It’s one thing to occasionally appreciate an undervalued city. It’s another thing altogether to force your family to vacation in Buffalo and Toledo. And then there’s frank psychosis—trying to make a living by writing about these places. Here are a few hints that you (meaning I) have officially become the dumptown guy.
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When you brag about taking your family to see Hamilton, you’re talking about the Canadian steel town.
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Your cousin tells you Tulsa is legit—and you actually believe him.
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You’ve whittled your wardrobe down to a rotation of XXL sweatshirts.
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Instead of family photos, you take pictures like these.
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The chamber of commerce where your wife grew up is made of coal—seriously.
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Your son performs in a cover band somewhere near Gary, Indiana.
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You keep up with the Joneses by binge eating.
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You call Cleveland trendy.
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You think that one sh*tty art gallery makes your dumptown cool.
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You have an abnormal obsession with Rust.
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hey, somebody has to dig coal to make steel.
Hahaha. Very true!