{"id":39830,"date":"2015-03-03T14:37:04","date_gmt":"2015-03-03T22:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=39830"},"modified":"2015-03-03T14:37:04","modified_gmt":"2015-03-03T22:37:04","slug":"leaving-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/leaving-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>1. No One Else Likes Eating Garbage <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-1.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: newdigs.com<\/div>\n<p>Garbage plates aren\u2019t a thing everywhere else? How is this even possible?<\/p>\n<h2>2. It\u2019s Still Always About NYC <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-2.gif\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Teen.com<\/div>\n<p>When people find out where you\u2019re from, everyone has a story about the time they visited New York City as if that has anything to do with Rochester. As if they\u2019re even on the same planet. Well, okay, it is the same planet. But that\u2019s about it.<\/p>\n<h2>3. Hot Dogs Get A Lot Less Hot <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-3.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: metrojacksonville.com <\/div>\n<p>No white hots? No red hots? No Zweigles? It\u2019s official, you somehow found yourself in prison.<\/p>\n<h2>4. Barbecue Might As Well Be Extinct  <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-4.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Dinosaur BBQ Facebook <\/div>\n<p>You\u2019ll have better luck finding an ancient fossil of a T-Rex than you will barbecue that rivals Dinosaur.<\/p>\n<h2>5. And Good Luck Finding Genny <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-5.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Forgottenbuffalo.com<\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re in the mood for a Cream Ale, it could very well be quite a while before you get your hands on some. Oh, who are we kidding? No one is ever really in the mood for a Genny Cream Ale unless they\u2019re in the mood to be in the bathroom all night. But it\u2019s a good prank to pull on your new friends.<\/p>\n<h2>6. You\u2019ll Miss A Bottle Of Labatt Blue More Than Your Mama<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-6.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Labatt Blue Facebook <\/div>\n<p>No more camping in the crisp fall air with a case of Labatt while you make s\u2019mores around the campfire. What have you done?<\/p>\n<h2>7. Grocery Stores Are Just Grocery Stores To Other People<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-7.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: lardbucket.org<\/div>\n<p>Nothing compares to Wegman\u2019s. And no one will ever really understand why you love a grocery store so deeply.<\/p>\n<h2>8. And Lakes Are Just Lakes <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-8.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: fingerlakeswinecountry.com<\/div>\n<p>And lakes are always great. But they\u2019re never as great as the Finger Lakes.<\/p>\n<h2>9. Parking Your Car Is Much Less Of An Event Though <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-9.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: gannett-cdn.com<\/div>\n<p>You finally got the hang of the alternate parking thing and now you\u2019re leaving. Well, lucky for you, most other places don\u2019t have such a thing. Unless you\u2019re moving somewhere like NYC, in which case parking will be your biggest nightmare. I\u2019m just kidding\u2026 No one from Rochester would ever move to NYC.<\/p>\n<h2>10. Abbott\u2019s Won\u2019t Be There On The Bad Days <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-10.gif\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: imgur <\/div>\n<p>Nothing puts a smile on a crap day better than some Abbott\u2019s custard. Of course, now you\u2019ll just have to settle for mediocre soft serve which might even end up making you more depressed.<\/p>\n<p>var googletag = googletag || {};<br \/>\ngoogletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<br \/>\n(function() {<br \/>\nvar gads = document.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);<br \/>\ngads.async = true;<br \/>\ngads.type = &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217;;<br \/>\nvar useSSL = &#8216;https:&#8217; == document.location.protocol;<br \/>\ngads.src = (useSSL ? &#8216;https:&#8217; : &#8216;http:&#8217;) +<br \/>\n&#8216;\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js&#8217;;<br \/>\nvar node = document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;script&#8217;)[0];<br \/>\nnode.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node);<br \/>\n})();<\/p>\n<p>googletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\ngoogletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/1014900\/M_Blog_300x250_Inline&#8217;, [300, 250], &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1424368364801-0&#8217;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\ngoogletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();<br \/>\ngoogletag.enableServices();<br \/>\n});<\/p>\n<p><!