And for Youngstown, OH Freepers:
You Know You're From The Mahoning Valley If...
You or someone you know have never been to Downtown Youngstown
You know the time and location of every Wing Night in a 10 mile radius.
You know the location of the following towns, know someone from them or have spent time there: Mineral Ridge, North Lima, Poland, Coitsville, Mesopotamia, Yankee Lake, and Damascus.
You've memorized lines from the movie "The Godfather".
If you're a girl, you're biggest fear is getting hit on by a hairy-chested man, heavily weighted in gold chains, who refers to his friends as "Gino" at any local dance club.
If you're a guy, your biggest fear is seeing your buddy's car parked near Mickey's Bar, but see him walk out of "the Mixx".
Your latest cultural experience: Standing in line to buy Pirogies at your local Polish, Slovak, Ukrainian or Hungarian church on Friday.
As your out-of-town friends brag about their latest trips to Europe, you think to yourself, "I can drive past any local ethnic church and see all the foreigners I want to."
You eat out at least once a week at a Mafia-owned Italian pizza parlor.
Your father has worked for the same company for over 20 years.
You don't see what all the hype is about Disney World when Cedar Point is just a few hours away.
You're having a hard time deciding where to take your Date out for dinner and a night on the town "Wings at BW3 and a movie" or "Chalupas at Taco Bell and checking out the Hot Rods at the A&W"
"I seen " is eloquently used instead of "I saw" by somebody you know.
You've taken deliberate field trips to look at the Amish riding in their buggies.
You water ski on the Lake Milton , Berlin or Mosquito Reservoir.
You feel the only good bands out there are The Rage, Michael Stanley Band, Donnie Iris and The Human Beinz
You're more worried about the Brown's or the Steeler's quarterback's health than your own.
You or somebody you know works at GM Lordstown.
You or your next door neighbor is Catholic.
You don't understand what all the hype is about over Rolling Rock beer.
You know that McDonald is not only the last name of a clown, it's also a town.
You know that Campbell is not only a soup, but also a city, and you also know that it's pronunciation rhymes with "mammal"
You consider a great vacation a trip to Geauga Lake, Sea World or Lake Erie....For something a little more exotic, a trip to Toronto to see the Phantom of the Opera.
You're 35 years old, have never been outside of Ohio, and don't see the need to leave.
You're 18 years old, think this town is a shit hole and can't wait to move away-- then 10 years later, you move back because "it's a great place to raise a family".
You know somebody who just bought a brand new doublewide with a garden tub and skylights.
You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
For the life of you, you can't understand why all your out-of-town friends don't know what Wedding Soup is.
You have 101 favorite recipes for kolbasi and sauerkraut.
You believe that people from Boardman, Canfield, Poland Howland and Cortland are all rich and that they're all snobs.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You find 20F "a little" chilly.
You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
You remember fondly time off from school known as "Snow Days".
Words like: sub, chipped chopped ham, pop and halushki actually mean something to you.
You can use the phrase "white pizza" and not even bat an eye.
You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Youngstown and Warren area friends.
Haven't yet found one for Akron.
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