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

[MizTink]

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).

that's funny because i was born and lived in ohio for the first 16 years of my life. then my family moved to florida, where we have been for apx 24 years. my dad lived apx 45 years in ohio and pennsylvania before florida.....
i ALWAYS measure driving distance in time rather than mileage. my dad gets irritated with me when i ask how far a certain place is, and when he starts to tell me in miles, i cut him off to say "no, how long will it take to get there?"!!
he always gets this look on his face that makes me think that he thinks it's a stupid female thing. i'll have to let him know that it's because he turned me into a southerner!!

 

[Swank]

1. 3miles
2. NJ
3. NJ

 

[Tee it Up]

1. Less than 1/2 mile
2. Connecticut
3. Connecticut

 

[mhsjax]

1. 1-2 miles
2. Florida
3. Florida 47 years.

 

[KellyWasHere]

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. 10 miles
2. PA
3. PA

 

[Irish9697]

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. About 2 miles/5 minutes
2. Tennessee
3. Tennessee

 

[TheIncredibles!]

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. 10 miles/15 minutes or so
2. NJ
3. NJ

 

[JDX4]

1. one mile
2. Connecticut
3. Connecticut

 

[KellyWasHere]

Just read the thread. I usually respond in minutes, but I go to my grocery store website and search for stores so often (where they list miles) that it's just seared into my brain as that.

 

[beatlesblonde]

1. Closest grocery store is about 5 minutes from my house (depending on traffic)
2. Indiana
3. Indiana

 

[focusondisney]

Hi! I'm in western NY. There is a gas station with a convience store 1/2 mile from me. A regular grocery store is about 2 miles away.

And I've lived in western NY all my life.

 

[Inigo]

that's funny because i was born and lived in ohio for the first 16 years of my life. then my family moved to florida, where we have been for apx 24 years. my dad lived apx 45 years in ohio and pennsylvania before florida.....
i ALWAYS measure driving distance in time rather than mileage. my dad gets irritated with me when i ask how far a certain place is, and when he starts to tell me in miles, i cut him off to say "no, how long will it take to get there?"!!
he always gets this look on his face that makes me think that he thinks it's a stupid female thing. i'll have to let him know that it's because he turned me into a southerner!!

The miles -vs- distance thing wouldn't work for me. I drive faster than DH, so if something is 15 minutes for him, it's probably 10 minutes for me. My dad used to race stock cars before I was born and he taught me to drive!

 

[AristocatFan]

1. A grocery store is 12 blocks from my house.
2. I've always lived in Indiana.

 

[BillSears]

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house? 1/3rd of a 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) Maryland
3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? Maryland

 

[DisneyNutMary]

1. Supermarket- there are 2 less than a mile from my house. Convenience store- a place to get milk, bread, eggs, and "emergency" groceries, 1/4 mile away
2. Live in New York, specifically Staten Island
3. Always lived in NY, was in Brooklyn until I had my first child, nearest store there was 6 houses away.

 

[holycow]

10 min. 5 miles
Southwest
So. Calif

 

[Cando86]

Curious about your theory!

1 - How far is the closest grocery store from your house?
1.5 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) Michigan
3 - What state or part of the country have you lived in for most of your life? Michigan

 

[Minnesota!]

1 - about 1 mile
2 - Minnesota
3 - Minnesota

 

[jodilinton]

1. about a mile
2. Michigan
3. Michigan

 

[pyrxtc]

20 minutes or so.
I live in NH
I grew up in MA