🇬🇧Brits Guess LOUISIANA Slang!🇺🇸 | American vs British
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- So this week it's the turn of LOUISIANA! We guess a bunch of Louisiana slang, sent to us by one of our viewers. Thanks so much for all of the slang you guys have already sent us, we do read it all and we have saved lots of them and will be working our way through! Let us know if you enjoyed this video by giving us a thumbs up and leaving a comment! Love you guys!
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Being British: Joel & Lia just so you know, there’s a legend of Voodoo Preistess Aunt Julia Brown. The Hurricane of 1915 and all of the hurricanes that followed after that are connected to her spirit. She didn’t want the town she lived in to come back. Before she died in 1915, she sang @ill take the whole town with me” And on the day of the viewing, the Category 3 hurricane struck, and killed everyone in the town, except for 1 person who managed to cling to a tree during the storm.
If you want to really know about the state of Louisiana and its culture then I suggest you read the book called Gumbo Ya Ya. It tells about people in South Louisiana like the Cajuns and Creoles. The second half of the book tells of spells you can perform for good luck or how to bring distress to your enemies. A friend told me about the book. I purchased it and once I started reading it, I couldn't put it down.
This is South Louisiana slang. I am from North Louisiana, we use very few of these words. North Louisiana does not have the French Canadian heritage that South Louisiana does. North Louisiana’s accent/slang/culture is closer to South Arkansas, West Mississippi, and East Texas than South Louisiana.
snap beans ain't salty, over here.
Subversive Control, yes they are.
Who’s from Louisiana beside me. Like if you can pronounce my last name “Ordeneaux”
Calista Ordeneaux New Orleans born and raised here!!!! As Cajun as they come!
NOLA here!
I can I'm central Louisiana but I know alot of cajun slang and can speak the names here
lilcajungirl62 nope acadiana is as cajun as they come
Xtreme J same
Fun Louisiana fact for you guys, you can buy daiquiris in a drive thru.
Aimée Speyrer and take your drink with you in a cup when you leave the bar👍🏼
Trump Lady Wait. Can we do that throughout the state?! I’ve only ever done it on Bourbon St and in Lafayette during Festivale Internationale.
And at a movie theatre 😋
Just dont put the straw in it till u get home. lol
Brad Hamilton Haha!!! Yep! 🍹I’ve heard some places put tape over the slit in the lid the straw goes into, but in all the times I’ve gotten drive-thru daqs, I’ve never encountered that.
It's a shame they didn't give y'all "Laissez les bons temps rouler " means "Let The Good Times Roll" the most famous one, our state motto!, sha
Very true!
*exactly*
Cher*
First thing I think of a saying from Louisiana, _Laissez les bons temps rouler_ ! 😀
Yeah I live in Evangeline Louisiana we say it a lot
😂 lagniappe would be used like “that part of the story isn’t really important, it’s just lagniappe”. Much love from da bayou!
Little raicis but makes real since
Interesting that you did this entire video without once saying the word "Cajun".
Here in the States, we would say these words are "Cajun slang."
Rick, contrary to popular (mistaken) belief in the US, Cajuns are not the only people in Louisiana. Not everyone in Louisiana is a Cajun, (another incorrect belief). Cajuns are not the only ones who speak French here, or use these slang terms, French or English, so Louisiana slang is the more correct word.
@Da Boot yes im cajun and can confirm not everyone here is cajun
I wouldn't call it Cajun Slang, I'd call it Cajun and Creole French!
As a Louisiana girl, I was so excited to see this!! South Louisiana is where you’d hear most of this slang, north Louisiana is very different to the south. You two should definitely make south Louisiana a future destination. It has a culture of its own! xx
I always found it funny when watching football scores, they talk about Northeast Louisiana State. I told my daughter that means it's in Mississippi, because Louisiana is shaped like an "L", and has no northeast.
I'm from Central Louisiana and I can confirm the North part is waaaaaaaay different than the south part. The South part of the State is considered the "true blue" Louisiana. I was raised in the South part and Central part; I know a lot of these slangs~
I don’t think they like big raicis people who have black relatives shoot guns eat rice everyday and wave the confederate flag. It’s a great life but I don’t think they’ll do it
Born and raised in Louisiana. This video gives me life! Example, if a baby is doing something cute, or has it's feeling hurt, you would say "awe, sha bebe" and we say
Pah-cahn Praw-lean.
Team Abundant Grace how you are? Where you from out here?
Got in a fight (30 years ago) on Bourbon Street, but slammed down a Hurricane with had some Jambalaya...felt better. Seriously, Louisiana is one of the coolest dam states we have...GREAT food, sweet people, incredible street music, swamp-ass hot.
Would love to visit, it seems so full of life!