-- M_Blog_300x250_Inline --><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1424368364801-0' style='width:300px;height:250px'>\n<p>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(&#8216;div-gpt-ad-1424368364801-0&#8217;); });<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>11. The Boss Will Be On The Radio But Not Your Chicken <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-11.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Boss Sauce Facebook <\/div>\n<p>No more sticky fingers covered in Boss Sauce to lick. Unless, of course, you take a lifetime supply of it with you.<\/p>\n<h2>12. Snow Makes Outsiders Go Completely Cuckoo For Cocoa Puffs <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-12.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Quick Meme <\/div>\n<p>You know how you and your neighbors always laughed while watching the rest of the country collectively lose their minds over a few inches of snow? Congratulations. You\u2019re now one of them.<\/p>\n<h2>13. And No One Will Understand Your Acclamation To The Cold <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-13.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: jokearoo.com<\/div>\n<p>Most people think 35 degrees is still winter weather. But to you? That\u2019s downright toasty.<\/p>\n<h2>14. Even The Worst Can Of Worms Elsewhere Is Much Less Frustrating <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-14.gif\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Buzzfeed <\/div>\n<p>Not having to deal with the Can of Worms highway system is definitely one of the major pluses to leaving Rochester, there\u2019s no way around that one.<\/p>\n<h2>15. Buying A Guitar Is Infinitely Less Cool <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-15.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: House of Guitars Facebook <\/div>\n<p>If you don\u2019t play any instruments, this one won\u2019t really affect you much. But if you have even a smidgen of love for music, losing House of Guitars cuts to the bone.<\/p>\n<h2>16. Kiss Those International Vacations Goodbye <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-16.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: imgflip.com<\/div>\n<p>No more checking in at the Canadian border on Facebook. And all that Canadian cash you have stuffed in drawers will be nothing more than a conversation piece. Bid farewell to your Canadian neighbors because it\u2019ll probably be a long time before you can find time to visit again.<\/p>\n<h2>17. It\u2019s Lent, Now What? <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-17.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Fishfryrochesterny.com<\/div>\n<p>If you honor lent, just let the fact that you\u2019re leaving all that fish fry behind. Enjoy your soup.<\/p>\n<h2>18. Waterfalls Will Be Ruined For You  <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-18.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Explore Niagara Falls USA Facebook <\/div>\n<p>When you grow up with Niagara Falls in your backyard, it\u2019s pretty common to not see what the big deal is. And then you leave and see what waterfalls are like everywhere else. That\u2019s regret.<\/p>\n<h2>19. You\u2019ll End Up With A Lot Less Money <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-19.gif\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: gurl.com<\/div>\n<p>After you move, you\u2019ll probably have a few weeks of wondering where all of your money went. Then it hits you that your whole cost of living thing has gone up since leaving Rochester.<\/p>\n<h2>20. No One Will Believe You When You Talk About The Music Scene <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-20.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Meme To Go <\/div>\n<p>SummerFest, the East End Music Festival, and the nine-day-long Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival, the Eastman School Of Music, Water Street Music Hall and the Eastman Theater&#8230;gone. And where else can you listen to singing Tesla coils? Only in Rochester, sorry.<\/p>\n<p>var googletag = googletag || {};<br \/>\ngoogletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<br \/>\n(function() {<br \/>\nvar gads = document.createElement(&#8216;script&#8217;);<br \/>\ngads.async = true;<br \/>\ngads.type = &#8216;text\/javascript&#8217;;<br \/>\nvar useSSL = &#8216;https:&#8217; == document.location.protocol;<br \/>\ngads.src = (useSSL ? &#8216;https:&#8217; : &#8216;http:&#8217;) +<br \/>\n&#8216;\/\/www.googletagservices.com\/tag\/js\/gpt.js&#8217;;<br \/>\nvar node = document.getElementsByTagName(&#8216;script&#8217;)[0];<br \/>\nnode.parentNode.insertBefore(gads, node);<br \/>\n})();<\/p>\n<p>googletag.cmd.push(function() {<br \/>\ngoogletag.defineSlot(&#8216;\/1014900\/M_Blog_300x250_Inline2&#8217;, [300, 250], &#8216;div-gpt-ad-1425403275176-0&#8217;).addService(googletag.pubads());<br \/>\ngoogletag.pubads().enableSingleRequest();<br \/>\ngoogletag.enableServices();<br \/>\n});<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<!