Going to school, many people have asked me why I prefer certain things over others, why I am so obsessed with Neato Burrito, and why Sheetz is so much better than Rutters. If any of these things register to you, you most likely lived in Cumberland County Pennsylvania.

1. You get the Monday after Thanksgiving off for hunting season.

If you have a weather make-up day that day, 3/4 of the school would not attend that day.

2. When Cumberland Valley cancels school for snow, every school cancels school.

I've always depended on you CV superintendent.

3. Every year in middle school you either had a school field trip to the Gettysburg Battle Fields or The State Capitol Building.

4. School rivalries were always the biggest sporting events, no matter what sport.

Red Land vs. Cedar Cliff

Northern vs. Mechanicsburg

East Pennsboro vs. Camp Hill

5. Neato Burrito is part of your diet.

Even if you can never finish your Cowboy Crunch.

6. You had at least one birthday cake from the Pennsylvania Bakery.

What's a birthday without one?

7. Everyone calls Pennsylvania, "PA"

No one calls it Pennsylvania.

8. Summers include multiple trips to Hershey Park.

We are only 30 minutes away.

9. Sheetz vs. Rutters

It's a real thing.

10. You probably applied to either Penn State or Pitt for college.

11. Everyone knows everyone's secrets.

12. You've pledged a strict allegiance to Pitt or Philly sports.

There is no in-between for us.