Being British: Joel & Lia Joel and Lia, a MAJOR understatement!😂😂
We have the best flavor food in the US! 😜
Oh yeah, you're right!! But you forgot. Bad politicians, high crime rate, hurricanes, little to no care police officers, high prices on simple foods/needs, potholes, bad building structures, litter, bad education, and don't get me started on ghetto people. Trust me, I'm native and have been living here all my life.
Where do y’all live? I live in lake Charles. About halfway between Baton Rouge and houston
We usually say couillion when calling someone crazy lol. Example: "Y'all some couillions!"
Madison Floyd that’s what I say too. When they read it I said to myself “ y’all crazy”
That is how you say it and also the n is silent that is how I say it
Same
Omg “shah beh beh” 😂😂 We actually use the word as an alternative for cute or aw, so we see a baby and we say “shaaaaa”
I think the “ouah” one and the two after praline are from northern Louisiana because I have never heard of them before
My moms from Louisiana (I’m Texan) and sha beh beh just brought back so many memories of my grandma good times :)
T Landry I think mostly ppl from other southern states, the British colonies settled North Louisiana like my dad’s family. Must be French colonials that settled there, too.
I say Pray-line
Same
Man that’s so pierre part! Remind of those guys who say “ doood and bruh” shah bay bay.
I’ve lived in Louisiana my whole life and I love that y’all made this video! 😂
I just came across these videos...I was born and raised in Louisiana...I live in Dallas and married a Texan and when I take her home she tries to pronounce and it's funny
I live in Louisiana too🥳🥳🥳🥳
@@teemarie5478 you from Homer?
Ayyyyyyy A fellow Louisianan
Im cajun
This makes my little Cajun heart happy!!! I love y'all's videos!!
yay! SO glad!!
Louisiana is definitely a unique place. They are the only state in the US that uses the word 'parish' instead of county.
I memorized them in 8th grade history class.
I was raised in the heart of South Louisiana- it's called Acadiana. Down there, "lagniappe" is pronounced "lawn-yahp." When you get out of Acadiana is when you would hear "lan-yap."
I'm from Louisiana and Cajun. Coullion is my favorite word. It made me boudai when the video was over.
Traci Pate I is Cajun toooo!!!!!
too right mate ask T Paul if Big Paul is back from his parains place
LOL!
Aww, sha, may don you cry.
Im cajun toooo!!!
I'm a New Orleans girl, and i thoroughly enjoyed this video! There were a few i didn't know, but it was fun to watch. We may be a bit odd, but that makes us unique and such a wonderful place to visit!
Aw thanks so much!! Can't wait to visit one day!
Being British: Joel & Lia you must visit one day! Just bring your appetites.
You guys are part of our wonderful South, but like Texas, you definitely have your own unique customs!
Dana Giroir me to
Dana Giroir yeah. There was a lot of Cajun slang in there. It fit well with how people from Lafayette and the surrounding area speak.
Don't feel bad about not knowing these. The only people who have any idea what Cajuns are saying are other Cajuns. It's a beautiful dialect with a rhythm all it's own. Sinfully delicious food down there too.
This is South Louisiana speak, not North Louisiana. North Louisiana feels and sounds more like East Texas. I know since I was born and raised in North LA. We had some cultural influences (mostly cuisine) leaking up from the south but not much. I've seen more "distinctive" Louisiana offerings over the last couple of decades in the North but that seems to be more of an appropriation for tourism purposes. For those of you traveling to Louisiana to immerse yourself in cajun/creole culture, you are not going to find it in Shreveport or Monroe. Think New Orleans and west to the Texas border. Stay south of Interstate 10.
Lafayette is my home and it is very very cajun
I’m from south Louisiana (st. James Parish)
I spent a semester at ULM and its funny trying to see people act cajun and say they're cajun when I'm from Lafourche parish. I'm like no you aren't...
ayye North East here. yeah our definition of yeeyee is much different than the south south’s😂
Louisiana is south of I10
I knew all of em but I'm from New Orleans, have y'all ever tried food from down here, like gumbo , beignets, or jambalaya? Y'all need to try some.
kevin kruger England needs a good Cajun restaurant. France does, too.lol
Best food ever
He forgot one, (How's ya mama and 'em?) it means how are you
I’m from Louisiana! I love this lol. You guys are great. Cajun French is so heavily prominent in Louisiana. Everyone’s grandparents either speak French fluently or drop in and out of it. Last names are really har to pronounce too if you aren’t from there lol
Aw thanks so much! That's so interesting, would love to visit one day!
Especially those Thibodeauxs!
Aimée Speyrer definitely lol! My last name is LaFleur
bailey alexus I’m in New Orleans, myself.
I def went to school with some LaFleurs.
Louisiana is its own place, definitely!!! ❤
Would love to visit one day!
Being British: Joel & Lia We'll go together!!! 😬
Being British: Joel & Lia if y'all do come to Louisiana, y'all will leave 15 lbs heavier! We have the BEST food! Especially in South Louisiana!
