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

[KimR]

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).

 

[cristit14]

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!

Grocery is maybe 1/2 mile
Colorado
I have lived in Colorado all of my adult life

 

[gillep]

1/4 mile

Virginia

Lived in NY most of my life

 

[Disney1fan2002]

1 mile
MA
MA

 

[nmmom95]

1. 2 miles
2. NJ
3. NJ

 

[kiddo76]

5 miles
ME
New England (MA and ME) all my life

 

[mtemm]

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

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) MA

3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? I have moved around a lot, but I think cummulative the most years in MA, although might be tied with CA, it would be pretty close at this point.

 

[ICF]

I live in Indiana (and have most of my life) and am about 5 mins (5 miles) from the nearest grocery store.

 

[arminnie]

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!

8 blocks
New Orleans
San Francisco bay area peninsula

 

[cybrkitn]

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?

1 - Within a 5 minute drive
2 - NY
3 - NY/East Coast

 

[Tinkmom75]

1) 2 to 3 miles
2) Michigan
3) Michigan

 

[MizTink]

1. nearest grocery store is less than 1/4 of a mile (3 minute drive!)
2. i live in florida
3. i've lived in florida most of my life

 

[mtemm]

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).

how interesting! It also might explain why my friend, who I grew up with till our college years in CA, and I measure so differently. she is in FL now and I am in MA and she is always saying how many minutes vs how many miles away something is. hmmmm

 

[onelilspark]

Grocery Store: across the street, so maybe 1/4 mile.
New York State (Western)
I grew up in PA, most of my life I've been in the Northeast.

 

[smb6]

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- less than 2 miles
2- GA
3- GA with the exception of 3 yrs in WV

 

[Swimnoid]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house? about 5 miles

2 - What state do you live in? NC

3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? Been in NC the last 27 years but also spent the first 28 years in the OH/PA area.

 

[Tinkmom75]

I also would have answered in minutes if asked work commute. I have heard Michiganders reply to how far in minutes and that is typical for me.

 

[smb6]

Well now that I read through and see it's a southern/northern thing- it appears I broke the mold, since I'm southern and answered in miles.... To "validate" my southernality- that grocery store that I said was within two miles is the Piggly Wiggly! LOL.

 

[Angelhalo]

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

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) NC


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

 

[Inigo]

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- 8.7 miles

2- Indiana

3- Indiana