Who gets to call themselves "Vermonters"? We're having a conversation about newcomers, old-timers, and those who have been in Vermont for generations.
In the first of our series of Vermont Edition 鈥� our audience 鈥� we explore a submission from Neal McIntyre of Londonderry, Vermont.
If you've lived in Vermont you whole life, how do you talk with new arrivals? Do you have thoughts on what makes someone a "true Vermonter"? If you're new to Vermont, have you experienced a divide between transplants and native-born Vermonters?
We reached out to folks on , , and Instagram. Here's some of what we heard:
What an interesting question! Personally I鈥檓 a transplant and will never consider myself a Vermonter as it鈥檚 a designation I dont really want to pick up. Personally I think he divide that exists, and it does, stems from 鈥渂eing a Vermonter鈥� being the last thing a lot of people have to cling on to.
Born and raised here?
— db (@metallidan)
You say "gararge?"
Days of the week end in "D" not day?
You say "so I says?"
You know how to pronounce Charlotte?
What the hell is soft-serve?
You can weigh in as well on , , or .
Plus, we'll be joined by Stephen Perkins, the executive director of the , and rural geographer and University of Vermont professor Cheryl Morse, one of the researchers behind the , for a conversation about "flatlanders," "woodchucks," Vermont identity and the relationships between people and place.
You can join the conservation by posting below or emailing [email protected].
Broadcast Tuesday, Nov. 28 at noon; rebroadcast at 7 p.m.
Submit Your Idea
Is there a local issue you want to talk through with your fellow Vermonters? Something you'd love to discuss with someone from a different background or with a different point of view?
Use the module below to submit your idea 鈥� or ideas! 鈥� with your name, zip code and email (so we can get back in touch with you).
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