He moved here from California. He was never the same.

Garbage Plate Confusion

Every Rochesterian has watched this moment happen — the garbage plate is the city's most reliable litmus test, and the newcomer's confusion is a community inside joke that celebrates rather than mocks.

They announced another construction project downtown and everyone nodded like they expected to be dead before it opened.

He will argue with anyone from out of town about how underrated Rochester is. He has left three Nextdoor threads furious this week.

Can tell you the exit for Pittsford, Henrietta, and Victor. She has never been east of Alexander Street.

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