No, i didn't grow up in Rochester...but after living there for a few years, these all make sense. haha.

The only thing at the annual May Lilac Festival is snow.
The worst four-letter word you could say is "Fuji".
You can't swim at the beach.
Toronto is about 70 miles away, but it takes four hours to get there.
You know that a "Can of Worms" is not something that you take fishing.
Tsunami style rains don't stop you from drinking at Park Ave Fest.
Your baby's first word is "Wegmans".
You ask lifetime residents where the George Eastman House is, but they don't know either.
In a city where it snows at least 90 inches a year, they build a new sports stadium with no roof on it.
Your biggest celeb siting is seeing Lou Graham buying bagels at the A+.
Your low-fat diet is never low enough to exclude an Abbott's Frozen custard.
You think Seabreeze is the greatest amusement park in the world until you're 15.
You order a white hot and a pop, and the counterman knows what you're talking about.
The words "Dinosaur Barbeque" makes your mouth water.
You awaken from a deep sleep, look at the clock and see that it's 6:00, but you have no idea whether it's AM or PM.
When 18+ inches of snow falls overnight, but you never thought of NOT going to work.
In winter if the temperature hits 45 degrees and the sun comes out, people walk around downtown wearing shades and no jackets.
Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.
Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six pack of Genny and a bucket of Buffalo wings.
You can compare Nick Tahoe's garbage plate to at least 3 other knock-offs in competing restaurants.
You have 18 different festivals from May to September just for every nationality to celebrate the warm weather.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Rochester, NY.