Pittsburgh – the people who’ve defined it as boring and stupid obviously don’t get out much & are projecting what they see when they're peeking out from under the rock they crawled out of. Pittsburgh is a city that represents cultural diversity, civic pride, respect, and history. It was founded in 1758 and is located at the intersection of 3 rivers (which George Washington found to be advantageous when he was a general; Pittsburgh grew around Fort Pitt). Some people herein have defined Pittsburgh as dirty and ugly, because they have managed by some miracle to grasp that there had been steel-manufacturing here. But it was named the 10th cleanest city in 2007 by Forbes magazine, and is home to the first green-certified historic building, convention center, warehouse, banking facility, and university residence hall; The Green Building Alliance, a non-profit development svc that promotes green community development is in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh has consistently ranked high (achieving number 1 many times) in several livability surveys. It has state-of-the-art healthcare (UPMC), reliable public transportation, several neighborhoods, and is a relatively safe city w/friendly people. As far as culture goes, its local public television station WQED has won over 60 Emmys & 12 Peabody Awards (and is where Fred Rogers aired Mister Rogers Neighborhood). George Romero and Tom Savini have not forgotten their ties with Pittsburgh; George Romero has filmed several of his movies in and around the area, & Tom Savini runs Special Effects Make-Up and Digital Film Programs in the area. Jeff Goldblum came back to film the movie, “Pittsburgh” – and speaking of films, some of the many movies that have been shot in and around Pittsburgh include Night of the Living Dead; Bob Roberts; Kingpin; Dogma; Innocent Blood; Silence of the Lambs; the Mothman Prophecies; and the Wonder Boys – to name a few, due to its richness in architecture, neighborhoods, and reasonable costs. There are several independent film theaters in the area, three of which are sponsored by the Pittsburgh Filmmakers Society which is committed to promoting area artists involved in film, video, photography, digital media and creative arts. In fact there are numerous schools geared toward artistic excellence; and there are several museums and galleries (e.g., Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, featuring the art museum, history museum, and science center; the Warhol Museum, the Mattress Factory, Frick Art & Historical Center, Wood Street Galleries, to name a few, but in addition mention should be made of the Silver Eye Center for Photography and the Photography Museum). The area abounds with beautiful sculptures and murals. The Three Rivers Arts Festival at Point State Park, Gateway Center, and the Cultural District downtown every summer features exceptional visual and performing artists –local and world-class acts – free of charge. And there is the First Night Festival on New Years Eve in the cultural district downtown, which opens its doors to the public with events held inside and out on the streets by local and nationally-known artists, with the new year ushered in by a fantastic fireworks display over the water (by Zembelli Fireworks, pyrotechnic geniuses who regularly put on their shows here). There are traditional as well as innovative theaters in Pittsburgh (eg. City Theater on the South Side, Gemini Theater located in the Factory at Point Breeze, Carnegie Melon’s theater program, the Pittsburgh Playhouse, the Benedum, Heinz Hall, the Byhnam, the New Hazlett Theater, etc.). Pittsburgh has several clubs and larger venues for concerts (you can catch indy artists, or the Pittsburgh Symphony, for instance). Its diversity shows up also in its events, such as the Annual Dragon Boat Race, the Bloomfield Little Italy Days Festival, the UMOJA African Arts in the Park Festival, the Greater Pittsburgh Renaissance Festival, the Pittsburgh International Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, the Pittsburgh Irish Festival, and a Native American Annual Pow Wow Event,. (Oh, yes, and Pittsburgh has an annual Zombi Walk on the South Side.) Pittsburgh also has 50% more libraries than the national average. And as far as food goes- the person who claimed there are only franchises obviously has never had a sunday brunch at Zeniths or has been to Abay Ethiopian Restaurant, the Spice Island Teahouse, Smallman Street Deli, India Garden, Ali Baba Restaurant, Mallorca, Amalfi's, or the Double-wide Grill (again, to name only a few) or eaten a good breakfast while at the Strip District on a Saturday (during the Saturday Market) -- not only are there several excellent restaurants, there are many many reasonably priced ones as well. (There is also a Culinary School here.) And if you find it cold and dull in the winter, then you never thought to visit the Phipps Conservatory, with its many indoor gardens, or the National Aviary at feeding time, and it didn't occur to you that we have an international airport just up the road. So to the guy who landed in North Carolina and considered it heaven compared to Pittsburgh -well, if censorship, sanitized culture, and being in the buckle of the bible belt are more to your tastes, just as long as the weather’s warm, then good for you. It is grey and cold during the winter, but spring and summer are very pleasant (and you don't swim in your own sweat like you do when you're broiling in NC). And in Pittsburgh you can be in the cultural district and happen upon a person in an art gallery display window with nothing on but a g-string and painted designs, and it's okay; in NC it would become a pompous outrage (a lot of artistic expression has been scandalized and suppressed there) & she'd have ended up getting carted off to jail.
