Originally posted by Joey Montana:
I want to visit Philadelphia. I heard it's a nice city, and the Bruno family is pretty much a mess of informants and broken rackets so there's no problem with 'hidden taxes' like in NYC, where the five borgattas are still zenith. Tell me more about PA, it's a nice state I hear. I had a young friend who lived in a small town called Danielsville, but it's pretty obscure, no one can locate it.
Philly's a nice place. I got Family there. PA's an awesome state. We're a swing one so politicians take notice. But we aren't so major that we get the kind of population crush NY's got. Philly's the largest city, Pittsburgh is 2nd or 3rd, depends on who you talk to. I have yet to visit Harrisburg, but my little sis went there with school and she says it's a great place. Erie, PA, is awesome and they have a Friendly's, a highlight of any visit there. And to the history buff, there's Gettysburg, the only downside of which is the tourguides inssiting on calling it 'Gettisberg'.
There's so much to do there.
As for living, Allegheny county where I live has 7% tax. Everywhere else it's 6%. Local politics is very boring.
I went down to Penn State once. From what I saw of it, it's a nice campus. But I took no classes there, was only there for a science competition hosted there.
I've never heard of Danielsville, and of course, I can't comment on the mafia, or lack of it, in Philly. nor in Pittsburgh for that matter. (although a frined of mine once boasted to me that her family use to be mafia when we were talking about the Godfather...)