Home to the best food on the planet, and there are festivals for everything (seriously)
Louisiana born and raised here and I was a teenager before I found out people other places didn't say "make groceries" lol. Love the channel.
Dean Lewis That's OK as I'm still shocked that everyone doesn't use "sneakers" for Adidas, etc.
In Louisiana you don’t have to be at work at 8:00 you have to be there for 8:00
I’m from Louisiana and I thought this was so funny 😂😂
Same
I'm from Louisiana and can confirm most of us say "sha" and "y'all" wayyy to much
I moved to New Orleans from South Florida in my twenties and lived there until I was in my forties and initially experienced considerable culture shock (there is no such thing as generic U.S. southern). My first experience was going into a restaurant, ordering a hamburger, and being asked by the server if I wanted it dressed or not. I stared at her in bewilderment as I imagined a hamburger in a little suit and tie. Realizing I was a foreigner, she asked (with an eye roll), "Do you want lettuce and tomato on your hamburger?" So I learned to order my sandwiches dressed. Another phrase I found interesting was "I'm gonna pass by my mama's today." This doesn't mean the person will drive past her mother's house. It means she is going to visit her mother. The final memory I'll share is having gotten into a long debate with an English teacher housemate of mine after I commented, "These grits are good." "Oh no!" she replied. "The grits IS good." A phrase which makes my English teacher self cringe. She argued that grits is a collective noun and so takes a singular verb, similar to "the news is good." I countered that one would never say, "Where is my glasses?" or "Your new trousers is pretty!" We finally agreed to disagree. Y'all pass a good time now, y'hear!
Christine Dorman
Grits are good with lots of butter and pepper.
In Texas they would ask, do you want all the dressings?
I think we'd Pretty much get the idea if someone asked do you want it dressed, though
Christine Dorman this is actually a very interesting interchange. In my mind, I see the difference between the two examples you guys presented. For your old roommates side, grits and news, while made plural by the s are singular units. Whereas glasses and trousers are pairs, or twos. A pair of glasses and a pair of trousers.
+ Dilettante I agree with the logic of your comment. Now I'm going to throw a monkey wrench into the topic to point out how illogical and inconsistent English grammar can be. I understand why we say "a pair of glasses" (two lenses) and "a pair of trousers" (two legs). That said, both are singular things. A pair of trousers is a single garment and a pair of glasses a singular piece of eye wear. So, why don't we just use a singular verb, for example, "My glasses is on the nightstand"? If that were the grammatical custom, then "The grits is good" would sound fine and I would need to say "The mashed potatoes is delicious." Still, I would say, "The mashed potatoes are delicious" even though the potatoes have been forced into a distinctly singular entity. Please note, I'm not arguing at all. I'm just throwing out some musings about the inconsistency of English grammar. I find it fun. I hope you do as well. Best wishes!
Thanks so much for this! I’m a Cajun girl living in the UK and this gave me the biggest smile! x
Aw thanks amazing Aimee!! So glad you enjoyed it!
Cajun queen!
My area of Louisiana, Acadiana, pronounces “praline” the way you do, “prah-lean.”
We say pray ling. Thanks
Aimée Speyrer how far off were they on some of these??
You guys are a hit with my breakfast guests! Lots of laughs and fun! I think you'll get some more subscribers. And Louisiana is one of my favourite states. Great job! Still adore this series! Thanks! Love and cheers! 👍💗😘🇬🇧
Aw yay! So glad they enjoyed it and we didn't ruin your breakfast! haha!
Louisiana is alright but it’s so hot!
Jondon Roofner, that’s what I love about it! LOL
"Sha" is actually spelled cher and it is a general term of endearment.
"Making groceries" is a literal translation from the French, "faire les courses." Lots of Louisiana phrases are like this.
hacer las compras - same in spanish
I made a Joel & Lia video. Wuuut!
BTW, when I put "sha bebe" I specifically meant that as pertaining to an actual baby. People say it all the time and it's synonymous with saying "Aw!" or any other exclamations about how cute or sweet a baby of child is.
Thanks for the email! ❤️
+ Earl Boydell
Wow... Rude much? You lowered yourself more than anyone else could.
Hey Brad! Thanks for sending! I’m from Louisiana, born and raised (calcasieu parish). I knew most of what you sent, but didn’t know the grocery ones. We’re probably too close to Texas lol. What parish are you from?
Swamp Rocket you have blown my mind. I seriously have believed my entire life that cher literally meant sweet. In fact this is an edit of my correction of your error...until I looked it up. I stand corrected sir.
Brad Hamilton oh cool! Yea, I lived in CenLa for awhile. I’m familiar with Marksville... I actually worked at Rapides hospital, lived in Pineville. Small world!!!
