Translated for US wide consumption. You are right that it would be DOWN the shore for people who grew up in Philly like me.
Just like "I live ON Long Island" whereas everyone else lives IN someplace.
You wouldn't say " I live on New Jersey" or "I live on Los Angeles" but here a colloquial expression has developed that say we live ON the Island......
Just like "I live ON Long Island" whereas everyone else lives IN someplace.
You wouldn't say " I live on New Jersey" or "I live on Los Angeles" but here a colloquial expression has developed that say we live ON the Island......
Yeah, I've been saying it that way for as long as I can remember. A lot of other dumb shit we say too. Queue the email forward "You know you're from Long Island when..."
Will spare the rest of you the list. -- "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy." - George Carlin
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