by jbuggie July 22, 2009
An awesome city with awesome people. A city that loves football "the steelers". It has Awesome food and alot of beer and bars. It has alot of water because its surrounded by three rivers and has four seasons cold, almost winter, winter, and freeze your ass off.
by Sarah8881 August 24, 2008
Etymology: From two words: pit - A large hole in the ground; and burgh - a shortened form of borough, a town or municipality with its own government, often with special responsibilities and privileges; A large hole in the ground with its own government.
by Southern Fat Man December 11, 2013
A city of around 300,000 in southwestern Pennsylvania. Though once an industrial headquarters and a synonym for "dirty, polluted shithole," Pittsburgh has re-invented itself with the advent of technology, healthcare, financial services, and skilled trades. Pittsburgh has been named one of the top 10 cleanest cities in America, and is on track to become the #1 cleanest in less than a decade. Relocation to Pittsburgh is increasing, with the low cost of living being a big draw.
Residents of Pittsburgh fall under two extremes. If you go up to a stranger on the street and talk to them, they'll either talk to you as if they've been your best friend for 40 years, or like you just murdered their puppy with a butterknife.
Unfortunately, since technical and white-collar jobs are on the rise, blue-collar jobs in Pittsburgh are on the decline, and companies have re-located over the years. This means that unemployment, though not as bad as in Central PA, is a problem. If you don't have certain skills/training, a college degree, or preferably both, Pittsburgh is going to be a difficult place to live. This is a very sore subject with a lot of long-time residents, many of whom are either out of work or doing jobs that they're overqualified for. This leads to a lot of bitterness and hostility, meaning that a conversation with a native yinzer usually ends with them insulting you, your masculinity, where you're from, what you do for a living, or all of the above.
Residents of Pittsburgh fall under two extremes. If you go up to a stranger on the street and talk to them, they'll either talk to you as if they've been your best friend for 40 years, or like you just murdered their puppy with a butterknife.
Unfortunately, since technical and white-collar jobs are on the rise, blue-collar jobs in Pittsburgh are on the decline, and companies have re-located over the years. This means that unemployment, though not as bad as in Central PA, is a problem. If you don't have certain skills/training, a college degree, or preferably both, Pittsburgh is going to be a difficult place to live. This is a very sore subject with a lot of long-time residents, many of whom are either out of work or doing jobs that they're overqualified for. This leads to a lot of bitterness and hostility, meaning that a conversation with a native yinzer usually ends with them insulting you, your masculinity, where you're from, what you do for a living, or all of the above.
PittsburghYinzer: "Go fuck yourself you stupid whiny Millenial. I bet my wife could beat the shit out of your pansy New York ass."
Me: "Sorry dude, can't stay and chat. I've got to get to work. Unfortunately some of us still have jobs. And by the way I'm from Boston."
Me: "Sorry dude, can't stay and chat. I've got to get to work. Unfortunately some of us still have jobs. And by the way I'm from Boston."
by angelfire October 11, 2017
A dirty, grimy city where most don't care about what it looks like. You'll find most streets littered with weave, old beer bottles/cans, food wrappers from drunk assholes or people that are just too lazy to walk to a trash can. You can't walk down an ally without it smelling like shit, piss and garbage.
People here are unfriendly, lazy, and overly excited about football... because football is pretty the only thing the city has.
Shitty public transportation (expensive, rude drivers, full of load idiots). The city isn't progressive at all, and most of the things that could make the city nice either don't get started, don't get finished, or get ruined by the shitheads that live here.
Most of the people that live in pittsburgh are all college douche bags, that go to school during the weekend, then terrorize the city (mostly south side) on the weekends, by being too loud, littering, and destroying anything in their path.
And this is all coming from someone raised here.
If you are looking to visit a city full of friendly people, this is not the place.
To most people living here, there is no world outside of pittsburgh.
People here are unfriendly, lazy, and overly excited about football... because football is pretty the only thing the city has.
Shitty public transportation (expensive, rude drivers, full of load idiots). The city isn't progressive at all, and most of the things that could make the city nice either don't get started, don't get finished, or get ruined by the shitheads that live here.
Most of the people that live in pittsburgh are all college douche bags, that go to school during the weekend, then terrorize the city (mostly south side) on the weekends, by being too loud, littering, and destroying anything in their path.
And this is all coming from someone raised here.
If you are looking to visit a city full of friendly people, this is not the place.
To most people living here, there is no world outside of pittsburgh.
