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41D Inbound.
A yinzer in casual business attire is sitting, spread out, in the back of the bus, speaking to a 20-something woman, also in casual business attire:

Yinzer: Do they have a Starbucks in Station Square?
[Woman shakes her head.]
Yinzer: Why not?
Woman: Well, Station Square is surrounded by a lot of busy streets, so the backup in traffic it would cause is probably a problem. And there are a lot of Starbucks downtown, so they probably don’t need one in Station Square.
Yinzer: Tell you what: If I hit the lottery, that’s what I’d open!

— Overheard by ecto

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Beliefs, Credos & Theories
Coffee
Food & Drink
Intelligence
Money
Station Square
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Be aware that some people will be offended by your 9/11 souvenirs.

JFK Airport, New York City.
Airplane passengers are waiting for their flight to Pittsburgh. A 20-something girl walks up to gate, sits on the floor with her bags and eats pizza:

Yinzer Man: [gesturing to an empty seat next to him] You can sit right here, if you want.
Girl: [shakes head] That’s okay, I’m fine.
Yinzer Wife: It’s OK; we don’t bite!
Girl: [shakes head again and keeps eating]
Man: [to Yinzer Man] Hey, can I sit here?
Yinzer Man: [glaring at Girl] Sure you can: SHE doesn’t want it!

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Pittsburgh
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Air Yinzer

USAirways flight 1560, Ft. Lauderdale to Pittsburgh.
The majority of the passengers have sunburns and Steelers/camouflage/NASCAR clothing on. A large gentleman with the sleeves cut off of his t-shirt and a Yosemite Sam tattoo squeezes down the aisle, followed by a man with a Camaro shirt and a camo hat:

Man #1: [in thick yinzer accent]: Nuh-uh! These seatbelts are just like the ones on the Jack Rabbit!
Man #2: [next to him, shyly whispering] What’s the Jack Rabbit?
Man #1: [in disbelief]  JACK RABBIT’S ONE OF THE BEST ROLLER COASTERS EVER. IT’S AT KENNYWOOD.
[Several other passengers join in and talk about how great Kennywood is, how much they miss it, how they can't wait for May...]

Man #3: You never heard of Kennywood? It’s best amusement park ever!
Man #4: Jack Rabbit’s a great roller coaster!
Man #5: I love `em Potato Patch French fries.

— Overheard by Ben Kundman

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Pittsburgh
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In the US, you can catch a cold. In Canada, cold catches you! What a country!

Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Game, Mellon Arena:
Two men are speaking Russian, intermittently screaming at the players.

Yinzer: Yinz from Canada?
Russian Man: Nope. Russia.
Yinzer: Same thing.

— Overheard by Pens Fan

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Maybe they have something similar. Like tap water.

Sharp Edge Beer Emporium, Friendship:

Waitress: Can I get you something to drink?
Older Woman: I’ll have a Coors Light — draft.
Waitress: I’m sorry, we don’t have that.
Older Woman: Then I’ll take a bottle.
Waitress: We don’t have that either.
Older Woman: You don’t have Coors Light? What’s wrong with this place?!

Customer Service
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Friendship
Social Divisions
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This drinking session began in a forest. Two days before.

Section 104, Heinz Field. 3rd Quarter of a Steelers Game:

Drunk Guy: How many periods are in football?
Yinzer: Well, first off, this is football, not hockey. That’s why these are the Steelers and not the Pens.
Drunk Hunter: That’s why I like baseball games: With three periods, they’re not as long as football.

Drinking, Drunks & Bars
Intelligence
North Shore
Sports
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Don’t forget the crime, racist cops, and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow.

Delta Airlines Flight, Cincinnati to Pittsburgh.
The passengers have endured overbookings, delays, and multiple gate changes:

Middle-aged Yinzer Woman: I used to hate Cincinnati because of their football team. Now I really hate Cincinnati!

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At the end of his shift, Gary sobbed for a while in the dark of his bus.

63B Outbound, in front of the US Steel Building, Downtown. Early evening.
A nearby cop is writing a ticket to a motorist:

Bus Driver: He’s from Ohio; double it!
Bus Passenger: Did you tell him to double it?
Bus Driver: Yeah, and if I knew he was from Cleveland, I’d have told him to triple it.

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“I’ll have the chipped chopped unagi.”

Habachi Table, Young Bin Kwan Restaurant Korean Restaurant, Bloomfield:

Yinzer #1: You think they got ice cream here?
Yinzer #2: What do you think this is, Isaly’s?

— Overheard by McArdle

Bloomfield
Food & Drink
Foreigners
Pittsburgh
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Summer brings the end of raid season.

In Front of the Criminal court Building, Forbes and Ross, Downtown:

20-Something Yinzer Chick: I’m dahntahn and not in a paddy wagon! How amazing is that?

— Overheard by Ra

Crime
Downtown
Drinking, Drunks & Bars
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