Loved this!! I’m from Louisiana, and we say a lot of these things especially the Sha! My grandma is Cajun and she has always referred to us as “my sha.” Huge Lauren Daigle fan! She’s coming to New Orleans to perform soon.
Laura Thomas chère.
Oooo enjoy the concert!
Me too, I'm from the very far southwest corner (the heel of the boot) lol. My favorite was "couillion". We used it mostly as a term of endearment when a family member did something silly. My little brother would sometimes randomly just jump in front of the tv while we were watching something and start doing a ridiculous dance. We would giggle and say "move, couillion!" We pronounced it a little differently, though. It was more Koo-Yonh, with the last "n" sound only suggested, similar to how "C'est bon" sounds.
I love louren daigle.
I can agree we do say sha
Lol, this was great! Most Americans couldn't get these. Louisiana is awesome ❤️
Trump Lady were not saying Louisiana slang up in the North
I’m from Louisiana lived here all my life besides while serving in the military and love watching y’all. Great to see y’all talking about our slang words that usually only we understand.
My brother in law lives in Louisianna. About as Cajun and you can get. And we LOVED visiting. But I have to say that I had NO IDEA of most of the slang you said! LOL! Amazing people and culture. You really need to visit it sometime. There's no other place like it anywhere. And btw, you'd be addressed as Mr Joel and Miss Lia down there. So for all my Cajun friends, I will say, I enjoy your videos Mr Joel and Miss Lia. Truly makes me want to visit the UK!
YESSSSS! I've been waiting for you to do Louisiana slang! When I moved down here from Minnesota, I was soooo confused/amused by the slang. I learned it quickly and embraced it fully. Now, all you have to do is come down here and hear it for yourself!
Also! Sha is pronounced more like cher, just lighter on the R :)
Sha should be Che or Cher
Sha is not how we say it in New Orleans it is Che or Cher
I usually hear "sha" with a short "a" as it "cat." Lived in NOLA, Thibodaux, Houma, Natchitoches, & Baton Rouge.
Sarah Hunt I think Louisiana is hard because different parts have different sounds and different ways of saying things. My family is from Cajun Country however all my close family lived in New Orleans until Katrina and we had a very New Orleans Yat accent
Sarah Roth // Louisiana has so much variation in the accents! I lived in Georgia as a kid, so all of Louisiana was new to me. I've loved learning the words, accents, and slang! One that always stands out to me is my friends in New Orleans who would say "Rum" and "ruff" instead of "room" and "roof." So interesting!
We pronounce it "Pray-Leen" in the other southern states ......also, Iove Louisiana ! It's one of those states that has its own special culture and stands by itself. Don't get me started on their food and music.
Ahhh okay! Soooo many different pronunciations!
In Texas it's pronounced pray-lean. Praline. Pecan (Kahn, not can) Praline.
I've made gris-gris balls!
Yes, they are voodoo curse tools.
Ahhh okay!!
I say it that way!
Many people in Louisiana pronounce it Pray-Leen too.
I was under the impression that everyone in the US pronounced it pray-lean. I'm from the west coast, but live in Wisconsin.
I’m from Georgia and we say pray-leen too!
My Cajun French heart is melting! Cher, you two are so cute! Mais, I must be off to boil some crabs.
Thought you’ll say cra fish but crabs are great
So... happy about this video! Thank you so much for doing this. And yes, Louisiana is another country inside the U.S. (especially south Louisiana). I'm from the capital of Louisiana, Baton Rouge. Please visit Louisiana for the amazing culture and fantastic food! I know y'all would really enjoy that.
BR in the house too
If you are Joel's Spanish house mum, post a comment to let him know if he was supposed to have that muffin.
hahahaha please!!! I'm dying to know!
My guess is she was probably chewing him out for not eating breakfast. All the Spanish madres I know are exactly the type of person to do that.
Dana K what does "chewing him out" mean?
Anissa Lingley It's yelling at someone. I thought it was a pretty universal figure of English speech, but it might just be an American thing. Now that you point it out and make me look at it with new eyes, it sounds like it could be something dirty.
Daniel Reasor ok, thank you for letting me know what it meant! :) I thought it was something dirty when I first read it! 😂 I was so confused!
I love this series! Please do Hawaiian slang next!!
We have that ready to film soon!!
Fantastic! Thank you! Xx (xs learned from Lia! 😊)
GOOD ONE!!! 👍🏼
As a Californian, Louisiana slang is totally Greek to me😆
I live in Louisiana and dont get a lot of this stuff
You would hear most of these phrases closer to New Orleans
Welcome to Cajuns everyday life
And California slang is greek to us Coonasses. I'm from right outside Opelousas and people always ask me to repeat it. Now I live in Qatar.
@@c_saragusa44 same!!!
4:45 In metropolitan French, gri-gri or grigri (without the "s") means "amulet" or "talisman". The word comes from Guinea where it meant "devil" and Senegal where it means "amulet".
