like, like, etc.

[@keegster7167]

True. Furthermore, *that's* the stereotypical ugly accent!

[@Machouseproductions]

I'm generally a fan of any accent and that's the only one I find annoying.

[@Myemnhk]

It definitely is

[@randombrokeperson]

Like.... Everybody across the us in metro areas talks like that... Like I totally noticed that lately. Maybe due to globalization.

[@ekoms108]

Cherry Hill, New Jersey people talk with the valley accent

[@LibertineDeSade]

As a Philadelphian I'm going to stand up for Pittsburghians and Scrantoners (?) and tell Gawker to F-off. I agree that it is very classist and honestly stop hating people for their culture (which accents are a part of).

[@Infamous_B_C]

Im from Reading and our accent is more of people speaking Spanish.

[@eli1011]

Infamous BC yeah I'm from the western reading area and the accent is kind of like hood/ Spanish. even white boys like me have that "hood" accent and I've never seen anything wrong with it or different

[@brianverbanickjr.5551]

I’m near Duequense and near Homestead and go to school at West Mifflin, you know I hear a lot of white people and black people using hood accents

[@eli1011]

Patriotic Firefighter204 yeah my friend tommy used to go to mifflin and the accent fits with the conditions reading is tough asf

[@brianverbanickjr.5551]

Mifflin school in Lincoln Place or West Mifflin

[@eli1011]

Patriotic Firefighter204 west mifflin I think

[@HenryRodgers-cat-lover-]

These aren't buzzfeed clickbait articles. Three of the six examples they used were a Harvard Study of happiness levels, an Asthma Foundation study of Air Quality, and a Brookings Foundation study of Economic Progress.

[@WoahthereIan]

It was Gawker lol. The ones who released Hulk Hogan's sextape and got nuked by the law.

[@HibiscusHigh]

Henry Rodgers Hahvahd

[@stormn.3798]

Harvard, full of jagoffs.🤣

[@Username-mi9ho]

This is not a thing, literally nobody hates on Pennsylvania. It's one of those states you only sometimes think about.

[@aniquee8281]

For real. Watched this video in my feed cause I was confused as to why it’s a thing? Didn’t know we hated Pennsylvania lol

[@darrenmcdade6966]

I live in Pittsburgh. Until you live there and talk to people in other states you don’t know how much people hate western Pennsylvania. Is it because we are the city of champions?🏆🏆

[@aniquee8281]

Darren McDade im from nyc, and I’ve been here my whole life. A disadvantage to that is we really only pay attention to us, cause the world feels like it’s here. But even so, since there’s so many cultures and ppl from everywhere we’re not sheltered at all-and I just haven’t heard about the hate

[@sadnsorrow9244]

@@darrenmcdade6966 its not just western PA, I live in central right outside the capital and can say that people hate on us too

[@NWLR-tv]

Yeah it's pretty boring here I live in central PA and nothing really ever happens

[@daltonhunter4800]

I feel for you, Scranton and Pittsburgh. I am from Springfield, MO, and no nationwide study or article that has come out about Springfield has ever been positive. The two things that get brought up the most are the extremely high number of meth labs per capita (one of the drug’s street names, 417, actually comes from the area code on our phone numbers) and the high rate of cigarette smoking.

[@merodipurin]

Im from Pittsburgh and I don't care if you hate how I say the word crayon

[@zbauman7437]

As a New Yorker I have no problem with PA. They’re nice people, now Jersey is a different story...

[@randomfandom3343]

DankGrandpa as a PA native, I appreciate that and agree with the Jersey thing wholeheartedly. They’ve induced some of the worst road rage I’ve seen with their driving. They’ve got ok beaches though

[@MeOw-cf5gi]

Well nj isn’t full of Asians going15 mph on a 35 mile zone. Sorry. Truth hurts

[@timmalinowski62]

DankGrandpa How dare you say NJ people aren't nice?! Why I oughtta come over there and tell you politely that some are. 😁

[@Thinker669]

Zbauman Thanks, most New Yorkers I've met are upstate New York and Long Island, they're nice. But people from NYC and Eastern New Jersey are so rude.

[@zacharyyekta1918]

I’m from Nj and yeah everyone is rly angry and mean because we get taxed so much that we’re in a constant state of frustration

[@williamoverly1617]

Wait a minute. This program came from the BBC in England, a country of multiple accents?

[@christinaburke2461]

Supposedly they speak English but I can't understand them half the time so they have no room to talk. I hear the British accent i think a bunch of snobs that drink tea and we kicked from our country twice and should be nicer to America in general since they would all be speaking German if not for us.

