Talking Yankee

Tim Sample and Bob Bryan illustrating how to talk Yankee.

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Entertainment

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• Maine Humor
• Tim Sample
• Bob Bryan
• Bert and I

[IMN666]

theres a town in massachusetts thats called "Ayer". as soon as i saw that sign, i knew a mainah came up with that name. "well this looks like a nice place to set up a town, don't ya think?" "Ayuh."

[aescougarcheer]

Ayuh, very true! LOL

[Harmonator1000]

@KatahdinBearDog Cheers from Scarborough Maine!

[KatahdinBearDog]

After having gone to college in Unity, Maine and rangering in Maine's Baxter State Park--Tim Sample was a great laugh and honestly, I heard many a Mainer talk just like this--talking Yankee is part of my lingo now after 30 years. Technically, we don't speak that way here in Connecticut--but I like to anyway. Cheers to all my Maine friends

[oifwolf]

I'm from Augusta area and we hear that some of the time. But ya go up north and wow.

 Half french half english and all Maineah

[ModularNick]

I'm from the white mountains of New Hampshire... we talk the same way except we talk faster and don't say "daow"

[chimneyprincess]

if you arnt born here you aint a part of maine

[chimneyprincess]

if you arnt born here you arnta part of maine

[LadyAltheaIsMe]

a little exaggerated but very true all the way around.

[Ronin27x]

Also, The Press Herald? You don't hear this around the Portland area, maybe some old folks out by Sebago or Westbrook

[Ronin27x]

If you want to talk Yankee, Nothing like black cherry tonic and homemade Johnny cake