Here's a couple more:
Envie (ahn-vie): to have a craving for something. "I got the envie for some crawfish tonight."
Get down: to get out of the car. "I'm going inside the store, you gonna get down?" Comes from the French way of saying 'get down from the buggy'.
Loup garou (loo garoo) or the rougarou (roo garoo): a monster featured in bedtime stories. Loup garou truly means like a werewolf.
To catch the evil eye: somebody put a curse on you. Good luck.
Mais (may): But. Usually goes with yes or no. "Hey are you going to the fais do-do tonight? Mais yeah!"
My maw maw used to tell me about the rougarou when I was younger
Louisianan boy here.. I don’t know Ouah! Or Save the groceries.. othewise I knew all of these. Many people will say “I’m going make groceries.” Which means, “I’m going grocery shopping.”
You guys rock!
I never heard of save the groceries lived here all my life
2 years later, lol We don’t say save the groceries or the clothes. But we do say, hey save dat for me or save dat for later. And it is in regard to food or clothes. If I say we gunna make some groceries, mean I’m finna cook something
I’m from Slovakia 🇸🇰 , but I’ve lived in southern Louisiana for a couple of years..I had the biggest smile watching your video as I was equally confused about the slang down here at first...regularly using Sha bebe it’s awesome 😂☺️
Being from Louisiana, I’m loving that you guys used phonetics to pronounce everything! It’s amazing when people actually take the time learn about our culture instead!
To answer your question in the video, “sha bebe” or just “sha” is what you would call a person or say about a person in place of “aww” or “adorable.”
“Oui”, of course means “yes”. But “ouais” (sounds like way) is less formal and me “yeah”.
Your guessing slang videos give me life :) you guys are such fun ❤️
hahaha thanks Anna!
Muffin Gris Gris made me laugh out loud! Another video well done. Louisiana is a strange and wonderful place. I highly recommend you visit Nawlins (New Orleans). Laissez les bons temps rouler!
NiseyRocks sure. Visit. Just don’t call it “Nawlins” when you go because no one says that but tourists.
JB P That's exactly what I was going to say. No Nawlins.
Please no, no "nawlins" lol it's just New Orleans or even NOLA is better than "nawlins" that's so cringe worthy (yes I'm from here)
My family pronounce it N'Orlins with the 'r' almost silent. "Nawlins" is definitely not how we say it. My mom's family are all from New Orleans. I've visited several times. Amazing city.
In Oklahoma, like when my sister went there for a trip, we always say "New Orlins" !!!
😁😆😄
Being from New Orleans, I do know a lot of these :)
We do say praline the way Joel said, "Prah-leen". "Pray-leen" would out you as not being from around the area 😅
I've never heard the term "save the " as being "put it away." Maybe that's in more of the cajun speaking areas of the state...
"Making groceries" comes from the French "faire le marché", literally "to do/to make the market (supermarket)"
Sha is literally a term of endearment, like cher = dear/honey. Nothing at all to do with describing food as sweet 😊
Awesome video as usual!
Bryan Sproles I’m from Baton Rouge
Im from Franklin, Louisiana (St. Mary Parish), and I say Pray-leen. And pecan sounds like Puck-on where im from.
omg this is so great! i’m from South Louisiana and yes we are extremely influenced by Cajun French😂 lots of our slang derived from Cajun French and that style of speaking! y’all did a pretty good job though! it’s definitely it’s own place lol! y’all need to come visit Louisiana though, best food in the world seriously!!!
Hello there. I came across you guys by chance and ended up subscribing. Love your chemistry and your humour. Don't stop! I'm a South African living in Greece and I really look forward to watching you guys. Thank you. Cheers!
Yea you right, I grew up Louisiana. You forgot a few. Baby make dos dos = go to sleep. Park your car in the neutral ground = Park your car on the median of the road. For true = You are correct. If you are Thibodeaux would say sha ,if you're from New Orleans you would say dawrling
kevin lofton isn't Fais Do Do a nightclub (to put it politely)?
Fais do do means go to sleep. People used to have house parties/dances (Bal de Maison) after the kids would 'make sleep' or fais do-do. Do-do is from dormir which is to sleep
John Speer During festival time in different towns, especially in Acadiana, there used to be street dances, where the whole town (if relatively small) would meet downtown and people would visit with each other or dance. I haven 't been to one in many years, but it was always great fun.
Or further south than Thibodaux where us actual cajuns live... Thibodaux is up north for us.
John Speer fais do do is like a festival in acadiana
I live in Arkansas. We share a border with Louisianna, but Lagniappe was the only word I knew! Shops or bakeries are often named Lagniappe, I suppose because they offer "a little something extra", or unique treats or fun things. I think real Cajun folks are the most fun, warmest, most delightful people in the U.S. You have to visit Louisianna.