[@incompetence10881]

Christina Burke, wow that is wrong on so many levels, let's not forget that the USA declared war in 1812, not Britain and then they kicked your ass and burned down the White House and then they were nice. Also the U.K. And the Soviets did a lot of the heavy lifting in WW2 so I don't see England speaking German

[@epaburke]

@Douglas Faria Not clear who "we" is. A British "we" might make the case that Britain didn't lose the war of 1812, but it certainly didn't win. Britain had been attempting to retake the United States, and it failed at this. Its invading force was repelled by the US, which seems more like win. The war was also a blow to the belief that the only "real" country is a country led by a monarch dropped from the sky by God .

[@_Anonymous_9]

@@christinaburke2461 Tommy Robinson broke the law, he released "reports" on an on-going case with a jury. That is jury tampering in the U.K. All the media were banned on reporting it (TV, newspapers) and some KZbinr shouldn't be any different. The criminal justice system even let him off with a warning the first time he did it (generous tbh), then he did it again and went to prison.

[@jmasterflex6968]

When they showed scranton, i was expecting the office theme song

[@randallcell6042]

I drove through Scranton and I thought it was an awesome town. Told my whole family I thought it was awesome. Great hotels. Great lakes. 3D topography. Active mall businesses. Went back several times.

[@RennySuo]

Me, sitting here from philly: finally a video where philly isn’t the main place being bashed

[@steventhompson9783]

Rendezvous Dodado lmao same I’m like 10 miles west of philly

[@davidgembe3446]

I'm from York welcome to hell! Lol

[@johnadams5489]

Rendezvous Dodado Isn't it on WC Fields Tomb Stone that says "I'd rather be here than in Philadelphia"

[@untziggy4]

That's because it's about *undeserved* bashing.

[@adamkuzer472]

AMEN BRO BROAD AND LEHIGH!!!!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

[@Slippindisc]

What a whiny "documentary".

[@dennisp8520]

Totally agree as a fellow Pittsburgh resident. I assure you the majority of he here don't have time to care about something so insignificant

[@1436am]

MrAdvantage1 agreed

[@alaskaisalexa]

Agree

[@arepi2067]

You don’t understand how seriously people take those internet polls lol.

[@OfficialDJTasawennateken]

As someone who grew up in north Eastern Pennsylvania I can guarantee you that no one's ever and I mean no one has ever told me my accent sounds ugly a lot of people actually love my accent in fact New Yorkers are always bringing up my accent to me and tell me it sounds beautiful and where does my accent come from and I tell them it comes from north Eastern Pennsylvania I have a country accent from there so yeah I never in my life have heard somebody tell me or tell another Pennsylvania that are accents are ugly

[@WondererOfTheWorlds]

Yeah, fellow North Eastern here, we're usually the ones shitting on each other. My own mother keeps mocking me with how and how often I say "Ya know?" LOL Then again, I did see something about the Scranton accent being voted the ugliest on my local news...years ago.

[@hilariparsons9937]

I'm from Central PA and I never knew anyone hated Pennsylvania, we make fun of ourselves a lot, but it's all in good fun and I love my state!

[@dogsforever5707]

Philly born and raised, it's okay if others hate us my fellow Pennsylvaniaians we are still the best

[@a.j.deutsch1792]

dogs forever, ya!

[@Videokid703]

I'm from Pittsburgh and I root for the flyers however the only pittsburgh team I root for is the pirates

[@Mtmjrtv]

dogs forever I'm probably 10-15 minutes from Philly

[@carlieswason2341]

dogs forever thank you

[@hmpz36911]

dogs forever Let's be honest, collectively, we suck. Can't help but feel nostalgic while watching Rocky though. I love the Philly I used to know.

[@Sou1Aced]

As some one from Pennsylvania, specifically Pittsburgh area, and as someone who has gone out of state for 4 years now for school, I have never heard anyone speak bad about Pennsylvania at all (unless you count hating our football or hockey teams). To be honest I have had people say they really like Pennsylvania cause of the beautiful forests in fall, the great haunted places (both ghost stuff and paid attractions), and nice camping places. I feel like these companies are just polling like 5 coworkers and posting that as fact.

[@robinlaurence6284]

Ethan Sowell You’ve never heard someone call it Shitsburgh? Really? A famous actress even referred to it as much after filming there

[@Sou1Aced]

To be honest I've never heard anyone really bash the state. Bash our sports teams and such, but never really the state or anything like that.