Welcome to Pittsburgh : The Gateway to Hell.
by hahahjooo August 11, 2011
ba drinking town with a football problem that makes up words that make no sense to anyone unless you are from the city of champions. also has the best sports teams (aside from baseball of course) in the world our language is called pittsburghese if your from around here and it is probably derived from people who speak to fast and combine words and also like to be unique. if you don't love the steelers and drink iron city (ahrn if your from here) then you arnt from here.
some pittsburghese...
yenz-most popular yall to the south and yous to the east anywhere else it is you guys
bubushka- a head scarf used for a bad hair day
chit chat- idle conversation i.e smalltalk
dahn tahn- downtown
gumban- rubberband
hans- anatomy used to hold an ahrn
jaggers-thorns
jaggoff-an asshole
jeet jet? no d'jew- did you eat yet? no did you?
jumbo-bologna
jynt igle-giant eagle a popular super market
keller- color
n'at- and that
nebby-nosey,pickey
pensivania-a state with one great city
picksburgh-also see awsome
pop- soda beverage
redd up- to clean or tidy up
sammitch- sandwhich
stillers- the best football team yet
e'sliberty- east liberty
slippy- slippery
spicket- fawcet
still mill-steel mill
tele pole- telephone pole
toirlet-the place where we flush our ahrn
da burgh-see picksburgh
the mon- monogahela river
the point- meeting point of three rivers
worsh-to wash
some pittsburghese...
yenz-most popular yall to the south and yous to the east anywhere else it is you guys
bubushka- a head scarf used for a bad hair day
chit chat- idle conversation i.e smalltalk
dahn tahn- downtown
gumban- rubberband
hans- anatomy used to hold an ahrn
jaggers-thorns
jaggoff-an asshole
jeet jet? no d'jew- did you eat yet? no did you?
jumbo-bologna
jynt igle-giant eagle a popular super market
keller- color
n'at- and that
nebby-nosey,pickey
pensivania-a state with one great city
picksburgh-also see awsome
pop- soda beverage
redd up- to clean or tidy up
sammitch- sandwhich
stillers- the best football team yet
e'sliberty- east liberty
slippy- slippery
spicket- fawcet
still mill-steel mill
tele pole- telephone pole
toirlet-the place where we flush our ahrn
da burgh-see picksburgh
the mon- monogahela river
the point- meeting point of three rivers
worsh-to wash
Hey Pittsburgh has a Stanley cup and Lombardi trophy they must be partying hard. It's Pittsburgh they always party hard
by sexxy 7's July 6, 2009
Pittsburgh is a mid-sized American city, with a population just under 400,000. The city is still struggling with a transitioning economy, from the days of the steel industry, to a post industrial economy.
Many people have a lot of complaints about Pittsburgh. True, it does not have the vibrant art, theatre, or music scenes as New York, Los Angeles, or San Fransisco, but it is also a much smaller city.
The city has a lot of history and culture, you just have to look for it. The downtown area is full of theatres, restaurants, and art galleries.
Neighborhoods such as the South Side, Lawrenceville, Oakland, Squirrel Hill, and Shadyside can be filled with things to do. Oakland, the home of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, is full of great independent coffeeshops, record stores, and ethnic dining. It is also the neighborhood of the Carnegie Museums, definitely worth checking out.
The job market is not great, especially for less common professions, but there are things available if you know where to look.
Some Pittsburghers are not highly educated, or cultured. But that's just a few. And despite that, they are all friendly, (usually) happy people.
If you want a huge, totally urban, modernized city ... Pittsburgh is probably not for you. But everyone should give it a chance. There are a lot of great things here, you just have to look a little harder to find them. Ultimately, anything in life is only as good or as bad as you want it to be.
Many people have a lot of complaints about Pittsburgh. True, it does not have the vibrant art, theatre, or music scenes as New York, Los Angeles, or San Fransisco, but it is also a much smaller city.
The city has a lot of history and culture, you just have to look for it. The downtown area is full of theatres, restaurants, and art galleries.
Neighborhoods such as the South Side, Lawrenceville, Oakland, Squirrel Hill, and Shadyside can be filled with things to do. Oakland, the home of the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University, is full of great independent coffeeshops, record stores, and ethnic dining. It is also the neighborhood of the Carnegie Museums, definitely worth checking out.
The job market is not great, especially for less common professions, but there are things available if you know where to look.
Some Pittsburghers are not highly educated, or cultured. But that's just a few. And despite that, they are all friendly, (usually) happy people.
If you want a huge, totally urban, modernized city ... Pittsburgh is probably not for you. But everyone should give it a chance. There are a lot of great things here, you just have to look a little harder to find them. Ultimately, anything in life is only as good or as bad as you want it to be.
New Pittsburgher: There's nothing to do here, how can you stand it?
Old Pittsburgher: Well, it's hard to find things to do at first, but there's actually a lot ... why don't you check out some of the museums in Oakland?
New Pittsburgher: Isn't there any nightlife here?
Old Pittsburgher: Sure, head down to the Southside and check it out. Carson Street is packed with bars and clubs.
Old Pittsburgher: Well, it's hard to find things to do at first, but there's actually a lot ... why don't you check out some of the museums in Oakland?
New Pittsburgher: Isn't there any nightlife here?
Old Pittsburgher: Sure, head down to the Southside and check it out. Carson Street is packed with bars and clubs.
by KeightyT September 11, 2007