Who is a Pittsburgher? (Plum, California: house, to live in, suburbs)

[greg42]

BTW, if you're posting to this now, on a Saturday night, you probably can't be a Pittsburgher because you should be at the bar. ;-)

[groar]

Originally Posted by Chichappens

If you;re out of the city then you're a suburbanite.

living in wilkinsburg, i feel pretty funny referring to myself as a suburbanite!

i guess i'm a wilkinsburgian.

seriously, when i'm talking to people from the pittsburgh area, i say i live in wilkinsburg. if i'm talking to people from other areas, i say i live in pittsburgh, cause no one has any idea where wilkinsburg is.

[groar]

Originally Posted by greg42

BTW, if you're posting to this now, on a Saturday night, you probably can't be a Pittsburgher because you should be at the bar. ;-)

ha! no bars in wilkinsburg!

[Chichappens]

I'm in france at the moment not sure for the rest of the posters. but...lol I get what you mean about being at the bars.........

[Chichappens]

is it a dry town

[greg42]

Bellevue is also still a dry town. Ah, well.

[Chichappens]

REALLY? wow never new PA this.. I know there was a town I think called Oaks Bluff in Martha's vineyard that was dry when I visited.........for me i consider this so outdated to have such a law in usa mind you all you do is go to another town to drink

[TechieTransplant]

Originally Posted by Bagger

First of all, I grew up in Glenshaw which was 9 miles from Point State Park... I lived closer to the actual city limit.

I went to Pirate games, Steeler games, Hornet and Penguin games... used to go downtown taking the PAT bus for a day trip to shop and see a movie. Went to Carnegie Museum a lot of times because my brother had classes at Carnegie Tech on Saturdays. Went to Buhl... Syria Mosque... you see where I'm going. I may not have been inside the city limit but I Pittsburgh was a huge part of my life and I have no hesitation saying I'm from Pittsburgh.

I'd venture to say that folks in Evans City, Cranberry, Butler would also consider themselves Pittsburghers due to the commonality of experiences we've all had with the city, especially when speaking to folks from other metro areas..

I guess it comes down to commonality of experience rather than physical city limit borders.

I find most people like you mention only consider themselves Pittsburghers because they take part in city events and it's sports teams. It's a whole different life actually living in the city.

[Mugatu]

Originally Posted by greg42

In general, taking the place name and adding -er, -ite, -ian, etc. doesn't do much for me. For others who want to say it or write it, that's fine. I think it comes up more in text, wouldn't you think? Or in the third person. I've never heard anyone say such a word out loud about himself. "I'm a Pittsburgher." "I'm a Bostonian." Do people talk like that? Seriously? :-) Not anywhere I've heard, not even here. You say "I'm from Pittsburgh".

I wonder if people that live in Moon or Mars call themselves Moonies and Martians...

[aveojohn]

If I was from Hamburg Germany, Would I be a Hamburger?