Paula Gallagher hi from Hot Springs!! 👋🏼
Lagniappe associated with bakeries is interesting. Kind of like the idea of a baker’s dozen, hmm?
Hey Rebecca Caraway! I'm from Russellville! Good to hear from you!
Karl Morton IV, Hey! Maybe more like something a little more special than usual.
Paula Gallagher COOL...I pass through there on my way to Ft Smith to see my BF.
Lmao!! My entire family is from Lousiana and I still can't understand half the shit they say
I live just outside New Orleans and I try to "correct" my language when I travel! HAHA! I love when I am somewhere and they say "And would you like lettuce, tomatoes or mayo on your sandwich?" and I have to pause because my mind is thinking "It is so much more efficient to say "dressed!"
Amber Torrens
Same here! LOL.
I've lived in Louisiana my whole life and have never used half of these! lol!
Ya
Same here.
It's because North Louisiana and South Louisiana are like two different worlds;)
Ashley Fuller North LA seems to have been settled by descendants of British colonials from other southern states like my family.
@@moontrucker8939 Yes. North LA is very different linguistically from south
I've never subscribed to a UA-cam channel til today. You two are a treat, the attitude and lighthearted approach makes you a heck of a lot of fun, hope you do well with your channel.
Louisiana slang is understood by few others beyond Louisianans, that's a really tough dialect in that the French influence darn near makes it a different language. I'll be tuning in and thanks for the fun entertainment.
JFTR, I've managed to make it around a good part of the globe (yes, the UK a few times) and get a kick out of the differences just like you two.
Awesome! Louisiana girl here! These were awesome. Another one is "Get down from the car" Kinda like are you coming in or getting out of the vehicle. Everyone loves a little lagniappe.
Yayyy! I’m from Louisiana and I’ve been waiting for this Video!!! I really enjoyed this!
I'm from Mississippi, love your videos!! I have heard of a few of these before. Hopefully you guys can visit the southern states soon.
Missy L #Mississippi
Hi fellow Mississippian
Two things:
Langiappe is an extra bonus you weren't expecting, but it doesn't have to be with a purchase. It can be anything that you receive or that happens serendipitously. For example; if I was at DisneyWorld and it started raining. That would be a good thing, because many people leave so the lines are shorter, and also as langiappe the weather got cooler too.
gris-gris is any kind of charm (not just a curse, many are protective) prepared in Voo-doo tradition. Here is a link with a really good definition: voodoohoodoospellbook.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_19.html
BTW, I work at The Louisiana renaissance Festival, so if y'all every visit Southern Louisiana in November/early December, I can hook you up with tickets. Then y'all can hear my fake British accent.
We are from Louisiana and just found this video. It's very cool how y'all are trying to guess our slang. Laissez le bon temps rouler!
Love you guys... Joel I think you have an Adidas addiction 😝😜
hahaha I so do!! I literally wear nothing else haha!
Just don't pronounce it ADD id uhs. It's uh DEE duhs.
Lia, good job in pronouncing lagniappe! It is a "something." The little something extra is like ordering a dozen cupcakes and the baker giving you a thirteenth one. So the baker would say, "Here's a little lagniappe." Another example would be ordering a shrimp po'boy and unexpectedly getting some fries (chips) along with the sandwich. I can't think of a time when lagniappe would be applied to a person in terms of "There's something lagniappe about you today."
The way I always understood Lagniappe was as a true gift too, not expected or asked for. The typically small thing that comes with the purchase of something bigger MAY be called lagniappe, but not really correctly.
NEW ORLEANS BORN & RAISED! (And still here!)
I gave them the phonetic lan-yap in the email. Maybe I should've let them try to pronounce it on their own. lol
Christine Dorman ohhhh so it’s a “freebie”
+ joubinha333 It's like a bonus--a little something extra given that wasn't expected.
@Brad_Hamilton - Would love to see them visit and try to pronounce some of the street names in New Orleans!
When Siri first came out a friend of mine was trying to voice-text her husband to tell him she was driving across the Atchafalaya Basin. You can imagine how it butchered that! She said she was laughing so hard she had to force herself to concentrate on her driving!
Omg thank you for doing this! This was so funny :) I'm from New Orleans and it's always so funny to hear what people think of our weird sayings. As far as I know, "makin' groceries" is a New Orleans/Southern Louisiana term. You won't hear it north of Lafayette as far as I know. It's also something older people say. I've never heard a younger person say it unironically haha. "Sha" is used to refer to people as a term of endearment and it's more of a Cajun term. Also, to answer your question, most Americans think Louisiana is just a really weird place lol. Even those of us from here think it's a weird place haha. We have different law than the rest of the country, and we even have our own language -- Cajun French. But French people who come to Louisiana also think we are super weird.....so...we just can't win haha. Anyway....great video, y'all :)))))
I thought I was in the only person from south Louisiana watching
i've heard that "makin' groceries" is used in other parts of the south
I am from Louisiana and a huge Anglophile. Y'all crack me up! Just love watching your channel. HILARIOUS!
