You might be from Rochester, NY if...

  1. You know that the Wease is not a respiratory problem.
  2. The thought of eating a Garbage Plate makes your mouth water.
  3. "Fuji" is a four-letter word to you. (You only buy Kodak.)
  4. You know you can't swim at the beach. (Often restricted due to algae & bacteria.)
  5. You know Toronto, Ontario is only about 70 miles away but takes about 4 hours to get there. (Slow border crossings and traffic.)
  6. You know that a "Can of Worms" in not for fishing.
  7. Your baby's first word is Wegmans. (Local grocery chain.)
  8. Your diet does not exclude Abbott's Custard
  9. You're craving a White Hot right now.
  10. You know that Egypt, Greece and Mexico are actually in New York.
  11. Your D & C is a newspaper not a medical procedure.
  12. Your stadium has no roof, despite getting over 90 inches of snow a year.
  13. You don't considered calling in even after 18 inches of snow.
  14. You wake up, it's dark, the clock says 6, but you can't tell if it's AM or PM.
  15. You think the Liberty Pole strung with lights is an acceptable subsitute for a proper city Christmas tree.
  16. You know who Vinnie and Angelo are.
  17. You think people from Pennsylvania have an accent.
  18. You've had frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
  19. You know that it was the Flour City AND the Flower City. (Wheat grinding and huge nurseries.)
  20. You know that most days Anchorage Alaska has better weather in the winter.