Philadelphia vs. Pittsburgh (Scranton, Dallas: ranked, best, area)

[welder]

My post was refering to the "transition" statement.

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by welder

My post was refering to the "transition" statement.

I was wondering about that...but, my argument is not about this: there is difference in the state of PA and Ohio therefore it is a transition state. My argument is that PA has characteristics of the Midwest and the East Coast therefore it is a transition state.

[welder]

It is arrogance. Pittsburghers attitudes do not reflect the midwest. An average Pittsburgh'er is alot more direct when speaking than an average midwestern'er. I've been told in Chicago that I come of rude on quite a few occasions. I wasnt trying to be. They just didnt know how to take me.

[welder]

You could drive 100 miles west from NYC on 80, and say that. Are u talking about the "people" or the "houses"?

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by welder

You could drive 100 miles west from NYC on 80, and say that. Are u talking about the "people" or the "houses"?

Both. The cities of Pittsburgh and Philadelphia are Eastern demographically and architecturally. But, the state of PA is mostly German-Irish (like the Midwest) and slowly begins to look like the Midwest in architectural style.

[welder]

You know what it comes down to, CITY PEOPLE vs the ones who live in the outskirts or country. A person who was born and raised in Butler, Pa., is going to sound different, and act different, than someone who grew up loafing on the steets of Pittsburgh. But, they still ROOT for the best football team in the HISTORY of the NFL, the PITTSBURGH STEELERS!

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by welder

You know what it comes down to, CITY PEOPLE vs the ones who live in the outskirts or country. A person who was born and raised in Butler, Pa., is going to sound different, and act different, than someone who grew up loafing on the steets of Pittsburgh. But, they still ROOT for the best football team in the HISTORY of the NFL, the PITTSBURGH STEELERS!

That is very true. I think a lot of the reason people in Philly or NYC think Pittsburgh is the Midwest is really because PGH is much smaller than NYC. W. PA is more rural and thus, has a different character than say Boston.

[welder]

There aint no Irish in the East coast cities? Philly and NYC? They call Boston New England, but its still on the east coast.

[welder]

Were both lagging behind in time in our post! LOL

[ainulinale]

Originally Posted by welder

There aint no Irish in the East coast cities? Philly and NYC? They call Boston New England, but its still on the east coast.

New England is noted for having an unusually large Irish population. However, Irish is also the second highest nationality in the country (after German). The trend of the Northeast is to have a very large Italian population and a smaller German population. Germans-Irish dominates the Midwest, but not the Northeast. Both PGH and Philly have that large Italian population, but then the rest of the state is more like the Midwest.