You know you're from Batavia when...

Posted by Ryan Sholin on May 28, 2008 - 12:26pm
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I've lived in my share of cities and towns across the country, from Miami to New York City to Albuquerque to Santa Cruz, California.

Everywhere I've lived, the locals tend to have a certain brand of self-deprecating humor, whether it's bad jokes about the tourists, the weather, or the throngs of undergraduates clogging up the streets.

But I have been impressed with the degree that Westen New Yorkers take the art form.

Consider the "You know you're from Batavia when..." group on Facebook.  (You'll need to be logged in to Facebook to see the full thread.)

Here are a few highlights:

  • You have gone sledding at Centennial Park at some point in your life.
  • You realize no Chinese buffet is like the ones in Batavia.
  • You walk into Martins and know at least 10 people working there at any given time.
  • Your football team is known for losing homecoming all the time.

It gets a little rougher from there...

Add your own entries in the comments below.

 

Posted by Ryan Sholin on May 28, 2008 - 12:26pm
You know you're from Batavia when...
Posted by MOLLY JANKOWSKI on May 28, 2008 - 4:05pm
let it go because it is the same thing for BUFFALO in our park here are several people from buffalo and they send me things on the computer, same thing from ST.LOUIS/ so BATAVIA is not out there alone
Posted by Lazlo Toth on July 6, 2008 - 6:34pm
...you think that the Chinese buffets serve good food.
Posted by Lazlo Toth on July 6, 2008 - 6:41pm
...your high school education enables you to write something like this: You are one of the last high schools in the county to actually graduation
Posted by Lazlo Toth on July 6, 2008 - 6:56pm
...you're coming up on a red light, and the right lane has 20 cars queued up, the left has none, and you get in the right lane to become the 21st.
Posted by Lazlo Toth on July 6, 2008 - 7:01pm
...you pronounce, C-H-A-R-M-I-N , "Chairman."
Posted by Daniel Jones on July 6, 2008 - 10:14pm
Actually it does, I've traveled to Europe and all across the country, including the west coast and I still love the food at the Peking buffet.
Posted by Formerly Of Batavia on July 8, 2008 - 12:41pm
...Property taxes are more than rent and they increase faster than property values.....