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MrKamikazi t1_ja0zm8o wrote

Reply to comment by Allemaengel in All Hail the Hoagie by dissolutewastrel

Many years ago they were called hoagies in Clearfield PA which is a lot more than 60 miles away.

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Allemaengel t1_ja107kq wrote

Wasn't expecting that but I guess the researchers were trying to establish relatively neat borders around majority usage I guess.

Or was there some industry or other connection to Philly which transplanted the term to that particular area? I went to college in Central PA and it wasn't a thing in that county (not Clearfield).

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MrKamikazi t1_ja112x2 wrote

A lot of Italians but I didn't know of any direct ties to Philly while I was living there. It was also specific. A hoagie was an Italian one. Any other sandwich on a long roll was a sub.

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Allemaengel t1_ja11ezu wrote

Interesting.

Never been to Clearfield. Closest was McKean, Cameron and Centre counties. I liked the area - definitely different from the Poconos.

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