After searching far and wide throughout the country for an internship in a news, which is worth the love, a series of happy events led me to the beautiful city of Cincinnati, after graduating from Washington University.
As a former army father and a short time soldier, I have toured all this great nation, but I have never spent more than a few minutes in town while driving from place to place.
I am excited to learn more about what causes Cincinnati to ticks while I am shooting and writing about my citizens this summer. As a long -term resident of Washington, my knowledge of Cincinnati comes down to two things: the Bengals and the Chile Silhta.
Well, to my surprise, this cozy small town has more of him than I could imagine before my arrival, so here are my five favorite things that I learned about Cincinnati during my first week as one of his (though temporary) residents.
Robert Burke, known as the naked cowboy, noticed at this year’s Cincinnati Taste Festival.
1. There is a 54-year-old man from Cincinnati who gets naked and plays his guitar in New York?
I’m sure this is not a surprise to the longtime locals of the area, but when I first looked at a small postcard of Cincinnati legend Robert Burke, also known as the naked cowboy, playing guitar in Speedo during Blizzard in New York, I was intrigued, at least.
Not every city is lucky to be blessed with a guitar playing a cowboy -bearing cowboy, which once runs for mayor of New York and was introduced in a music video of Nickelbek.
It is really an honor to breathe the same air that Burk once did, and I pray for observation before my time expires.
2. Cincinnati drivers believe they have traffic and they also behave like that.
Cincinnati drivers work on motor vehicles, as if every day of their lives is the last. I’m not saying it is much better in the neck of the forest, but in a short five days of my arrival in this great city, I have already been a victim of three cars attacks.
One of a woman who checks her phone while turning right into a left turn only tape, one of a man governing a black Chevrolet 3500 at 80 miles per hour of Offramp with a speed limit of 25 miles per hour, and one of a construction worker whose tire from his truck, as he tried to merge the United States 52 Off.
Needless to say, I hope my future prospects for driving to be better than my previous one.
3. Cincinnati is obsessed with pigs.
We have trees in Washington, many of them. We have universities, parks and marathons named after trees, and the tattoo of evergreen is not uncommon for age. But in Cincinnati, do you have pigs?
Here a pig statue, a pig statue there, a pig statue everywhere. The city was even called Purcopolis and had a courtroom that conducted tests in the remains of an old pig slaughterhouse.
I love Bacon as much as the next person, but I think it’s too much, even for me.
4. What is the deal with Skyline Chili?
Before you ask, yes, I had Skyline Chili and I’m not sure why everyone won’t stop asking, but no, I don’t think it’s God’s gift for culinary achievements and no, I don’t want to have it again.
As a one -time resident of Columbus many years ago, I casually tried Skyline’s Charian Cup when I was in a hurry to work one day.
It tastes like Chile. Not bad Chile, she’s not good chili, only in the middle of Chile. Please don’t cancel me.
5. Natural Titsanna once started rebellion because they were angry with German immigrants to drink and too much fun.
Being called Otto and growing up in a German family almost certainly forces you to be interested in German history.
So, when I realized that Cincinnati had neighborhoods like an over-the-rhine, I had to start doing a little digging and what I understood blown me up.
After the German revolutions of 1848 and 1849, the Germans began to come to Cincinnati into streams.
The Natural Party, known as “Knowledge”, has embarked on the sudden influx of immigrants whose culture of drinking and joy does not agree with its own more conservative values.
This conflict led to a set of clashes in 1853 and 1855, the latter ending in a complete battle between the two over the mayoral election and involving the use of a cannon on the streets of excess.
At least one man was hit by a fire fire as he was driving a stroller down Sikamor Street. He died at the hospital later the same week, according to April 5, 1855, a Daily Enquirer edition.
The battle essentially marks the end of knowledge nothing influence in the city and the birth of Cincinnati as one of the great German cities in America, in which public drinking and breweries are a great source of pride.
God bless America and Cincinnati too.
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This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: I just moved to Cincinnati. Here are the first 5 things I learned