Quick survey for those in the US - please help me test out an interesting theory

[lakelandgal70]

Closest grocery about 5min away

Live in Florida

Have lived in Florida most of my life

 

[mjkacmom]

I did blocks, but after reading the purpose, I would've said 1 - 3 minutes (depends upon the light). And Target is 5 minutes away (I timed it - seems so far). And I'm in the north.

 

[campingcorgi]

1. 5 miles
2. FL
3. TN

 

[Not My Fault!]

2 miles
Connecticut

 

[ENSOCK]

2 miles
Louisiana

Always lived here 42 yrs.

 

[sjs314]

3 miles

Connecticut


Connecticut

 

[DeluxePrincess]

1. 3 miles
2. Ohio
3. Ohio

 

[maslex]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house? about 3 miles


2 - What state do lyou live in (if you are not comfortable posting this information, you can just give the part of the county you live in) Connecticut


3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? Connecticut

 

[jlmarr]

1 - Eight furlongs
2 - CA
3 - CA

 

[It'sWDW4me]

Carly, you are close. The theory is that people from the south respond in minutes, while northerners respond in miles. We really need more responses from Southerners! Also, I thought it was interesting one poster responded both ways. BTW, I am from the south and always refer to distances in terms of time even if I have to qualify it (ie - 30 minutes with no traffic 45 minutes during rush hour).

Haha I did that. I've always lived in PA and I usually respond by time (5 minutes to the nearest store, 20 minutes to my mom's house ) but I'm in accounting plus I'm a very logical-minded person so I usually need to know exactly what you're looking for - time or miles? So I gave both! I thought it was an east coast/west coast thing - responses in minutes being more east coast and in miles more west coast. Pretty cool study, though.

 

[MelanieLC]

Slightly less than 1 mile.
CT
RI

 

[WebmasterMaryJo]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house?

About a half mile (rarely use it)

2 - What state do lyou live in (if you are not comfortable posting this information, you can just give the part of the county you live in)

Southern California

3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life?

Southern California

 

[MariDisney]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house?
About 1/4 mile, mayb 1/2 mile at most.

2 - What state do lyou live in (if you are not comfortable posting this information, you can just give the part of the county you live in)
PA

3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life?
PA

 

[Mama-san]

3 miles
S.C.
S.C.

 

[Carl]

1. about 1 mile
2. Texas
3. Texas

 

[mickaholic4077]

Okay, I'll do it!

1)The closest grocery store to me is 2 and a half miles away.

2)I live in Florida.

I lived in NY for most of my life.

 

[SC Minnie]

My DD read/heard something rather interesting and I though the DIS would be a great place to test it out. Please answer the following questions WITHOUT reading any of the responses first. This is the one time it is a GOOD thing to poast before reading all the replies. Once enough people have replied, I'll come back with the hypothesis and whether or not it seems to have proven correct:

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house?
2 - What state do lyou live in (if you are not comfortable posting this information, you can just give the part of the county you live in)
3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life?

Thanks!

1- 2 mi
2- SC
3- SC

 

[ClarabelleCowFan]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house? About 1 mile but we drive 35 minutes to the one we use
2 - What state do lyou live in (if you are not comfortable posting this information, you can just give the part of the county you live in) Georgia
3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? Deep South

 

[JennyDarling]

1. About 3 miles
2. South Carolina
3. Lived here my whole life. Just saw my very first Christmas snow! It only took 36 years

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

1. Not more than 2 miles.
2. Texas
3. South