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

[elizke]

1. Abt 15 minutes
2. Illinois
3. Illinois

Edit: Now that I've seen the theory, I must edit to add although I've now lived here most of my life, I am from Georgia and North Carolina and all of my family still live there so I guess I prove the theory correct. : )

 

[bunny213]

1. I live about 1/2 mile from the grocery store
2. Texas
3. Texas

 

[dejr_8]

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) 5 miles
2) NC
3) PA

 

[mumto3girls]

We have a small family owned grocery store about 1 mile from our house. We have a major grocery store (chain) about 3 miles away.

I live in southwestern PA.

I have lived here most of my life.

 

[7165red]

My grocery store is abt. 10 mins. Wegmans
I live in central NY
I've live in northern NJ.

 

[Cindy B]

closest grocery store less than a 1/4 mile-really only about four houses away.

I live in NJ.

I've lived in NJ most of my life, but I have also lived in Ohio and PA.

 

[BroganMc]

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)

Maryland

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

Thanks!

Maryland

 

[dehlers]

1. 1mile
2. VA
3. Fla

 

[Witch Mountain]

1. Nearest grocery store is 4 miles away. This is probably the closest except for when I first moved out of my parents house and lived behind a grocery store.

2. I live in Florida

3. Moved away from NY at 22, but I've lived up and down the East Coast since, but that's the longest I have ever lived in one place. There's another move either in 2 years or when I finish school, and that is likely to be in another part of the country, so NY is still going to be the longest-lived locale.

 

[DLB]

1. About 5 miles
2. CT
3. CT

 

[Jazzybell]

1. 1 mile
2. TN
3. TN

 

[Arenita]

1) 1/2 mile
2) Texas
3) Texas

 

[Colleen27]

#1 - 1.5 miles for the "real" grocery, about .3 mile to Save-a-lot.

#2 & 3 - Michigan, lived here all my life.

 

[Colleen27]

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).

Well, if you asked about a longer distance I'd blow that one. I'm Michigan born & raised but usually think/answer in minutes. However, our grocery stores are both within walking distance, so the drive time doesn't stick in my head the way the distance to the airport or the mall or other places I have to drive to does.

 

[Katy Belle]

1. About half a mile
2oklahoma
3. Nebraska

 

[FoundMyPrince]

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 one mile
2. Missouri
3. Missouri

 

[Sehsun]

1) The closest grocery store to me is about 1.6 miles (~ 5 minutes) away
2) I live in the southeastern part
3) I've lived in the southeastern part for most of my life

 

[lizanne]

grocery store 1.5 miles
current state PA
Always lived in PA

 

[jking6]

1. 1/4 mile
2. NY
2. NY

 

[dznymemories]

1. One mile
2. Michigan
3. Michigan