ALLLLright.
Where I grew up in Erie, PA, the tasty sandwiches you refer to that were made with the best Italian bread, meats, cheeses, spices, etc., were called SUBS. Even here in Cleveland I go to Grum's and get a SUB. (fresh Italian bread, turkey, provolone, mayo, spices, lettuce, onion, tomato).
It must be this Great Lakes region or something.
Call it what you want, but overall I think we know that most of the modern world knows them as SUBS because unfortunately (but fortunately at the same time) no franchise called Hoagie Heaven has yet been created. (vs. Subway)
In Pittsburgh, PA, they all call them hoagies too. And it's Soeda. My sister in Houston told me long ago about how everything in the South is a Coke. So I cracked up when I saw you guys talking about that!!
Chris, my big sis sent me an email out of the blue. So I don't know what the agenda is. What's also funny is the other day I received an envelope post-marked from Kansas City with no return address with the info on the Army HPSP inside. No note, anything. Do you think that people spy on us?
Signed,
Paranoid