I know this is a super old video, but as a Louisiana girl, it made me smile seeing y’all learn a little about our very unique culture. There’s really no other place like Louisiana❤️
Oh my! Creole is beyond most of the 🇺🇸 too!
Creoles are so interesting! Studied them at university!
The sad thing is the Creole people are slowly fading away. There are still a few areas trying to maintain the traditions and language, but getting smaller every decade.
Creole means “Born in the Colony”. Through the years, it has grown to represent people of mixed race heritage.
I knew the first two, but was clueless about the rest of them. I knew gris gris are trinkets, but didn't know the voodoo connection.
Craig Benz - it isn’t the trinkets, but the good or bad curse on them. The phrase, ‘I’m gonna put the Gris-Gris on you’ sums it up.
I'm from Louisiana!!! I squealed when I saw the notification!! The only one I hadn't heard was "makin' groceries". Maybe that's a real South Louisiana thing. I loved this!!!
Awww so glad you enjoyed it!!
That's very common in the New Orleans area.
"Making groceries" derives from the French "faire le marché". It's more of a transliteration. You will hear it mostly in the New Orleans area.
It makes sense, since it derives from French... "Faire les courses".
I’m from Morgan City and we “make” groceries there too”
I laughed out loud with "Sha Bebe" hahahaha
Hey Joel & Lia! THANK Y'ALL so much for featuring Southern Words & meanings in your videos! I really appreciate it bc even though I'm from Alabama, which is known for more Spanish influence than French, there are still A LOT of us here that have extensive French Heritage bc of how close we are to New Orleans & Biloxi, MS. Most of us in America are Heinz 57 Babies*joke* (influenced by all our POSSIBLE 57 *joke again* different cultural roots Dutch, Irish, Scottish, African, The Islands, Spanish, British, Portugese & of course French, ETC.But I just Really LOVE that you put the spotlight on A Specific American Culture tucked within our general culture, dug deeper past what the world generalizes us as, & shared it so everyone can know that a lot of us are actually More than the stereotypes. I know you said you'll stop the slang videos But if you ever want some Alabama Slang let me know 😌 Again, MUCH appreciated for highlighting part of our culture! There's more if you'd like to delve in a little deeper into the South 💗💗💗 LOVE Y'alls Channel!!! 🍾🍷🍷🍷🍾
This is hilarious because I was born, raised, and live in Louisiana! Lassiez les bon temps roller! ⚜️
Some of these I've never heard of. But I did learn when I moved down south . That" fur " is a distance and not what's on a cat. That "flow " was not what water does it's what you walk on. " Mere " is come here. And " wreck in "is not what you did in a car but that you understand something . It's not easy living down here. Gigi
I spect it'll get better. "Awl" isn't a leather tool, its what you put in your engine. One doesn't sew with a "pin," one writes with it.:)
Craig Benz I love it in the south. They still make fun of how I talk. Wouldn't want to move ever. They talk a little funny to me but the nicest people I've ever met in my life. Gigi
Not "wreck in", it's reckon. We Americans are rather lazy when speaking, so it would sound more like " reckin".
Bruce Hearn I know that. But it sounds like wreck in to me. America by birth southern by the grace of God. That's what my Grandmother always told me.
I'm fixin to the grceceries
Here’s a side note: The structures in the “French” Quarter aren’t actually French. They’re Spanish. And also the middle way of the street is called the neutral ground from back in the day when Canal Street marked the division between the French and American sectors.
Dave Cameron - the wrought iron is from the Spanish rule as are some of the building, but the buildings are mostly designed and built by the French who were here.
Some is French and a lot is Spanish. The little cottages and what not are definitely French. The wrought iron stuff is obviously Spanish. Great fire in 1799 burnt down much of the quarter and it was rebuilt by the Spanish. But not all of it.
+Dave Cameron, you are correct, one would be hard pressed to find any authentic French architecture in the French Quarter area, except for the Ursulines Convent. Most all was destroyed in the great fire of 1799 while the Spanish ruled Louisiana.
I’ve lived across the US, growing up in suburban NYC, and I’ve never heard of most of the slang expressions in your videos. I thing some of this is regional, like Louisiana, and some age culture (I’m 65). But I’ve heard you use”got your back” as a standard British expression that I’ve always associated with urban African-American. I love your videos and character.
Ahh yeah we use "got your back" quite a lot here! Thanks so much for watching Diane!
I love that you did a Louisiana video. Its a weird place for sure and we like it like that. Its even weirder in the New Orleans area. It used to be that you could tell what neighborhood someone grew up in by their accent. That is all but lost now. I grew up just outside of New Orleans in Chalmette (shal MET). If you've never heard of it before you should look up the "y'at" accent.its the accent most Chalmations have. It's amazining the things us y'ats say and I think you'd get a kick out of the way we sound.
