Philly: Metro & Suburbs 101
…a little Philly edg-a-ma-ca-tion (education)… from TwizzTed Tiffi – born and raised in the Heart of Montgomery County (Norristown, of course)
You know you’re from Philly (metro & suburbs) when…
You’ve never referred to Philadelphia as anything but “Philly.” And New Jersey is “Jersey.” Well, OC, duh!
You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Punxsutawney, Susquehanna, and Allegheny. I know! I know! quiz me…
You know what a “Mummer” is and at what holiday they are most likely to be seen on. Well, I was even corrected on this one… & I watch them every year on New Years Day!
You can use the phrase “fire hall wedding reception” and not even bat an eye. My friend Beth had one of those, fuckin right!!! You could consider my reception a “church basement wedding reception,” lol.
You absolutely hate T.O. and rightfully so!
You really miss Y-100. I know I do…
You know what day Rita’s opens and why you’ll wait in line. They open on the 1st day of Spring and give out free water ice 
At least 5 people on your block have electric “candles” in all or most of their windows all year long. HAHAHA Yup!
Words like “hoagie”, “sticky buns”, “shoo-fly pie”, “pierogies” and “cheesesteak” actually mean something to you. Yes, they are all yummy
You know the time and location of every “wing night” in a 20 mile radius. I can name a few.
You consider a vacation to be a trip to Ocean City, Virginia Beach, Myrtle Beach, or Rehoboth. Not the most exotic vacations but they were getaways.
You’ve seen & get annoyed by an Amish buggy on the road. Why do they have to be so slow?
You’ve run up the steps to the art museum emulating Rocky at least once. I’d have to say, lol, more than once. hee hee.
You know that Intercourse, Climax, Virginville, Paradise, Fishtown, Mars, and Slippery Rock, Blue Ball, & Bird in Hand are all towns in PA. That’s true!
You love Birch Beer! I LOVE birch beer! We Always had it at our “firehouse family reunions.” rofl
You can’t imagine lunch without a Tastykake. “Nobody bakes a cake as tasty as a Tastykake…” (lol… I remember the jingle)
You like olive oil, not mayonnaise on your hoagie. MMMMMMMMMMM YUM YUM!!
You consider Pittsburgh to be “out west,” and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Schuylkill Expressway. Of course.
When the forecast said snow, you stayed up waiting for KYW Newsradio to announce that school was cancelled. OMG, I did that so many times! lol. Our school code was 304.
You will buy a pretzel from anyone, anywhere without even thinking of where it was – or where his hands have been. I really try not to but sometimes they’re free…
You can’t imagine a breakfast without scrapple. MMMMmmmm scrapple.
You know that more than two inches of snow will at least get you a two hour delay. We looked forward to that. Still do as a Mom! Lol.
You think the roads in Every other U.S. state are smooth. They are!
Refer to something as “a whole nother,” Lemme break-it-down now - ”That’s a whole nother issue.” meaning “The issue you are now speaking about is another issue and not in relation to the topic at hand.”
You punctuate every sentence with, “Y’know” at least twice. Well y’know, I figured it’d be better that way, y’know?
You find yourself using “y’all,” “yo,” and “youse guys” when talking to friends & family members. They comment & school me on it every time too!
- Boathouse Row, located on Kelly Drive, Eastbank of the Schuylkill River
You know exactly what “Boathouse Row” is and where to find it. On the way to Philly from where I’m from (Norristown).
You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking “I wonder if they have cheese steaks?” I know people who would think that.
You visit New York and are impressed by how clean it is. I agree.
You call sprinkles on top of your ice cream cone “jimmies”. Guilty as charged.
You know where to find the Rocky statue. Hallo, The Philly Museum of Art.
You’ve had more than one argument over why your place for cheesesteaks is the best. You see I love food so damn… Tony Luke’s, Jim’s, Geno’s, Delessandro’s, I can’t decide!
You don’t know what a sub is, but you think they are trying to describe an imitation HOAGIE. I could not believe it when I found out that EVERYBODY else calls them subs… funny.
You aren’t a bandwagon Sixers fan, you loved them when they sucked, and before they had A.I. Amen.
You remember going to The Gallery or South Street in the summer time just to chill.
There were a few times… for me it was more like The King of Prussia Plaza.
You call the Dallas Cowboys the Cowgirls.
Fuckin right! Go E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!!!!
If you never took a field trip to anywhere other than the franklin institute, the zoo, the art museum, or the museum of natural science. Did I even go there???
If you know what it means if someone refers to something as a “jawn” - Basically it means a “thing.” Used in a sentence, “Can you hand me that jawn over there?”
If you know what a P1 is and listen to Chio in the morning. A P1 listener of Wired 96.5’s Chio in the morning is someone who has their car radio set with 96.5 in place #1, you must listen at least 1hour & 15 min/day, Exclusively listen to Chio’s morning show ONLY, & Spread the word to all your family & friends to listen to Chio in the Morning.
If you know every word to the theme song from the fresh prince of Bel Air.
Damn! Got me again! I KNOW THEM ALL
Original Source: Facebook Group; Other links to references throughout blog
“Philly” i don’t know how to spell it Philadelphia…LOL
I hear ya Meg!!