You might be from Western NY if...1. You know how to pronounce Salamanca.
2. You can name everyone you graduated with.
3. You ever went to a party that was held about 20 miles down a deserted dirt road.
4. You used to cruise down "Fairmount Ave and though the mall parking lot."
5. You said the 'F' word and your parents knew within an hour.
6. You schedule parties around the schedule of
different police officers since you know which ones
would bust you.
7. You thought about going cow-tipping.
8. You never get a snow day unless SWCS closes first.
9. You could never buy cigarettes/alcohol cause all the store clerks knew how old you were; even if you were old enough, they knew your parents!
10. When you did find someone old enough to buy smokes/alcohol for you, you had to drive down country backroads to smoke/drink them.
11. You never missed a Homecoming parade.
12. Penny candy still exists
13. It was cool to date someone from a neighboring town. "Oh, she goes to Jamestown" *all your friends ooo-and-ahh*
14. You had a senior skip day; but were told if you skipped, you would be suspended, because again, everyone knows everything within 10 minutes!
15. The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
16. You can't help but date a friend's ex.
17. There's only one restaurant near school and it's only open during school hours.
18. The town next to you is considered "trashy" or
"snotty" when it is just like your town.
19. Weekend excitement involves a trip to Wal-Mart or Wegman's
20. Even the ugly people enter Jr Miss.
21. You decide to walk for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask you if you need a ride.
22. Your teachers taught your parents, and their parents, and their parents.....
23. Going shopping in Erie or Buffalo is a BIG DEAL... Grove City? Big Time!
24. Whenever someone asks you where you're from, you say "Near Buffalo", "Upstate NY", or "Right by Lake Erie" because "Jamestown" is too hard to explain.
25. Your town and street does not exist on maps
26. You don't dare drive 37 MPH on Fairmount
27. You've been pulled over late at night by a cop who just wants to know what you're doing. Or passed a cop, who does a u-turn, and follows you to his jurisdiction line.
28. When WalMart turned into a SuperCenter it was the talk of the town.
29. You still do not understand why the speed limit on RT. 394 between Ashville and Mayville drops 10MPH to 45 in the summer, but is raised to 55 MPH during our 6 month winters.
30. You wonder why anyone vacations there in the summertime.
31. When you bring friend's in from out of state, you need to explain that you're not taking them to a REAL Casino in Bemus Point, then you have no explanation on why it's named "The Casino."
32. Every car has a Ed Shults sticker on it somewhere.
33. Here are your bar options: Rusty Nail, Shawbucks, Cherry Lounge, Miley's, Saloon, and Big Tree. Half of those places nobody wants to be caught dead in.
34. The Wal Mart door greeters never greet you.
35. You've probably worked at Chatuauqua Mall, twice. -- at least.
36. You're smart enough to not bother trying to take a left onto Fairmount from anywhere without a traffic light.
37. "The General Store" has the best subs/wings/pizzas you've ever had.
38. You remember when Walmart used to be "Zares", and then "Ames." When Chautauqua Mall had an arcade ,"Jamesway", "Woolworth", "Sbarro", and "Quality Markets" insdie the mall with the grocery bag belt that you always wanted to ride outside when you were very young.
39. You've been pulled over, or spoken to by Lakewood P.D. about doing donuts in the winter
40. You've been scared of being burnt during a Lakewood Beach fireworks display.
41. A hotdog is NOT a hotdog unless it has Johnny's Sauce.
42. You don't need to lock your doors.
43. If you've moved away, you always seem to go back to visit alot, and love it (for some god awful reason!)
44. Most cars have more rust than paint.
45. You know what the "Crappy Thon" is.
46. Tony Caprino is a house-hold name.
47. If your last name is Shults you're probably loaded.
48. Everyone wants to be in Immaculate Koncepts, and when rejected, they hate Immaculate Koncepts.
49. It's Pop. Not Soda
50. The DJ's on 106.9, SE-93, and 103.1 are almost considered to be celebrities.
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