Considering that I was not raised here since birth, unlike so much of the town, I believe I have a good comparison of Wyomissing and a "normal town." Some people are right on here, others are way off.
First, this is an actual statistic taken from the school's annual report card that they submit to the government and the public, 92% of the students here are white. 4% are black, 3% are hispanic, and 1% other. NINETY-TWO PERCENT!!! Literally, this town is pretty much all white. Hence, you cannot blame the town's downfalls on the West Reading population, it would be frivolous since most of the town is white rich kid.
Secondly, YES this town is infested with wealthy people. This town spawned Taylor Swift, the country star (who, to the town's humor, has announced that she was raised on a farm in Wyomissing, and there is no farms in Wyomissing). If you gone two blocks down Wyo and haven't spotted a rich girlie with oversize sunglasses, bleached hair, clutching a cell phone that was over $300, blasting whatever tops MTV's hit list with their iPod at the time in Daddy's convertible, then you may just have walked out of Wyomissing. (By the way, NEVER walk in Wyomissing, everyone will stare you down with a look on their face going 'Why are they walking????') And yes, it is true that most of these chicks wear Lacoste polos and carry their schoolbinders in oversized Coach or Vera Bradley bags. Shopping sprees every other weekend at King of Prussia mall! Because clothes isn't reusable, except flip flops and Uggs (which you need in every color available). Somehow, they manage the miracle of acing all the AP classes possible and having a 5.2 GPA (on a scale of 4) while still being inconcievably dim-witted. Maybe it helps to be "extra close" to your math teacher or cyber with your band director, who is dumb enough to save all the e-mails on his school pc.
More recently, a small percentage of the younger girlies who live in big houses and have easy carefree lives have decided to become emo, doll up in AFI merchandise and cry about how miserable they really are "on the inside" and how hardcore their favorite bands are (MCR, Fallout Boy etc...)
The slang. These kids HARDLY deserve the right to utlize the term "ghetto" under any circumstance, because they have no idea what ghetto is. However, the trend continues.
Athletics. Wyomissing can do track and tennis, that's about it. Sometimes they can do football. The soccer team SUCKS. Wilson always kills them.
By the way, Wyomissing does NOT have a water polo team.
Drug usage and alcoholism in Wyomissing: yes. Not too much drug usage in females, however males engage in overpriced marijuana and cocaine/confectioner's sugar mixtures. Alcoholism is a yes for both genders.
In conclusion, this town is absolutely ridiculous, a seemingly fictional town from a cheesy teenie bopper book about preppy girls.
First, this is an actual statistic taken from the school's annual report card that they submit to the government and the public, 92% of the students here are white. 4% are black, 3% are hispanic, and 1% other. NINETY-TWO PERCENT!!! Literally, this town is pretty much all white. Hence, you cannot blame the town's downfalls on the West Reading population, it would be frivolous since most of the town is white rich kid.
Secondly, YES this town is infested with wealthy people. This town spawned Taylor Swift, the country star (who, to the town's humor, has announced that she was raised on a farm in Wyomissing, and there is no farms in Wyomissing). If you gone two blocks down Wyo and haven't spotted a rich girlie with oversize sunglasses, bleached hair, clutching a cell phone that was over $300, blasting whatever tops MTV's hit list with their iPod at the time in Daddy's convertible, then you may just have walked out of Wyomissing. (By the way, NEVER walk in Wyomissing, everyone will stare you down with a look on their face going 'Why are they walking????') And yes, it is true that most of these chicks wear Lacoste polos and carry their schoolbinders in oversized Coach or Vera Bradley bags. Shopping sprees every other weekend at King of Prussia mall! Because clothes isn't reusable, except flip flops and Uggs (which you need in every color available). Somehow, they manage the miracle of acing all the AP classes possible and having a 5.2 GPA (on a scale of 4) while still being inconcievably dim-witted. Maybe it helps to be "extra close" to your math teacher or cyber with your band director, who is dumb enough to save all the e-mails on his school pc.
More recently, a small percentage of the younger girlies who live in big houses and have easy carefree lives have decided to become emo, doll up in AFI merchandise and cry about how miserable they really are "on the inside" and how hardcore their favorite bands are (MCR, Fallout Boy etc...)
The slang. These kids HARDLY deserve the right to utlize the term "ghetto" under any circumstance, because they have no idea what ghetto is. However, the trend continues.
Athletics. Wyomissing can do track and tennis, that's about it. Sometimes they can do football. The soccer team SUCKS. Wilson always kills them.
By the way, Wyomissing does NOT have a water polo team.
Drug usage and alcoholism in Wyomissing: yes. Not too much drug usage in females, however males engage in overpriced marijuana and cocaine/confectioner's sugar mixtures. Alcoholism is a yes for both genders.
In conclusion, this town is absolutely ridiculous, a seemingly fictional town from a cheesy teenie bopper book about preppy girls.
Wyomissing girl: What are you wearing?
Non-Wyomissing girl: This yellow sweater I bought from Abercrombie & Fitch last night.
Wyomissing girl: Yellow? Is that anything like Caribbean Sunrise?
Non-Wyomissing girl: This yellow sweater I bought from Abercrombie & Fitch last night.
Wyomissing girl: Yellow? Is that anything like Caribbean Sunrise?
by Two guesses who. August 5, 2007
A nice little borough of Reading, PA which is one of the most dangerous cities in the nation. Despite it's neighboring city's poverty and crime rate, Wyomissing has always been full of WASPs and old money who send their kids to expensive private schools. Recently the area has become infested with Juicy wearing, gum chewing, hair flipping J.A.P.s.
On each corner is a Starbucks filled with obnoxious people buying their 5 dollar coffee. On every road is a Mercedes with an old blonde women talking on her cell and sparkling her large diamond rings in the sun.
The houses are massive and are occupied by wealthy businessmen, doctors, and others of the sort. The kids are all extremely spoiled and used to getting what they want. If they do not attend on of the more local yuppie factories, Holy Name, Central Catholic, or The Hill School then they most likely attend another prep or boarding school such as Phillips Academy Andover, St. Pauls or another pretigious New England academy.
Wyomissing is a fun place to be if you fit in and have money. If you have money, you'll fit in. There is not much to it. If you overthink it you'll never get it.
Wyomissing is the best place on earth. If you are
a) Jappy
b) preppy
c) a WASP
d) are rich
e) enjoy golfing, playing tennis, and dining at fancy resteraunt and exclusive country clubs.
f) enjoy spending time laughing at obnoxious people who think that everyone is looking at them.
On each corner is a Starbucks filled with obnoxious people buying their 5 dollar coffee. On every road is a Mercedes with an old blonde women talking on her cell and sparkling her large diamond rings in the sun.
The houses are massive and are occupied by wealthy businessmen, doctors, and others of the sort. The kids are all extremely spoiled and used to getting what they want. If they do not attend on of the more local yuppie factories, Holy Name, Central Catholic, or The Hill School then they most likely attend another prep or boarding school such as Phillips Academy Andover, St. Pauls or another pretigious New England academy.
Wyomissing is a fun place to be if you fit in and have money. If you have money, you'll fit in. There is not much to it. If you overthink it you'll never get it.
Wyomissing is the best place on earth. If you are
a) Jappy
b) preppy
c) a WASP
d) are rich
e) enjoy golfing, playing tennis, and dining at fancy resteraunt and exclusive country clubs.
f) enjoy spending time laughing at obnoxious people who think that everyone is looking at them.
I live in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and love it because i am rich, jappy, enjoy laughing at obnoxious people, and like playing tennis and eating lunch at my country club.
by Jacquelyn September 1, 2005