I am from Louisiana and I LOVED this video! I laughed so hard wondering what you Brits must think of Louisiana, especially knowing what most Americans think! Oh, and by the way...a gris-gris can be either a Voodoo spell or a charm that carries a spell or hex with it.
Love you both! I am from Georgia and have no clue what most of these mean. Some Americans would consider Louisiana to be its own country. I did know Gris Gris.....Again , Louisiana is it’s own place. 😊😊Love you guys!
haha, wow it's such a diverse state!!
Powerofthemindinc, as a Tennessean, I knew gris-gris, ouai, and sha bebe, but not the others. I love Cajun food and hope to visit there sometime, instead of just flying over it on the way to TX.
Langniappe = baker's dozen.
So funny because I’ve lived here my whole life and gris gris is the only one I wasn’t 100% sure of. Some stuff though like making groceries... I know what it is but it’s not something I’d say.
Being British: Joel & Lia, Louisiana is to the US what Bavaria is to Germany. LOL
You know most Louisiana people talk really fast and other people from other states never understand us because of how fast we talk
I get told i talk fast all the time, even from other Louisiana people 🤣
How do British people feel about Americans of English descent?
Yay! Been waiting so long for a Louisiana video!! Feeling the love!!!
My father grew up in a home that didn't have built-in kitchen cabinets. The stand-alone cupboard used to store groceries was called the "safe." I assume the term "saved" the groceries came from that.
Gris-Gris is also a charm necklace you can wear to protect you from a curse. I’m from Texas but I speak French. My French friends and I almost always say ouah instead of oui. I don’t think that I would call that Cajun or Louisiana slang. It’s common around the world, even in Canada.
Ally Michael In French, the casual yes (yeah, yup) is usually spelled ouaïs, and pronounced "way"
Brenda Bell I know how to spell and pronounce it. I was referring to the way they spelled it. Again, I speak French.
Aww I’m from Louisiana so I loved this. This was definitely more Cajun influenced but we aren’t all Cajun. I’m definitely not... I’m more of a “hick” lol
Joel, you have a nice commanding resonating voice. I would love to see you in a drama.
Maybe one day! 👌🏼
Love it! I’m from Louisiana. These are great! And your pronunciation of most of them were correct. Couillion is a hard-headed/dumb ass but well meaning person. Often reserved for kids who are always getting in trouble or crazy relatives. He’s such a couillion but we love him.
How is it I just found you guys, like, literally last week and you've already posted slang from my state? Ugh, I already love you both, stop being awesome.
And you haven't lived until you've heard a person with a Cajun French accent call you sha'. :-D :-D :-D
Joel is Stalking Lauren Daigle! Ha!
hahah yep!
Dan Dan I think of Daigle as a New England name!
Daigle is a common Louisiana name, but it would typically be pronounced like 'daig'. Hard to write out but I basically mean you don't really say the last 2 letters 😁
Whenever we were sick or really sad as kids my mom would say “sha bebe” 🤔
Same
It’s also just used as a term of endearment.
So glad I pushed the notification bell! I’m early!
Yesssss well done!!!!
Great video, from Raceland, La, just wanted to add, Making Groceries is derived from the French verb faire, which means to make or to do. Hope that helps.
Would love to see a part 2 of this!
Howdy, anyone north of Shreveport are considered "Northerners". I have a lot of friends and family in the South and other parts of the country. Older folks in Natchitoches, LA are really difficult to understand. Peps in Virginia are somewhat hard to understand, but their accent is what people usually think of when they think of what a Southerner sounds like. We have so many cultures that make up this country that you will hear distinct accents in every state.
Most of the country (at least what I've heard) we pronounce it Pray-leens
Ahhh okay!
Yup!
Pralines and cream is an excellent ice cream
Not in Louisiana..........we say " prah-leens"
That’s because most of the country says it wrong. It’s “prah-leen.”
IM FROM LOUISIANA!!!😂Lauren Daigle is my favorite singer...she’s from Lafayette, try to say that😂💀🤦🏻♀️
Uhhhhhh
I don’t know a single person that would say “making groceries” it’s usually “getting groceries” over here.
Nah gangster everyone say makin groceries
Anime Ash My family never said that but we don’t live in New Orleans. Thought it was more of a French New Orleans saying but we’re English & Scottish not French.
Same!! It’s... I’m going to da store what cha need not make’n groceries!!
In southern Louisiana people say it all the time. Or they'll say "I gotta go make groceries."
@@jenniferdugas947 I’m in south Louisiana mate... Lake Charles born an raised
Your videos are so therapeutic. You two are all around great people to just hang out with!!! :)
You should watch the legendary Cajun (Louisiana) cook Justin Wilson.
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