Global Politics, Pancakes, N’at

So the G20 Summit is coming to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.  I wonder if the United Nations will supply a translator for the language of the locals: Pittsburghese.  If you are unfamiliar with this strange dialect, take a peek at the official site. 

I jes can’t wait for em politicians to git dahntahn for that summit n’at.  If you can decipher the preceding sentence, chances are you’ve been to the Burgh.  You might even refer to more than one person as yinz, the ultimate Steel City term to identify local masses, especially fans of em Stillers (the Steelers).  Yinzers are the new hoopleheads.

Of all the cities in the world, Pittsburgh is the strangest venue for an international summit of the leaders of the most powerful countries on the globe.  Sure, the Burgh has been twice voted America’s most livable city, but no one around here will pretend they’re not shocked by Obama’s announcement.  Apparently Pittsburgh is a good example of how to restore a region from economic collapse through new technology and going green.  

City Mayor Luke Ravenstahl says this may be the biggest event in Pittsburgh history.  That kind of exposure will bring thousands of folks from all over to attend.  The funnest part might be the anticipated protesters.