So you are thinking of moving to Philadelphia. Or are moving or are already here. Some eight million Americans move to a new state every year. Now you're one of them. You've come to right place. With the essays in these pages you'll learn the explanations behind the quirks, the traditions and the secrets that make Philadelphia uniquely Philadelphia. So You're Moving to Philadelphia ...A Handbook to Being a Philadelphian will help you join the club in no time. Missing signs for the Blue Route? Solved. The valley of the Delaware Valley? A mystery no more. Murals? Mummers? Main Line? Sorted out. Identified. Revealed. Cars parked in the middle of the street? Well, not everything has an explanation. Celebrating in Philadelphia...Cheering in Philadelphia...Driving in Philadelphia...Eating in Philadelphia...Exploring in Philadelphia...Playing in Philadelphia...Politicking in Philadelphia. This book will have you speaking like a native in no time. Because the next best thing to being a native Philadelphian is being able to pass as one.