You know your from Central PA when...

1. You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA."
2. "You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
3. You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly."
4. At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
5. You own only three condiments "A-1, Heinz 57 and Heinz ketchup".
6. You live within 20mins of at least 3 different malls.
7. You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
8. Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."
9. You go to Sheetz or Turkey Hill...Not Wawa (or you've never even heard of Wawa)
10. Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer.
11. You're an Eagles fan even if you don't watch football.
12. You know 10 different ways to cook deer.
13. You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."
14. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15. You owe more money on your snowmobile or John Deere than your car.
16. The first day of "Buck Season" and "Doe Season" is a school holiday.
17. The only Jewish people that you've ever met have been from New York or New Jersey.
18. You love the Phillies (unless they stink) in which case you love the Orioles (unless they stink) in which case you solemnly swear that you've never even liked the Phillies or the Orioles, but have always been a Penn State fan.
19. You have over 500 students in your graduating class.
20. You call places "ghetto" even though to most people in other parts of the country it would be considered middle class.
21. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place.
22. While you're driving and stop at a red light, the people on all sides of you have the bass turned up so high on their radios that your windows start to shake.
23. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa.
24. The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1/4 page but requires six pages for sports (especially during high school football season).
25. School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.
26. When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI."
27. Airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurrence.
28. You call sloppy joes "barbecue."
29. You think the start of deer hunting is a National Holiday.
30. At least ONE person in your family hunts, loves Nascar, or watches wrestling.
31. Freshman year at HACC is basically 13th grade.
32. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
33. You only buy your beer and soda by the case.
34. You’re immune to race car motors because there is a track within a 5 mile radius of your house.
35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
36. You think the roads in any other state are smooth.
37. When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.
38. You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
39. You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
40. There are still places you can still stop along the road to buy fruits & vegetables.
41. You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.
42. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance.
43. You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.4
4. You think its funny when out of towners get excited over Hershey Park...when you've lived by it practically your whole life (and know every word of the man’s speech on the ride at Chocolate World)
45. You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
46. Your high school mascot was some type of animal.
47. You high school was under construction, getting torn down, or they were building a NEW high school...while school was still in session.
48. Bomb threats happened at least once a year.
49. You or someone you knows basement (or yard) floods at least 3 times a year.
50. You know at least 6 different routes to go when the road to your house floods.
51. You have at least 2 refrigerators in your house.
52. It’s not uncommon to see giant colorful cows in the middle of town.
53. You’ve taken a drunken picture with one of those cows.
54. The letters CV give you feelings of deep hatred
55. "Downtown" or "Across the river" is Harrisburg & unless you live there, the only reason you go in the city is to eat or go to a bar.
56. When Kokomo's burns down no one cares anymore.
57. It’s named the "CAR"LISE Pike for a reason (dealerships)
58. The East Shore & West Shore actually mean something to you (and are like completely different planets)
59. You're accustomed to the smell of cows.
60. You've gotten a ticket or have been yelled at by a cop for double parking on a bridge during the Fireworks for Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day.
61. You know what Kapona is & you go every year.
62. No matter how many parking garages they build you can never find a place to park on 2nd street.
63. When people from other cities ask where your from you say "near Harrisburg" because its just easier to explain

For those of you not from Central PA you will have no idea about any of this stuff.. though some of it might make you laugh. For those of you from Central PA.. if you dont laugh at this.. you have no sense of humor.