[@torihensen2275]

I am a New Yorker who finally moved to the state of my dream - Pennsylvania! Love Pittsburghese. This is the place to be! Pennsylvanians tell me I have a distinct NY accent, so they teach me theirs and it's adorable.

[@arinaz318]

ITS SCRANTON! - THE ELECTRIC CITY!

[@707Gian]

Scranton actually exists? I thought it was a made up town for The Office

[@katwilliams8548]

707Gian haha no, we exist. Scranton started as an anthracite coal mining town in the 18 and 1900s.

[@707Gian]

haha didn't mean to sound disrespectful at all. just surprising to learn something new.

[@em9019]

707Gian yup it exist it's my home town as well as around 77 thousand others😂😂😂

[@againsthell1908]

Lol

[@etherealelf]

I live here and I hate it lol

[@hyppomaniaa]

Y'all. It's not that deep

[@firespot2009]

I'ma sum it up for y'all. Pittsburgh = Midwest accent (Ohio, West Virginia) Scranton = Northeast accent (NY, NJ) Philadelphia= Northeast accent (Delaware, South Jersey) Erie= Northwest accent (Upstate NY)

[@mongojoe21]

Lazy Scranton! What!? The electric city! They call it that cuz of the electricity!

[@RealJakeChow]

Thank God I'm from Langkisster Cawnty

[@kasapbandy1776]

Laaaand caster

[@RealJakeChow]

@@kasapbandy1776 Lung Cancer. Its the truth

[@laurahorn9285]

Bro perfect spelling

[@vickilynn5620]

Lepnan county here....ve have the dutch accent here naw oncst.....lmfao

[@kirishimas.mp3346]

that’s totally right.

[@brett2890]

Who bashes PA? I think you meant NJ.

[@pmac6445]

Man jersey shouldn't be bashed either go bash anotber place

[@brett2890]

PATRICK'S CRYPT for real tho

[@Beserious]

Not jersey :) more like Massachusetts

[@angiepaige19]

I am a New Jersey person, and I can easily hate it

[@worm_and_no_man]

Repent of sins. Plead the blood of christ. Live holy. Pray. Turn away from evil.

[@Benji10109]

To be a real Pennsylvanian you dont really need the accent... *You just have to hate New Jersey*

[@emminet]

Or have a really strong opinion on either Philly or Picksburgh sports teams

[@aminar2897]

I’m from Philly & never knew Pittsburgh had this accent wtf

[@tropicalstorm23]

Honestly I don't really hear an accent

[@emminet]

What? We totally got it, philly also got one too!

[@LighthouseLiars]

How can anyone talk down Scranton after the US office?!

[@mariodangelo9768]

LighthouseLiars I was gonna say that

[@1989Chrisc]

The uk office is set in the most boring place in the UK.. even the name says it all .... Slough..

[@poyo3582]

It looks sad

[@betsyanne6574]

Have you BEEN to the Scranton Waffle House? Scariest place on earth omg

[@Sophie-cw3fb]

Betsy Anne very true

[@kevinreno]

theyre just hating on our 6 superbowls

[@amybeth5776]

Wow, I did t know YOU were in all those super-bowls! You did refer to them as yours...

[@ThirdDimensionalBeing]

The point. You missed it.

[@monco123]

6 Superbowls involving zero players originally from the city! How impressive!

[@adamjackson190]

+monco123 Pittsburgh Steelers. You hear that? PITTSBURGH!

[@onemercilessming1342]

AdamDoesMusic--Yes, the Steelers...where Mike Webster was one of the first to be diagnosed post-mortem with CTE,

[@kidgamer1166]

I would like to point out that *I AM A PENNSYLVANIAN* AND ITS ABUSIVE TO CALL OUR ACCENT UGLY

[@wadeguidry6675]

Shout out from New Orleans. Pittsburgh kicks ass!

[@ChiefSupreme6803]

Why are terms like "offensive", "classist" and "racist" being thrown around in this documentary? Are people really that easily offended?

[@ronindebeatrice]

James Keefer Welcome to the 21st century.

