- …they prefer "Mighty Fine" over Krispy Kreme.
- …they know what sponge candy is.
- …they know that North East is in the northwest corner of the state.
- …"Pop" has everything to do with beverages and nothing to do with your Dad.
- …ox roast is a delicacy, and it doesn't conjure up images of wagon trains.
- …they have three choices -- Browns, Bills, or Steelers -- end of list.
- …Perch is on the menu.
- …the local paper doesn't cover anything beyond Buffalo or Cleveland.
- …it's not a Smith's hot dog, they don't want it.
- …Boston is a store, not in Massachusetts.
- …they forget what sunlight looks like.
- …they prefer overcast light.
- …they wear snow boots to work and keep an ice scraper in the car 10 months of the year, because you never know.
- …they don't care to go to the Peninsula, but 100,000 people from Pittsburgh do.
- …2 Feet of snow does not mean a snow day.
- …vacation means going south past Pittsburgh for the weekend.
- …they measure distance in hours. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
- …they often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again.
- …they can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
- …they carry jumper cables in their car and their girlfriend knows how to use them.
- …Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
- …they know all 4 seasons: early winter, winter, late winter, and road construction.
- …their 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
- …they have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
- …they find 0°F "a little chilly."
- …Otters are a hockey team and Sea-Wolves play baseball.
- …"Go Fish" means an art show.
- …downsizing means their job shut down and moved somewhere else.
- …more people are unemployed than working.
- …they know Peach Jam is really a traffic problem.
- …they know what a “radilight” is and what to do when it goes off
- …they see most major motion pictures a few months later than everyone else because they wait for them to hit the dollar theater
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