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Old 02-19-2010, 11:30 AM
 
Location: a swanky suburb in my fancy pants
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Actually I would rather be stuck in rural Pennsylvania then the rural area of most other states. At least the scenery is beautiful. How would you like to be stuck in rural Arizona, Texas, or New York?
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Old 02-19-2010, 11:32 AM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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We call it Central Pennsylvania.
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Old 02-19-2010, 12:02 PM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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At least the scenery is beautiful. How would you like to be stuck in rural Arizona, Texas, or New York?
Rural New York is just as beautiful if not moreso than rural Pennsylvania. Adirondacks, anyone? Finger Lakes, wine country ... etc. etc.
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Old 02-19-2010, 12:08 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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Rural New York may be just as beautiful as rural PA, but no more. Spend some time north of I-80, you'll see.
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Old 02-19-2010, 12:59 PM
 
Location: Harrisburg
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I call it part of the Third World. What else would you call a place where the adult literacy level hovers around 70%, too many dwellings have no indoor plumbing or central heat? A place overrun with missionaries, but the medical profession considers a hardship assignment?
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Old 02-19-2010, 03:55 PM
 
Location: Pennsylvania
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I call it part of the Third World. What else would you call a place where the adult literacy level hovers around 70%, too many dwellings have no indoor plumbing or central heat? A place overrun with missionaries, but the medical profession considers a hardship assignment?


Just where might that be?
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Old 02-19-2010, 04:14 PM
 
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Actually I would rather be stuck in rural Pennsylvania then the rural area of most other states. At least the scenery is beautiful. How would you like to be stuck in rural Arizona, Texas, or New York?
Honestly, rural NY is freaking georgeous. Massivley underrated.

Dunno about Arizona. Texas looks ugly.
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Old 02-19-2010, 04:19 PM
 
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Just where might that be?
The central part of PA did fall on bad times. The time will come for the big cities to fall on bad times if this economy keeps going the way the feds are spending money. Then they can eat the food they grow and not depend on the rural parts of the state. I guess they grow a lot of food in the musuems, art shops, etc! Let them eat cake!!
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Old 02-19-2010, 04:44 PM
 
Location: Center City Philadelphia
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The central part of PA did fall on bad times. The time will come for the big cities to fall on bad times if this economy keeps going the way the feds are spending money. Then they can eat the food they grow and not depend on the rural parts of the state. I guess they grow a lot of food in the musuems, art shops, etc! Let them eat cake!!
Um, I've got news for you. The federal government throws plenty of subsidies at rural America. Besides, who do you think subsidizes the miles and miles of rural roads that barely see any traffic?
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Old 02-19-2010, 06:08 PM
 
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Default Middle PA

I grew up in the PA anthracite coal region although I live in the midwest now. We usually thought of Eastern PA ending at the Susquehanna River. Since I wasn't a Western Pennsylvanian I had less of a concept of where the west begins but I'd say somewhere around Johnstown. So, I'd say Middle PA is between the Susquehanna and Johnstown.
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