[@samantha2128]

Definitely agree that it's being taken too far, I think the issue is more with people not appreciating the grouping of one particular behavior/accent in this case with a social or economic class. So it's not crazy to hear the word classist here, but I don't think it necessarily applies haha

[@yikes3720]

I can't speak for the other terms, but in most cities (especially on the East Coast & Midwest) working class people tend to have stronger local accents that middle/upper class people. Typically if people go away for college, they're exposed to people from all over, and many people's accents either get less pronounced or disappear altogether because they're not surrounded by people talking the same way as them everyday. As a result, (generally speaking) people with college degrees are less likely to have a super strong regional accent, but someone who has lived and worked in the same place their entire life and not been exposed to many people outside of that area (generally more working class/blue collar people) are more likely to have a strong accent. In a lot of cities, people with thick local accents are assumed to be working class, so dissing regional accents can also be seen as a dig towards that area's working class.

[@GalaxyGal-]

Language has been used as a class divider for centuries. For example “y’all” was a proper contraction until the poor white farmers and slaves started using it, then it was considered “improper.” Pittsburgh is a traditionally middle class city with little to no upper class men. That’s why their accent is “the ugliest.” What about white southerners and the “black accent”? People almost always view these two accents and dialects as “uneducated,” no matter how educated the speaker is. It’s almost always because those two accents are associated with working class people and poor people.

[@GalaxyGal-]

simon wang “He who learns nothing from history is doomed to repeat it.” History has always favored the upper class socially, whether it be their dialect, accent, skin color, or opinions, and disregarded the middle class. It’s just an example of classism.

[@make-trix4036]

Scranton= The Office. So it must be good.

[@gravyfries5785]

Make-Trix no its depressing trust me but I love the office

[@DK-ub5ph]

Make-Trix THE SCRANTONES!

[@prisonmike4692]

Make-Trix i had to scroll too far for this comment lol

[@honey-mj5kc]

I love this lol

[@emalee9000]

The Office sucks, but I love my city. 🤷

[@hawkc1208]

Thank god that they forgot Central PA exists, we get to sit between both major communities (Eastern and Western PA) with our own little lovingly abomination of dialect

[@folday6169]

I’m 85yrs old, originally from Scranton, been away for 55 years, and I still love the city where I grew up on the West Side. Lots of wonderful memories...the people, the different neighborhoods, and the Central City.

[@wackoconqueso]

I've lived in SF, NYC, Asheville NC, Boone NC, Seattle and Phoenix. The people in Pittsburgh are, by far, the friendliest people I've ever encountered. Not to mention a killer restaurant scene. We liked it so much, we're moving there next week!

[@reagjones8348]

Pittsburgh is like the friendly cousin of New York City

[@conceptice4607]

Rob Pennsylvania is full of restaurants all throughout the state!

[@MrGregster82]

Rob AWESOME! I move from here and miss it. Your making a good decision.

[@stephaniepersin4145]

Rob I hope you are here and got a chance to go to a diner, free state parks or drive in.

[@giggityeffyou]

Is Pittsburgh really friendly? I've never been. Philly sure as hell isn't friendly lol

[@bboucharde]

Pennsylvania has some of the best universities in the nation, huge agricultural output, especially in dairy and orchard sectors. It has terrific symphony orchestras and superb architecture. It also has estimated remaining reserves of seven billion short tons of anthracite, which is a fantastic energy and chemical resource. After Obama finishes his term, we may see a lot more utilization of this super fuel. Note: I will not respond to any comments from Green Freaks & Climate Change OCD fanatics. Bottom line: Pennsylvania is heartland America, one of the reasons why the US is a superpower. When the US has to throw a punch, PA is in the muscle! Here is a salute to PA from the Cornbelt!

[@bboucharde]

***** Aertraveller, Using profanity online, in printed correspondence, and face-to-face with total strangers is bad business. Rhetorically, your use of profanity (that would get you fired in many jobs) overwhelms any point that you were trying to make. This is too bad, as we might have learned something in a dialogue. NOTICE: You might want to review your Terms of Service in KZbin/Google to see if you are in compliance, with your offensive profanity. Our conversation is over.

[@mrmako3255]

And the Eagles. SPANKED the cowgirls on Turkey day. That was sweeeeeet.

[@WhiteCamry]

***** So there'll be a backlog for green cards in 2017?

[@bigrichfish]

You are living in a fantasy world. Pennsylvania is in the top 10 list of state political corruption, check your facts. And that was before the "kids for cash" scandal in Lackawanna and luzerne county . I have 4 more years to retire, and I am sad to say, I am not spending my retirement here. It deeply saddens me, I made my life here, my living here, my family here. But I can no longer live here, I am totally disgusted by the BACKROOM political deals that went on, and still go on today. They have stripped all the meat, and we are down to bare bones, the economy is dead here. Thank the politicians that took with both hands from northeast Pa. For over 100 years. IT IS VERY SAD.

