Some guy will post a picture of a pretty standard looking pepperoni pizza and say: “Imagine not living in new york.” And then there’s the whole bodega discourse, which is also funny. “For you non-new yorkers, let me explain: a bodega is not a corner store. It’s a place where you can buy gatorade, toilet paper, AND eggs.” Thank you sir for explaining that to a slack-jawed yokel such as myself.
This is kind of a tangent but everyone says “ope” I don’t know why the Midwest acts like they’re the only ones. Grew up in florida and heard it, heard it when I lived in Pittsburgh, heard it when I lived in Boston, haven’t heard it with any greater frequency now that I’m in the Midwest myself
It’s because the Midwestern oafs spread out
Huge wagon trains of Germanic folks heading in every direction with their smoked sausages and folksy wisdom