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[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 weeks ago

I love that Ohio is purple in all of these

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

Colorado markedly absent as most people polled were likely from elsewhere and as such brought their own vernacular

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

We prefer "What's up fuckface?"

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah, you must be from the North East.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

I'm an anomaly. I've lived almost everywhere.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 weeks ago

The top three are used in California.

I mainly stick with Dude and Buddy (Buddy being my go to for strangers "Thanks Buddy")

In my office a few years back I started ironically calling people "Homie" and that overtime morphed into a gender neutral term of endearment we all used for each other.

I really wonder where "Homie" fits into this

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

In Florida I mainly hear the top 3.
Bottom 2 would probably get an odd look.
That's really interesting I never thought that something as simple as "bro" would be different in different states

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Masshole.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

New England always on top, in our own way; confusing to those who aren't from around here.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Anything goes in Michigan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The last two aren't really used here.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

Guess I'm not your pal, fella.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

Having male friends in Georgia is too homoerotic for their sensibilities.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 weeks ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

What up, fucko?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 weeks ago

https://media.tenor.com/qZXJ8qoEJTcAAAAM/friends-joey.gif

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

they forgor 💀

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 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?”.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 weeks ago

angry analogue arrow up depress

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 weeks ago

You can call me Al.

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