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12 Reasons You Know You Grew Up In Scranton Pennsylvania

If you grew up in Scranton Pennsylvania, you will understand these 12 things about the town. It’s certainly an experience not everyone will relate to.

You are constantly asked if you watch The Office.

And forced to explain the sign is actually located in a local Mall and Dunder Mifflin does not exist.

On St. Patrick’s Day you become Irish; everyone becomes Irish.

I mean everyone. “Ain’t no party like a Scranton party.”

You only order Pizza by the tray.

When we are not being Irish, we are Italian.

You have eaten at Cooper’s at least once.

Yes, that part of The Office is true.

You are a Penguins fan.

Scranton may be nowhere near Pittsburgh, but it is by the Wilkes-Barre Penguins.

You’ve been in a bathing suite at Montage Mountain Ski Resort, possibly in the winter.

Everyone has seen someone going down the mountain in a bikini on special event days. If not, you’re probably enjoying the water park the ski resort provides in the summer.

You have dared someone to jump off the Killer Rock or you finally did it yourself.

In Nay Aug Park in Scranton Pennsylvania, the gorge provides some pretty awesome cliff jumping sites.

You actually know where to find Step Falls.

Follow the train tracks.

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You’ve pretended to be country at least once.

For being a city, Scranton till hosts Guitars and Stars and a nearby Froggy Festival.

Even if you didn’t have a treehouse, you have been in one.

The David Wenzel Treehouse located in Nay Aug Park is an amazing Instagram moment

You are in love with Nina’s

You’ve never had wing bites till you had a pound of Nina’s.

You have spent nights driving around or sitting in parking lot

Because unless it is summer, there is literally nothing to do.

What do you think of these 12 reasons you know you grew up in Scranton Pennsylvania? Let us know in the comments below!
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