{"id":42807,"date":"2015-07-28T18:50:37","date_gmt":"2015-07-29T01:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/?p=42807"},"modified":"2015-07-28T18:50:37","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T01:50:37","slug":"21-things-people-always-ask-when-youre-from-rochester","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.movoto.com\/blog\/21-things-people-always-ask-when-youre-from-rochester\/","title":{"rendered":"21 Things People Always Ask When You\u2019re From Rochester"},"content":{"rendered":"

1. \u201cIs That Near NYC?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Quick Meme<\/div>\n

Ha. New York City is downstate and is a minimum of five hours from Rochester<\/a>, which is Western New York<\/a>. They might be in the same state, but it\u2019s a big state.<\/p>\n

2. \u201cSo You Must Go To NYC All The Time Then?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: GifSec<\/div>\n

Good one, though.<\/p>\n

3. \u201cAre You A Giants Fan?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Buffalo Bills Facebook<\/div>\n

Nope. Not a Jets fan, either. This is Buffalo Bills country and they get started young here.<\/p>\n

4. \u201cWhat\u2019s With The Accent?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: NPR<\/div>\n

Sorry, you must be mistaken. Upstate and Western New York doesn\u2019t come with an accent.<\/p>\n

5. \u201cDo They Really Put Garbage On Your Plate?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Jo Nathan via Nick Tahou Hot\u2019s \u201cHome of the Garbage Plate\u201d Facebook<\/div>\n

Hell yes, they do. But not the kind of garbage you\u2019re thinking. Come to Nick Tahou\u2019s for the original and find out just how good garbage can be.<\/p>\n

6. \u201cWhat The #$&! Is A White Hot?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Wikipedia<\/div>\n

White hots and red hots are the Western New York wieners of choice. Keep your hot dogs, America. Rochester has Zweigle\u2019s and they\u2019ll never let go.<\/p>\n

7. \u201cDid You Just Say New York Has Good Barbeque? (LOL)\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Dinosaur BBQ Facebook<\/div>\n

Yep. And I\u2019ll say it again. Kansas City<\/a> and Texas<\/a> might take up all the BBQ glory but everyone knows that showoffs only have something to prove. The folks in Rochester are too busy stuffing their faces to care.<\/p>\n

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8. \u201cIs The BBQ At Dinosaur Bigger Or Something?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Jeff Sents<\/div>\n

No, it\u2019s not bigger. It\u2019s just T-Rex size delicious. It might not be Rochester-exclusive, but Dinosaur is most definitely a staple.<\/p>\n

9. \u201cWhat\u2019s With All The Sauces In Rochester?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Matt DeTurk<\/div>\n

Thanks to such a killer barbecue scene, sauce is Boss in Rochester. Literally. There are also plenty of others to choose from, too.<\/p>\n

10. \u201cWhat\u2019s A Wegman\u2019s?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Adam Kuban<\/div>\n

Only the best grocery store in the galaxy. Most people don\u2019t understand why people in WNY are so loyal to a food store but one visit is all it takes to make anyone realize that it\u2019s so much more than that.<\/p>\n

11. \u201cWhy Are They Called The Finger Lakes?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

Source: Finger Lakes Facebook<\/div>\n

There\u2019s no great mystery to be revealed here. Just look at a map and you\u2019ll see that the lakes are spread out across WNY like fingers.<\/p>\n

12. \u201cAre You Near Niagara Falls?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Ken Lund<\/div>\n

Are you kidding? Niagara Falls might as well be Rochester\u2019s bathtub? OK, so it\u2019s like an hour away. But still closer than most!<\/p>\n

13. \u201cDo You Ever Go To Canada?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Prayitno<\/div>\n

Yep! Canada is way closer to Rochester than Manhattan is, so this is a much less ridiculous question. Plus, you don\u2019t have to worry about getting spit on by a homeless person or walk through the smell of molten trash and urine like in NYC, so there\u2019s that.<\/p>\n

14. \u201cDo You Get A Lot Of Snow There?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Daniel Green<\/div>\n

The lake effect dropped nearly 102 inches of the powdery white stuff on Rochester for the winter of 2014-2015, so yeah. Just a little.<\/p>\n

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15. \u201cDo You Always Get Off School\/Work?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"People<\/p>\n

Source: Flickr user Brian Dewey<\/div>\n

No. Unlike the rest of the country which seems to shut down over an inch and a half, Rochester actually knows it\u2019s just snow and life goes on. But everyone still prays for a snow day!<\/p>\n

16. \u201cDo You Like Hockey?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Rochester Americans Facebook<\/div>\n

Duh. This is almost Canada! Go Amerks!<\/p>\n

17. \u201cIs The Fall Really As Amazing As They Say It Is?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Visit Rochester Facebook<\/div>\n

No. It\u2019s even better.<\/p>\n

18. \u201cWait, What Did You Just Call It?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"An<\/p>\n

Source: Rap Genius<\/div>\n

If you hear someone call it Ra-cha-cha, you\u2019re not mistaken. And the proper way to pronounce the name of the city is to drop the vowel sound in the middle. It\u2019s just \u201cRachster.\u201d<\/p>\n

19. \u201cAre You Really Wearing Shorts And A Winter Coat?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Quick Meme<\/div>\n

Don\u2019t judge. Rochester can go from wintery cold in the morning to blazing summer heat in the afternoon with some scattered showers and maybe a snowstorm somewhere in between. Bipolar weather calls for eclectic clothing choices.<\/p>\n

20. \u201cWhat\u2019s A Billy Gray\u2019s?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Billy Gray\u2019s Facebook<\/div>\n

Only the best burger known to man.<\/p>\n

21. \u201cGot Any Good Beer Out There?\u201d<\/h2>\n

\"A<\/p>\n

Source: Genesee Brew House Facebook<\/div>\n

You don\u2019t get much more local than Genesee or Genny light, both Rochester favorites.
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