We said this all the time in the area I’m from (Tri-Cities, WA). To our credit, we had the Hanford nuclear reservation in our backyard, and were only about 20 miles or so from a big chemical munitions storage facility (at the time, I believe it’s all been incinerated by now). Also, our location on the Columbia River had us worried about dams upriver being targets.
Well, I went to Notre Dame, where we said, “every time a Notre Dame girl gets laid, they build a dome. Every time a Saint Mary’s girl gets laid, they plant a tree.” I’m guessing that might be a common construct at other private schools as well.
Coastlines are humid, but people don’t tend to complain of the unbearable humidity because it’s usually cooler along the coast so it’s not so bad.
MeanOldLady, although it’s true, I don’t hear people saying “Ugh, the U.S. is so humid” or “The east coast is so humid.” It’s always “Missouri is so humid” or “Maine is so humid” or “New York is so humid,” like it’s only that particular state/city that’s humid.
The traffic is so bad here because of all the newcomers who don’t know how to drive in our snow/heat/cold/glare/shitty roads.
I heard this in Kansas. When I checked the humidity it was 40%. Sorry, it was actually the heat after all.
At every concert I’ve been to, in every city, according to the singer of the band, I’ve been part of "…the BEST CROWD EVER!!!"
Are you suggesting they’re LYING to us?
“If you lived here, you’d be home now.”
I used to write the promo copy for an annual conference:
____ has been welcoming visitors for _ hundred years, and we’re sure you, too, will find it charming. It’s a city of contrasts, from the bustling financial district to the sleepy ____ neighborhood. The fanciful architecture of Old Town provides quite a counterpoint to the modern glass towers downtown. The action begins early at the busy ____ market and goes long into the night in the nightspots of ____town. There’s no shortage of fashionable boutiques for shopping, and many fine restaurants where you’ll enjoy a memorable meal. And why not make a week of it? Scenic ____ is only a short drive away—or try your luck at the Indian casino just across the ____ border.
"Well, Grandpa would come and he’d turn on the game
And fall asleep drinking [YOUR LOCAL BEER’S NAME]
While Grandma would sit in the garden for hours
[INSERT HERE THE NAMES OF INDIGENOUS FLOWERS]–
Oh [YOUR STATE’S NAME HERE], oh [AGAIN], what a state!.."
It’s a good place to live - as long as you know people.
If you know people, anywhere can be a good place to live - a really good place to live is where you can have things to do WITHOUT relying on friends.
(say the guy who moved from SF to Sacramento)
“In this town, they roll up the sidewalks at 5 P.M.” - everywhere I’ve lived except NYC.
“The drivers in <neighboring state> are maniacs/dangerous/the worst in the country! When you see a car with <neighboring state> plates, watch out!”
“Welcome to [YOUR TOWN’S NAME], the River City”
“Can you rock harder than [COMPETING CITY]?”
“Let’s make so much noise they can hear us in [NEARBY AREA]!!”
Yesterday we had a hellacious rain storm. I couldn’t believe the people I was with, yuk-yuking, “Kentucky weather! Just wait five minutes and it’ll change!!” Yuk yuk yuk. Like it was true here, and only here, uniquely on the planet Earth. :rolleyes:
Proof, I suppose, that they’ve never been further away than 5 miles from where they were born.
If I ever became a rock star I would use those words verbatim. No brackets. Would also save me from having to remember what city I’m in (“nobody rocks like … SPRINGFIELD!”)
When someone tells you: “I attended/graduated [relatively obscure] College.” They always follow with: “It is a really good school!”.
Whenever there’s a homicide in a certain type of neighborhood, the news reporter always interviews someone who says, “This is the last place you’d expect to this kind of thing.”
One of my favorites:
After a natural (or unnatural, but widespread) disaster, when the locals collect clothing, food, money, etc… for the victims, “That’s what makes us different than a lot of places, we help people out when they need it”.
“I wouldn’t live any where else”. “This is a great town to grow up in”. “This is a great town to raise a family in”. “This is great place to retire”. “It’s big but not TOO big”.
Just last week I had a goodly belly-laugh after hearing this very thing! 
Another one is “It only rains for about nine months of the year here, and for the other three it drips off the trees”.