23 Things You’ll Only Understand if You’re From Central New York

There are certain things you only really understand if you're Central New York. Tomato pie, we're looking at you.

Central New York isn't like anywhere else in the United States - we've got some really unique things going on that you can only really get if you're from here (or maybe lived here a really long time).

Things You'll Only Understand If You're From Central New York

1. Third Winter a.k.a. Sprinter - the winter that sticks around when it should be over
2. Utica Greens
3. Upside Down Pizza
4. Having all 4 seasons in 1 week
5. Potholes that will eat your car
6. Trinkaus Manor
7. Hemstrought's
8. Voss
9. The Mills
10. Boilermaker weekend
11. The Erie Canal vs. The Barge Canal
12. Utica Club
13. FX Matt Brewery
14. Chicken riggies
15. Kewpee's
16. Rainbow and his guitar
17. Cowboy
18. Half moons (are NOT black and white cookies)
19. High taxes (hello, 8.75% sales tax Oneida County)
20. Salt potatoes
21. The giant watering can
22. Traffic stopped by cows, horses, or geese
23. Riverside Mall

Did we leave anything off this list? What?

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