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Most misunderstood county in New York, subject of many stereotypes. There's a lot more to WC than rich kids and IBM. People automatically assume things when you tell them you're from Westchester. Yes, I'm of Eastern European descent. No, I'm not related to organized crime. Yes, I am prescribed Prozac. No, I'm not addicted to prescription pills. Yes, my family is "comfortable". No, we're not insanely "rich". Yes, I enjoy nice things. No, I'm not a snob. I drive a Volvo, not an Escalade. I enjoy the cultural aspects of Westchester, I am not obsessed with popping my collar, my diamond encrusted iPhone, or my Beamer. And I am not a "rich kid pretending to be poor" or "ghetto". I never claim to be "hood" or "under privileged", I wear Versace AND clothes from Goodwill, because I like it all. It's a WC thing.

-"Where are you from?" -"Westchester." -"Oh, that explains it."

By JoeySeven77

A county on the northern border of the Bronx, NY. Unlike Long Island, Westchester Co. seems to span everything from urban to rural whereas Long Island is more solidly and consistently suburban.

Example! Example!

By Larry

The area of New York immediately north of the Bronx. Has rich areas and poorer areas. Many kids from Westchester pretend to be ghetto while their parents make 6 figure salaries. Also, people from Southern Westchester (like myself) take much offense when told we are from "upstate".

Westchester County can be very boring.

By WC Native

A colloquialism for Westchester County, the county immediately north of New York City. Stereotyped as being rich, though this is not true to the extent that most people believe. Considered to be a counterpart to 'Long Island' i.e. Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

I live in Eastchester. That's in Westchester. hilarious

By Eastchester

Bronxbuddy you do have a point. Kids at my high school literally were convinced they were "from" the Bronx because they lived there until they were like 2, and expect you to think they were tough because of that. People really do not have any idea how rich Westchester is, what we consider "Middle Class" is really more like upper middle class. Yonkers is probably the only city in Westchester co. that even remote resembles the rest of the country economically so it gets labeled a dump and ostracized by snobs in Scarsdale even though Yonkers is not poor for the most part, it is just normal middle class.

"Oh I'm not rich I'm well off" -Westchester kids who drive a BMW convertible and live in a $1 million dollar house.

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