Pennsyltucky (Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Erie: unemployment rate, school, college)

[squarian]

Originally Posted by mancat100

I can't speak for Pittsburgh

Don't worry - Pgh has its share.

[CourageMom]

I had never heard the term before... certainly it is derogatory.

What do I think of it? It is a reference to link a state to what? a low IQ, to hillbilly types?
I'm not sure. TO me its as bad as the "n" word. Shame on people for their overblown sense
of entitlement.

[mancat100]

Originally Posted by 912

He's also a liberal mouthpiece. He represents what most liberals think of your state. Remember this in November.

I'm liberal and I like the state. I have lots of liberal friends who live here and I can't recall any of them ever bashing the state in a serious way.

[CourageMom]

While civilization has been improving our houses, it has not equally improved the men who are to inhabit them. It has created palaces, but it was not so easy to create noblemen and kings.
Henry David Thoreau

[alleghenyangel]

I think this term is used mostly by people who aren't familiar with just how urban and sophisticated some parts of central PA are. Harrisburg and York are hardly country towns. They feel more like slices of Philadelphia (York) or Pittsburgh (Harrisburg) in the middle of the state.

[Gnutella]

Originally Posted by alleghenyangel

I think this term is used mostly by people who aren't familiar with just how urban and sophisticated some parts of central PA are. Harrisburg and York are hardly country towns. They feel more like slices of Philadelphia (York) or Pittsburgh (Harrisburg) in the middle of the state.

I think it's used by people who are just as ignorant as they're implying the people in Pennsylvania are.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by mancat100

I HATE when people use this term. I really hate it when non-residents use it, but honestly it's annoying when PA natives use it too. I'm curious as to what you all think.

I'm torn. On one hand, I find the term silly and immature, a bit offensive. On the other hand, I do chuckle a bit when people say it. On the whole, I think it's a mostly innocuous term. The central part of our state, while not heavily populated, is a beautiful area.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Why can't it just be Pennsylvania, you know, like it's actually named? Pennsylvania encompasses Philadelphia in the east, Pittsburgh in the west, and everything in between, regardless of the differences in culture. Imagine that!

One of the reasons I love my state!

[CourageMom]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

I think it's used by people who are just as ignorant as they're implying the people in Pennsylvania are.

YOU SAID EXACTLY WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE... right on!

[tallydude02]

During the 1940's to 1960's, many Appalachian people moved to Ohio and Michigan look for work. The bulk of the migrants came from eastern Kentucky. For example, Hamilton, OH was called "Hamiltucky" by the locals. From what I gather, the term was not used as a compliment.

I don't know who long "Pennsyltucky" has been in use, but a song from the 1970's by Pennsylvania native Jeannie Seely describes rural life in PA. She is from the northwestern part of the state.


Jeannie Seely Sings "Farm In Pennsyltucky" - YouTube