[@bigrichfish]

NO,NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

[@elizabethgrote717]

Living in Pennsylvania my entire life, i agree with PA being absolute garbage lmao

[@anooseofficer7842]

what's garbage about Pennsylvania? This state has the most history out of all the states and it was part of the 13 colonies with it being the second one founded. Let's not forget that it was also a powerhouse during world war 2. Pittsburgh is one of the most famous cities in America and is headquarters to a bunch of big companies. Half of the people in PA are hard working blue collars, the east coast practically made America because some of the western states weren't officially made states until the 1800's. I could go on, but i think i made my point clear. Yeah, the liquor laws are a pain in the ass (there's state stores that sell alcohol so it's not really a big deal), the taxes can get annoying but looking past all of that you can see the importance in it.

[@martyrmaker77]

@@anooseofficer7842 that's what I wanna know

[@FOTG2]

Imagine talking in a Pittsburgh accent *This post was madd by the Philadelphia gang*

[@avabasile9390]

Lol the only people hating on pa are the people living here

[@BH-fr7hq]

Because we live there. We can say whatever the fuck we want.

[@madelineweber5605]

B H hell yeah

[@hpotternut]

i love it here

[@user-hz4ts2rp2e]

Yooooo facts

[@Alexkk47]

Lol thats super true do it all the time

[@sethdavis6123]

Hahaha east and west PA are literally different states. Eastern PA barely has an accent

[@eileenc65]

Seth Davis what ab Philly?

[@sethdavis6123]

@@eileenc65 Philly is obviously included in Eastern PA

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

@@sethdavis6123 But Philly is very different than Sullivan County.

[@calebburns4346]

Then there is us in the central counties who have a shot of Dutch in us all.

[@ripjuiceman8009]

Living in Lancaster is literally like living anywhere else in the country there are really no accents at all. The only shitty thing about it are all the horse and buggies that hold up traffic

[@heatto162]

Erie rules!!!! We got the lake!!!

[@heatto162]

I live right in that point on the lake bout 15 min. From new york, 30 min. East of erie...i absolutely love it here! Pennsylvania Rules!!!!

[@hesklusi]

They sound just normal. Go to the UK and listen to accents instead

[@keegster7167]

I love the RP English dialect and most Scottish dialects, but yea... Shetland Scottish? Really, no /h/s?! /at/ "aht" is how they say in Shetland. And then in England a lot of people say /w/ for the R sounds, even turning them into /v/s. I find those pretty strange.

[@wuestion9473]

heskeyboy We can all hear our accent differences more easily in our homelands. I have difficulty picking out more than 3-4 UK accents. Sometimes I pick up on words that are said in my city that the rest of the country finds weird being said by KZbinrs from certain parts of England.

[@fuckdefed]

@@keegster7167 Aberdeen Scottish is something else ‘far’ for ‘where’, ‘foo’ for ‘who’, ‘at’ for ‘that’. I’ve never heard an ‘r’ pronounced as a ‘v’ though (and I’m English myself).

[@armaturetattoo5169]

I live in Pittsburgh and can recognize that it's a horribly ugly accent. I also recognize that we like it that way and people in Pittsburgh could give a shit about what some dumb website has to say about it.

[@spazzingchubbyturtle449]

Ross Kennedy I live in Scranton...

[@catshumpcats3]

I don't see what's so ugly. All I wanna do is go dahntahn and eat some chipped ham

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

Ross Kennedy I completely agreed grew up just and hour away from Pittsburgh and I'll tell it like it is our city and its surrounding towns have the same attitude WE DONT GIVE A FUCK WE WILL DO WHAT WE WANT!

[@XDM10]

I dont think my Pittsburgh slang is ugly. I grew up in south end of the city and its just normal to me. I definitely notice it more since i have been living in ohio.

[@williammacdonald6367]

Pixburghers dont give no shits bout no bashin on pixburghers cause we got the stillers and permanti brothers and the souside......an all at.

[@Seveneleven44]

In a 50 state death match, Pennsylvanians win that battle, sure as night follows day. There’s a lot of people that come from families that immigrated to this country for work, and by that, I mean better hard labor. Generations of poles, Germans, English, Swiss, Dutch, African American, Irish…came to PA to help industrialize our nation, win our world wars, build our landmarks and then watch industrial giants like Bethlehem steel fade away into memory. Being a Pennsylvanian means something. I’ve always been proud to have been born and raised in PA. Our nation was born here, the fight for the free man was won here in Gettysburg, the very soul of what it is to be an individual in this country was born here. Call this a love letter. I love my state.

