You might be from Central PA if . . .
1.
You can pronounce area rivers and counties correctly!
- Lancaster (it’s not Lan-cast-er, it’s Lang-kist-er)
- Lebanon (it’s not Leb-a-non, it’s Leb-en-in)
- Wilkes-Barre (it’s not Wilks-Bare, it’s Wilks-Berry)
- Conodogquinet Creek & Knoebels Grove & Yuengling Beer
2. You have an uncontrollable urge to buy eggs, bread and milk when you hear the word “SNOW!”
3. You know how to cook “hog maul” and Scrapple and still eat them knowing the ingredients
4. You regularly attend Pancake breakfasts or Chicken Barbeques held by local fire companies
5. You have experienced a “sink hole”
6. You do not purchase wine, beer or liquor from a convenience or grocery store.
7. You look forward to the PA Farm Show in January if for nothing else but the funnel cakes/food.
8. The day after Thanksgiving is a school holiday (for hunting).
9. Farmers markets, yard sales, antique stores are still very important.
1 You don’t mind the smell of manure, but you love chocolate – only Hershey’s of course.
11 You are a Penn State Fan and Harrisburg Senators and Hershey Bears Fan . . . and are proud of it!
Y You can give directions to Intercourse, PA :) with a straight face.
C Central Pennsylvania is a great place to grow up! We have professional sports team as well as a growing arts community. Downtown Harrisburg has "restaurant row" with many new restaurants and night clubs. There are so many great atractions within minutes: Pennsylvania Dutch Country, Gettysburg Historic Battlefields, Hershey Park, Chocolate World, and a short drive to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Washington DC and NYC!
If you are looking for the city that was named to Forbes.com list of "America's Most Liveable Cities" then you found here in Central PA!
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