You know you're from Pennsylvania if...
You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly", and New Jersey has always been "Jersey." You refer to Pennsylvania as P.A. How many other states do that?
You know who "Punxsutawney Phil" is.
The first day of buck season and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least one polka and either an Italian song or "HavaNagila."
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", "stickybuns",
"pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this"barbaric".)
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: red, white, brown, and gold.
You know several places to purchase or that serve scrapple, Summer
Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and hot bacon dressing.
You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
You know the difference between a cheese steak and a 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.
Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
You know that 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 can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car and 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.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
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?" (Did you eat yet?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, BalaCynwyd, and Monongahela.
You know what a Mummer is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at
least highlights of the parade.
You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly", and New Jersey has always been "Jersey." You refer to Pennsylvania as P.A. How many other states do that?
You know who "Punxsutawney Phil" is.
The first day of buck season and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least one polka and either an Italian song or "HavaNagila."
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", "stickybuns",
"pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this"barbaric".)
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: red, white, brown, and gold.
You know several places to purchase or that serve scrapple, Summer
Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and hot bacon dressing.
You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
You know the difference between a cheese steak and a 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.
Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
You know that 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 can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car and 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.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
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?" (Did you eat yet?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, BalaCynwyd, and Monongahela.
You know what a Mummer is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at
least highlights of the parade.