[@mykaelamalatesta5979]

I am from Philadelphia and we say “wooder “ or “wader “ instead of “water “ and whenever someone out of the state hears it they literally yell at me for it and I cannot help but laugh at this point.

[@mrmolasses5366]

Powerwarsher

[@morslilith2563]

Wadur is how i say it I wonder what PA accent that is

[@taylarmcfadden]

Wadder or water for us down in lanc/York county

[@jessica-ls3tc]

pennsylvania is the least of my worries. see, alabama is my main concern

[@Moribus_Artibus]

Mississippi: Allow me to introduce myself

[@washablejunk281]

Pittsburgh, Scranton, Allentown and Philadelphia all have different accents.

[@Bb-rv8ei]

I’m coming back to this after a few years and its crazy seeing my city (Erie) always being at the top with Pittsburgh and Scranton being the worst cities in PA😅

[@emerete5411]

I love that it’s not just my city In Pennsylvania where everyone is wearing plaid and has a beard

[@laurenhills239]

When I was in elementary school I literally thought that in Pennsylvania ,if you go there that vampires would throw pencils at you .

[@laurenhills239]

Hypernova Sims when I was in second grade my dad had to go to Pennsylvania for a work trip, so I told all my friends at school. They told me that and I went home crying and told my dad to cancel the flight to Pennsylvania.

[@cobrak1ngs]

Hypernova Sims hilarious hahaha

[@piezono]

I thought that in preschool, until I moved there in kindergarten and lived thee from when I was 5 to 8

[@kevinfarrell5891]

Oh we do. Watch out for the pencil throwing Pennsylvanian vampires.

[@benitahecker4221]

Lauren Hills 😂😂

[@catharsympathizer7740]

We don't FRICKEN care what other people think, we just do our thing and live our lives. To me that is the Pennsylvainian way, to not shove noses down other people's business.

[@davidfreeman3083]

NO ONE LIKES US WE DON'T CARE

[@danielsmiley6573]

That is the complete opposite of what people in Pennsylvania do.

[@cheerfulsatanist]

@@davidfreeman3083 last I checked being disliked for being from PA, especially being a Philly sports fan, being disliked is a badge of honor. And a lovely reason to start shit.

[@ariellynncos]

NEPA is so much different then, at least while I'm still living here, literally EVERYONE has something to say about what you do, even if its not harmful to anyone else....

[@cheerfulsatanist]

@@ariellynncos yeah, I lived in slatington and hazleton, Jim thoror, tamaqua, that whole area, extremely just, a spiritual shop would get rocks throw at windows weekly.

[@bosniafong6855]

I feel as if PA is the most picked on, mocked, disrespectfully treated, underrated state in America

[@kindacupcakes2330]

As a person from Pittsburgh and someone who grew up around Pittsburghese I think it’s nice.

[@beanfrompa]

Love my city of Pittsburgh. Screw the haters Don't give a shit if people don't like my accent n'at.

[@thebeatlesrocker101]

Go flyers!

[@chizorama]

I love Pitt, & I'm from the other side of the state. Wish we could give Philly to Jersey, where it belongs.

[@beanfrompa]

+chizelhead71 you're my spirit animal I swear. I have said the exact same thing myself

[@moved8726]

Agreed, I love Pittsburgh. Proud to be from PA.

[@ddave7026]

beanfrompa Love the Pittsburgh rock scene when I was there. #respectfromtexas cool city!...phili however....

[@Jakalz]

Philadelphia born and raised on the play ground was were I spent my days

[@spazzingchubbyturtle449]

Jakalz Scranton born and raised

[@Coregame3]

spazzingchubbyturtle ew

[@catshumpcats3]

I'm from pittsburgh and a penguins fan, so it's in my blood to hate you fucks. 😘

[@mausi3000]

Jakalz I see what you did there, Prince of Bel Air! Awesome!

[@leftywith4strings201]

Fu q LETS GO PENS! THREEPEAT!

[@flufflepuffle6229]

Imagine thinking Pittsburgh and Philly represented most of PA

[@TheCattyKid]

Thing is...PA is big...sooooo Philly is different from NEPA is different from Harrisburg is different from Pittsburgh is different from Erie is different from Allentown....and having been to all and native to two...there is NO defining accent b/c they are all extremely different from one another