I posted one of these earlier about living in Rochester. However..this is the classic one for us PA residents (and i can understand every one of these!)
[] You refer to Philadelphia as only "Philly."
[] You've refer to New Jersey as only "Jersey."
[] You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay).
[] The first day of buck and the first day of doe season have always been school holidays in your town.
[] You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
[] At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
[] You know what a "Hex sign" is.
[] You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
[] You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup."
[] Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" actually mean something to you.
[] You eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same? (Those from NY find this "barbaric".)
[] You not only heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
[] You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), Ring Bologna and Hot Bacon Dressing.
[] You eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
[] You know the difference between a cheese steak & pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
[] You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.[] You know Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
[] You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is? (At least you vaguely remember.)
[] You identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits?.
[] You you ever been in a traffic jam in Lancaster county? (Or do you know that a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway.)
[] You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
[] You carry jumper cables in your car and do your female passengers know how to use them.
[] You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
[] You think that driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
[] You built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were as a kid.
[] Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
[] "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
[] You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?"
[] You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Monongahela, and Llanerch.
[] You refer to Philadelphia as only "Philly."
[] You've refer to New Jersey as only "Jersey."
[] You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay).
[] The first day of buck and the first day of doe season have always been school holidays in your town.
[] You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
[] At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
[] You know what a "Hex sign" is.
[] You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
[] You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup."
[] Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" actually mean something to you.
[] You eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same? (Those from NY find this "barbaric".)
[] You not only heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
[] You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), Ring Bologna and Hot Bacon Dressing.
[] You eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
[] You know the difference between a cheese steak & pizza steak sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
[] You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.[] You know Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
[] You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is? (At least you vaguely remember.)
[] You identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits?.
[] You you ever been in a traffic jam in Lancaster county? (Or do you know that a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway.)
[] You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
[] You carry jumper cables in your car and do your female passengers know how to use them.
[] You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
[] You think that driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
[] You built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were as a kid.
[] Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
[] "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
[] You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?"
[] You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Monongahela, and Llanerch.
posted by Hurley at
5:09 PM
