What's on your mug?

You know you've never been out of Westchester when: a) you refer to White Plains and New Rochelle as 'ghetto' b) that one time in your whole life when you went to Brooklyn (likely gentrified Brooklyn Heights, no less) you actually expected to hear people talking in Brooklyn accents. c) You group all neighborhoods in the Bronx and Brooklyn together as "the ghetto", even areas that are predominantly white, low-crime, and working class (Bensonhurst, Kingsbridge, Throgs Neck, etc); that is, your definition of ghetto is anything poorer than Westchester. d) you believe the subway is a lot faster than it actually is. People in remote parts of Brooklyn like Sheepshead Bay or Gravesend don't get to Manhattan any faster than the Metro-North train from lower Westchester. Note that not everyone in Westchester is a suburban hermit, i live there and have been to just about every corner of the 4 main boroughs. But soooo many people fit this description, it's really sad, White Plains is NOT ghetto, not even remotely. And New Rochelle is like Sesame Street compared to the worst parts of Brooklyn. So you don't live inthe ghetto westchester people, get over it.

I was a suburban hermit until about a year ago.

By Fuckahoe Tuckahoe

A group of parasites feeding off of the wealth and prosperity that rightly belongs to New York City. Would certainly not exist without the five boroughs directly south of it. If you happen to be in the east side of Manhattan, keep an eye out for a tall person wearing Vineyard Vines sporting a briefcase. Be especially careful when near Metro-North train stations. If you happen to be near a train station, read the timetables so you can stay safe when a train approaches and Westchester residents get off. Worst case scenario, if you ever find yourself in Westchester try and be along the Harlem Metro North Line. People who reside in places such as Bronxville, Scarsdale and White Plains tend to be more tolerable than people who reside in places like New Rochelle, Larchmont and Rye. If you happen to be in the North part of Westchester county, try and take a train further north as that could be your best escape route. Try and get to a New Haven Line train and take a train to Connecticut which is the quickest way to escape. If this option is unavailable, take a train to Brewster or Manitou which are in Putnam county and therefore much safer. For your own safety, please do not take any peak-direction trains during rush hour. This includes trains going in to the city in the morning and out of the city in the evening. These trains are full of pests who are slowly feeding on New York City and you should never be around them.

Westchester is a terrible terrible place. Perhaps I would rather reside in Hell.

By Esteban Q.

Generally boring suburb. A watered-down version of NYC where everything closes at 8 pm and New Rochelle is considered a "ghetto". I'd like to bring some of these suburban kids to the South Bronx or Jamaica Queens and then see what they think.

Wow 2 people have been shot in White Plains since 1987 what a freakin ghetto dude. Yo I didn't get my car until I was like 16-1/2 im so ghetto.

By Eddie McNamara

the most arrogant rich obnoxious county in new york. full of WASPs who act politically correct against their will and make $200,000+ a year.

I hate living in westchester life sucks to be rich because no one understands my problems.

By wordmasta42

To elaborate on what someone else here said, per capita income is $36,726. Median household income is $63,582 (middle to upper middle class, on average.) Contrary to popular belief Westchester co is not that much wealthier than other suburbs; Nassau's county's PCI is $32,151 and household $72,030.

I don't feel like providing an example but urbandictionary now requires that I write one as I just did.

By Johnny