No matter how far you stray from Philadelphia, some habits are for life. Whenther it’s the way you speak, the food you crave, or how you choose to spend your time, you’ll always carry a bit of Philadelphia with you. It’s particularly hard to escape these Philly habits – which ones stick with you?
- The way we speak.
Flickr / Duncan C. We can’t help it - jawn’s such a useful word, and youse just sounds better than y’all. Oh, and it’s definitely “wooder”.
- Buying pretzels from literally anyone
Flickr / Carl J R What do you mean, you can’t just buy pretzels from random people in other cities? That’s lame.
- Road rage
Flickr / Jhonte Hawkins If you’ve ever spent any time on I-76, no matter what time of day it is, you’ve got an excuse to be an angry driver. Also, anyone driving slower than us is a moron, and anyone driving faster than us is a lunatic. Don’t even get me started on the rural Pennsylvania drivers trying to navigate the city…
- Ordering Wit/Witout
Facebook / Jims Steaks Cheesesteaks anywhere else just don’t compare, that’s true. But if you’re absolutely craving one and find a good pizza shop somewhere, good luck with them finding someone who understands how to mix onions in.
- We need the shore
Flickr / Peter Miller People in other cities travel the country for their vacations, but Philadelphians are simple: just bring us down the shore - it’s our slice of paradise.
- Ordering breakfast at midnight
Facebook / The Voorhees Diner Apparently, 24-7 diners aren’t a thing throughout the rest of the country. Who knew?! There’s no better meal at 2 AM than a big stack of pancakes with bacon, or an eggs benedict way before the sun comes up.
- Insisting that you “know a guy.”
Flickr / Kristen and Jordyn Hayman Don’t question it - we know a guy.(Even if we don’t… we’ll tell you we do.)
- Scoffing at pizza from anywhere else.
Facebook / Lorenzo and Sons Pizza New York and New Jersey get a pass. There are even a few decent places scattered throughout the Pennsylvania suburbs, but let’s be real, you aren’t going to find good pizza if you stray too far from Philly.
- Weeknight drinking - on a large scale.
Facebook / Center City Sips - Philadelphia Center City Sips takes Happy Hour to an entirely new level and added a new word to Philly slang. If you ask anyone “Sips?” on a Wednesday, they’ll know what you’re talking about. You’ll never see so many suits in one place, and traveling to cities that don’t have citywide specials or citywide happy hours is just plain boring.
Of course, these Philly habits are part of what makes our city so unique, and I wouldn’t have it any other way!
Flickr / Duncan C.
We can’t help it - jawn’s such a useful word, and youse just sounds better than y’all. Oh, and it’s definitely “wooder”.
Flickr / Carl J R
What do you mean, you can’t just buy pretzels from random people in other cities? That’s lame.
Flickr / Jhonte Hawkins
If you’ve ever spent any time on I-76, no matter what time of day it is, you’ve got an excuse to be an angry driver. Also, anyone driving slower than us is a moron, and anyone driving faster than us is a lunatic. Don’t even get me started on the rural Pennsylvania drivers trying to navigate the city…
Facebook / Jims Steaks
Cheesesteaks anywhere else just don’t compare, that’s true. But if you’re absolutely craving one and find a good pizza shop somewhere, good luck with them finding someone who understands how to mix onions in.
Flickr / Peter Miller
People in other cities travel the country for their vacations, but Philadelphians are simple: just bring us down the shore - it’s our slice of paradise.
Facebook / The Voorhees Diner
Apparently, 24-7 diners aren’t a thing throughout the rest of the country. Who knew?! There’s no better meal at 2 AM than a big stack of pancakes with bacon, or an eggs benedict way before the sun comes up.
Flickr / Kristen and Jordyn Hayman
Don’t question it - we know a guy.(Even if we don’t… we’ll tell you we do.)
Facebook / Lorenzo and Sons Pizza
New York and New Jersey get a pass. There are even a few decent places scattered throughout the Pennsylvania suburbs, but let’s be real, you aren’t going to find good pizza if you stray too far from Philly.
Facebook / Center City Sips - Philadelphia
Center City Sips takes Happy Hour to an entirely new level and added a new word to Philly slang. If you ask anyone “Sips?” on a Wednesday, they’ll know what you’re talking about. You’ll never see so many suits in one place, and traveling to cities that don’t have citywide specials or citywide happy hours is just plain boring.
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