Um… pretty close since its like… in New York.
Heaven help you if you didnt go to Syracuse University, because that statement will be followed with an interrogation about why you lived there in the first place.
There will never be a better homesickness cure, comfort food, or pre-paycheck meal.
Sure, bigger cities might do it bigger… but they never do it better.
And every time you go back to Syracuse youll check to see if its still there.
Between the diners and the churches, there is always an amazing fish fry during Lent in Syracuse.
Between the frequent trips to Heids and all those Hofmann dog cookouts, your hotdog palate is just way too refined now.
Dont be surprised if you wake up with drool on your pillow.
Sure, you kind of already knew this. But it doesnt really sink in until the first time you go grocery shopping somewhere else.
Because shoveling a path to get your car out of your driveway wont take quite that long anymore.
The only downside of not living in Syracuse in the winter is that you now have to listen to complaints about five measly inches of snow.
But youll never stop bleeding orange no matter where you live.
Because everyone is the fashion police and cant appreciate true beauty apparently.
Syracuse has the best orchards ever, which means the best fall outings to pick your own apples, the best cider, and the best pies.
Barring game days, everyone from Syracuse has been seriously spoiled by the lack of traffic.
Actually, everything youve ever eaten at the New York State Fair is kind of gross. But somehow, youll still miss it.
Thats why youre getting all the weird looks while running around in fifty degree weather with shorts on.
Gone are those long summer days spent at everything from the Polish Festival, to the Greek Cultural Festival, to Jazz Fest, to Empire Brewfest.
Theyre not always like Green Lakes or Beaver Lake. Sometimes its just a little grass, a few trees, and some benches.
Ask for them somewhere thats not Harrison or another Syracuse bakery, and all youll get are a bunch of strange looks and a lot of confusion.
Even though youve never been aware of having any kind of accent before leaving Syracuse.
Most people dont have half-hour conversations with people they dont really know. Although as everyone from Syracuse knows, that just makes life way less interesting and exciting.
Just try not to cover your eyes and scream, “AHH! The light! It burns!”
That Italian bread is seriously one of a kind. Youre better off trying to bribe the owner to give you the recipe than trying in vain to find something similar somewhere else.
It involves a lot of happy dancing around and singing and tears of joy at all the money you still have left over.
And immediately think, “Oh… so I guess thats what the property taxes were for…”
Blunt isnt quite the right word, but someone from Syracuse will make it perfectly clear how they feel about something with plenty of tact. Its not as easy to get a straight answer everywhere else.
When you leave Syracuse, youll start to wonder, “Are they smiling and being nice to me because they mean it, or because everyone does that here?” What do you miss about Syracuse? Tell us in the comments below!
