This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Gettysburg chapter.
1. You can pronounce words like “Schuylkill,” “Bryn Mawr,” “Wilkes-Barre,” and “Lititz” properly
2. You’ve eaten Dutch food that outsiders are completely unaware of
3. You’ve rooted for Penn State, the Phillies, the Pirates, the Penguins, the Eagles, and/or the Steelers at some point in your life (and had some choice words for those supporting “the other team”)
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4. Your first drink was a Yuengling
5. You have strong opinions on pot pie
6. You’ve visited the Hershey or Crayola factories
7. You have seen more Confederate flags flying behind pickup trucks than any Northern state should be able to rationalise
8. You understand the magic that is Knoebel’s
9. You know when hunting season begins, if only because half of your high school class missed school
10. You’ve driven behind a horse and buggy
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11. You’ve been to a county fair
12. You refer to the state as “PA” more often than not
13. You complain about the potholes
14. You’ve eaten scrapple
15. You like either Sheetz or Wawa, never both
16. You know your favourite snack food is made locally
17. You’ve seen large lumps of coal with no real explanation and didn’t bat an eye
18. You’ve been to an event in a fire hall
19. You recognise the places talked about in The Office
20. You’ve been stuck behind a tractor on a main road
21. You have to base any description of your home town based on its distance from Philly or Pittsburgh
22. You’ve seen (or contributed to) Graffiti Highway
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