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[–] FaceDeer@fedia.io 103 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Alaskans and Hawaiians are incapable of forming bonds of friendship.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Washington and idaho as well apprently.

[–] sp3tr4l@lemmy.zip 25 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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 15 points 2 weeks ago (11 children)

I knew I liked Seattle for a reason.

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[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 56 points 2 weeks 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 34 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)
[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 weeks ago

I could have not clicked that video. But I did. And I regret it.

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[–] Opisek@lemmy.world 39 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

People in Washington don't refer to each others.

[–] PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 weeks ago

Exclusively as comrade (not pictured)

[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 26 points 2 weeks ago

I thought America was mostly NTSC

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 19 points 2 weeks ago

nice maps, homes!

[–] crusa187@lemmy.ml 18 points 2 weeks ago

Seattle Freeze is REAL

[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

no bro’s in california?
whoever made this hasn’t been to anything out west

[–] Litebit@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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

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[–] WrenFeathers@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

As a Washingtonian, as usual, I’m glad to barely be represented on a heat map of something.

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 15 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Adulated_Aspersion@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)
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[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks 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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[–] doingthestuff@lemy.lol 13 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

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

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

Ah, you must be from the North East.

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[–] ZILtoid1991@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Eastern Pennsylvania apparently has no word for Bros.

[–] fossilesque@mander.xyz 9 points 2 weeks ago

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

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[–] Stovetop@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm apparently in the "Pal" region and it's not a word I use often to refer to people, nor have I heard it used often by others either.

We use "Dude" pretty often, but looking at the map you'd think this is a dude desert.

[–] don@lemm.ee 9 points 2 weeks ago

Further down the article this screen’s taken from, they show the raw data they got for “dude”, and its usage is pretty much everywhere.

[–] Eyedust@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] ricecake@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago

Hypothesis: you can go to the Great lakes region and just make random noises and people will be like "hey, what's up?”.

[–] Meshuggah333@fedia.io 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't know why but "fella" sounds old fashioned to me.

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[–] loudWaterEnjoyer@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] sturlabragason@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

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

[–] tpyoman@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

Liv3 WA, can confirm.

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[–] SuiXi3D@fedia.io 8 points 2 weeks ago

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

[–] AdrianTheFrog@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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

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[–] ALostInquirer@lemm.ee 8 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

Speaking of brotymology, what's a gender neutral version of bro/man?

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[–] Chromebby@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

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

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[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

What's that enormous hole in dude?

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[–] Evil_Shrubbery@lemm.ee 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Where is sexy-(square)pants? Man-in-tights? Curly-cock? Dick-broom?

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[–] Dragonstaff@leminal.space 6 points 2 weeks ago

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

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