Submitted by dissolutewastrel t3_11bshg7 in philadelphia
TumblingDice82 t1_ja3nlsu wrote
Reply to comment by Allemaengel in All Hail the Hoagie by dissolutewastrel
Interesting. I grew up in the heat of the Coal Region and "hoagie" was definitely the default term used throughout my city. I suspect the linguistic split in that region is probably dictated by the historical percentage of Italian-Americans in the particular city/town, with the more densely populated cities falling on the hoagie side, and the more rural areas splintering off toward the "sub" side. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if the usage of "hoagie" has declined in recent years given the large number of New York City-area and Hispanic transplants that have arrived in the area in the past 20 years.
Allemaengel t1_ja3o3h6 wrote
Sounds like Hazleton, lol.
TumblingDice82 t1_ja3oatm wrote
Hahaha 🎯
Allemaengel t1_ja3ovgn wrote
Figured as much, lol.
My backyard. I grew up south of Tamaqua with family from Mahanoy City and now I live near Jim Thorpe.
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