-- B_Blog_300x250_Inline2 --><\/p>\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1425403275176-0' style='width:300px;height:250px'>\n<p>googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(&#8216;div-gpt-ad-1425403275176-0&#8217;); });<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>21. You\u2019ll Miss The City\u2019s Quirky Appreciation For Art <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-21.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Pinterest <\/div>\n<p>From the funky and sometimes strange murals on the streets to the creeptastic abandoned Rochester Subway underground, you\u2019ll never realize just how unique Rochester really is until you\u2019re gone.<\/p>\n<h2>22. If You Need The Time In Peru, You\u2019ll Have To Ask Google <\/h2>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: YouTube <\/div>\n<p>Speaking of unique, you didn\u2019t think you\u2019d care about leaving the Clock of Nations, either. But you will. You\u2019ll tell everyone about it every time you\u2019re in a mall and they\u2019ll think you\u2019re nuts, but you\u2019ll still miss it.<\/p>\n<h2>23. No One Really Cares About Film<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-23.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Wikipedia <\/div>\n<p>Okay, so film is pretty much all but dead for the average person. But if you\u2019re from Rochester, you at least grew up in a household with a strong loyalty to Kodak. But you won\u2019t find that loyalty anywhere else. No one else really cares and there\u2019s something very sad about that.<\/p>\n<h2>24. Fall Becomes So Boring <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-24.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: VisitRochester Facebook <\/div>\n<p>If you\u2019re moving somewhere that still has all four seasons, at least you\u2019ll still get the changing leaves. But chances are, they won\u2019t be anywhere near as vibrant as in Rochester. You also won\u2019t get to run the maze or pick pumpkins at Long Acres Farms which means you might as well just skip right ahead to Christmas.<\/p>\n<h2>25. But You Might Actually Get A Spring <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-25.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Twitter <\/div>\n<p>Sunshine, warmer air, blooming flowers, and no snow. Spring is not a myth! I\u2019ve seen it!<\/p>\n<h2>26. No One Else Knows How To Play The Way Rochester Knows How To Play <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-26.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: The Strong Museum Facebook <\/div>\n<p>History, science, and art museums are all great and you\u2019ll be able to find a good mixture almost anywhere you go. But you\u2019ll never find another Strong Museum ever again. And that sound you just heard? That was your inner child weeping with sorrow.<\/p>\n<h2>27. Other Amusement Parks Aren\u2019t Seabreeze <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-27.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Seabreeze Facebook <\/div>\n<p>Six Flags? Yawn. An amusement park without the Whirlwind or the Jack Rabbit might as well be a pop-up town carnival.<\/p>\n<h2>28. Tim Horton Won\u2019t Make Your Breakfast Anymore <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-28.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Tim Hortons Facebook<\/div>\n<p>In most places, your options now become Dunkin\u2019 Donuts and Starbucks, officially making breakfast the most disappointing meal of your day.<\/p>\n<h2>29. You Don\u2019t Realize How Much You Like Loganberry Until It\u2019s Gone  <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-29.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Aaron Chapman Facebook <\/div>\n<p>You could probably fill a swimming pool with all of the jokes you\u2019ve ever made about Loganberry. But if you were to find it again randomly, you\u2019ll think you just found Willy Wonka\u2019s golden ticket.<\/p>\n<h2>30. Don\u2019t Worry, You\u2019ll Boomerang <\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/citybuzz\/2015\/02\/rochester-leaving\/30-Things-Leaving-Rochester-30.jpg\" alt=\"30 Things No One Tells You About Leaving Rochester\" style=\"width:600px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"source\">Source: Meme Generator <\/div>\n<p>Everyone has talked about leaving Rochester from time to time. Things get old and other places look so much newer and shinier. Some people even go through with it. But they always come back. Because no matter where you go, home is Rochester. And there\u2019s no place like home.<br \/>\n<b>What do you miss about Rochester? Tell us in the comments below!<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. No One Else Likes Eating Garbage Source: newdigs.com Garbage plates aren\u2019t a thing everywhere else? How is this even possible? 2. It\u2019s Still Always About NYC Source: Teen.com When people find out where you\u2019re from, everyone has a story about the time they visited New York City as if that has anything to do with Rochester. As if they\u2019re even on the same planet. Well, okay, it is the same planet. But that\u2019s about it. 3. Hot Dogs Get A Lot Less Hot Source: metrojacksonville.com No white hots? No red hots? No Zweigles? 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