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 conversations guided by you— our audience — 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 reddit, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Here's some of what we heard:
What an interesting question! Personally I’m a transplant and will never consider myself a Vermonter as it’s a designation I dont really want to pick up. Personally I think he divide that exists, and it does, stems from “being a Vermonter” being the last thing a lot of people have to cling on to.
Born and raised here?
— db (@metallidan) November 27, 2017
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 reddit, Facebook, Twitter or Instagram.
Plus, we'll be joined by Stephen Perkins, the executive director of the Vermont Historical Society, and rural geographer and University of Vermont professor Cheryl Morse, one of the researchers behind the Vermont Roots Migration Project, 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 VermontEdition@vpr.net.
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 — or ideas! — with your name, zip code and email (so we can get back in touch with you).
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