You Know You're From..... When.....

[Guest Robin Winter]

*laughs* Here's to the universe for stepping up and proving me right. Not 15 minutes after posting this, it started raining.

*Sits back and waits for snow*

*Hugs*

Shi

Ok, I'm not in the mood to laugh right now, but I did last night, a lot...

I swear to god, it snowed last night. About 7 or 8 hours after THIS post. I had no idea it was going to when this was posted. I hadn't checked the forecast. This just had me in fits.

See? Thinking about it really does change the weather here

Anyway, just had to share that lol.

*Hugs*

[Guest kumkwatgirl]

You know you're in Utah when:

Someone mentions that they've never been skiing before and the room goes silent.

The population is decided between U of U fans, BTU fan or one of those other guys.

You live ten minutes from the greatest snow on earth and not one high school has a ski team.

There are more preachers than there are teachers.

Within 20 minutes from where you live there's a group of houses surrounded by a tall concrete wall.

There are more churches than there are stores or schools or gas stations.

The person who's visited the temple is the most popular.

Fry sauce is practically the state condiment. (it might actually be)

Half the people you know have never left the state.

The streets are wide enough for Brigham young to walk down witn all his wives on his arms. Six lanes through the avenues.

Field trips to catholic chaples are acceptable.

"heck" is considered swearing.

Every man has at least three ties.

The speed limit is "too fast". (45 and 70 on highways).

Seeing an R rated movie is as sacred as virginity.

The average library consists of the book of Mormon, the Harry potter series and at least one TV guide.

Sears is as popular as mc Donalds

Sundays are like ghost towns.

[Guest Emily H]

When your computer overheats and combusts, causing a fire, and the first thing you do is run to another computer to tell someone about it, you just might be a junkie.

~Andrea

[Guest Angelgrlsue]

You know your from San Diego when you can go to the beach all year round.

[Guest Larson]

You know you're from Texas when...

....you order a Coke and the server asks what kind (i.e. "coke" = "soda" in general).

....school and work get canceled for a few flakes of snow or threat of ice on the road.

....people begin small talk with "what church do you go to?"

....there are way more churches than Starbucks' on every block.

....you're embarrassed to tell people where you're from because A. they'll think you wear cowboy boots and ride a horse to school or B. will blame you for George W. Bush.

....public school events include Christian prayers even though it's illegal.

....people without air conditioning in their homes actually die every summer because it's so hot.

....you spend half of your day speaking Spanish.

....you were subjected to No Child Left Behind almost a decade before the rest of the nation.

....you are almost certainly obese because of the food culture, lack of sidewalks, lack of public transportation and a climate that is not conducive to spending time outside.

....there are actually Confederate flags hung outside businesses.

....the KKK does not attempt to disguise their meeting places.

....your only hope for legalizing gay marriage, ensuring abortion, or improving gun control is to move out of Texas.

[Guest AlexDeOrange]

You might be from Louisiana if...

...Louisiana is pronounced 'lou-ZEE-ana'.

...you carry around a bottle of Tabasco sauce or a shaker of Tony's.

...you've got two or more relatives who go by 'Bubb'.

...you can tell if the place you're eating at is Cajun or Creole by the iced tea.

...you've ever owned anything made of gator skin (boots, wallet, belt, ect.)

...you know that 'suck heads' isn't dirty.

...you've been to Bourbon Street on a night that wasn't either Mardi Gras or Halloween.

...gator is the longest word you use to refer to those big scaly things.

...you ever road in a swamp boat for fun.

...it's 'Nawlins' or 'New Aw-lins', not 'New Or-leens'.

...you know a little old lady who can make "Oh, bless his heart!" sound like "Go die now."

...you can swear in English, French, and Spanish.

...you think seventy degrees is time for long sleeves and coats and sixty degrees is time to call off school and work for fear of freezing on your way out.

...lawnmowers and 4-wheelers are totally street safe.

[Guest Crow]

Ok, I suppose I want to try this...

You know you are from Ontario Canada if...

...the four seasons are construction, almost winter, winter and still winter.

...despite your view on something, you'll find yourself arguing both sides at any day.

...the main social event is gossiping about other countries or Canadians. (Both guys and girls do this...)

...the weather is cold and other Canadians are complaining about it along with you but you immediately say it's nothing to a foreigner who finds it cold then tell said non native Canadian winter horror stories.

...the people go through trends faster then a person goes through kleenex although not as cleanly.

...the people who don't appear to be clones of america or the respective countries they sound like they come from are just random. (basically, born canadians are weird if we don't follow american stereotypes, myself included)

...you can swear in english, your family's native language, a language of your choosing and some weird half french words, not french, half french.

...your strange outfit choice is ignored but no one comes near you and you hear critiques from the last people who walked past you.

...the mormons and the jahovah's witnesses have their areas to patrol certain days but all the people not a part of those groups know when not to go out.

...you can drive to four different schools from your house.

...an elementary school can be found near a high school.

...for being a place in a country known for tolerance, the amount of people bullied is almost 2/3 people who go to school there. (sadly true)

...there are five or more cool events happening at the same time that you don't know about or have never heard of.

...everyone in the english departments or voluntarily in english stuff like rock music but the majority of the people not in those groups like rap/techno.

...you see white 'gangsters' who would probably get their butts kicked by real gangsters.

((I'll think of more if I can think of more. Some of these may just be specific to my area...))

[Guest anna123]

you know you're from las vegas when...

you can't get to sleep without the neon

your mother is a drunk and your father has a gambling addiction

you know about the "strippermobile"

[Guest Wren]

You know you live in northeast Ohio if:

the four seasons are almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.

people walk around with "330" tattoos.

you measure distance in time.

you say "Yunkstown" instead of "Youngstown"

winter is better because the potholes are filled in.

the staties pull you over for going 3 over the speed limit.

everyone carries jumper cables in their car.

you consider above freezing temperatures in January a blessing

every family vacation is a trip to Florida.

every school in the area but yours has a snow day.

a "good time" out consists of jumping a fence to go swimming in a flooded quarry with 5 foot long catfish.

[Guest julia_d]

You know you live in Lancashire when

"happen" is the catchall answer to any impressive or mundane piece of information or gossip.

They sell black tripe on the market

It rains constantly

there are no jobs at all.

[Guest nova]

You Know you're from San Francisco when . . .

. . . a man gets on the bus in leather and crotchless chaps and no one cares.

. . . you've been meaning to drive to Berkeley but it's just so-o-o-o far away.

. . . anyone wearing shorts in July must be visiting.

. . . you take the bus and are shocked to see two people carrying on a conversation in English.

. . . sidewalks have built-in stairs.

[Guest jessica-]

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO IF..

* You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do (i hate that)

* You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away (everyday)

* You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines"

* Your school classes were canceled because of cold (only twice)

* Your school classes were canceled because of heat (many times)

* You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

* Stores don't have sacks, they have bags

* You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."

* Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side

* You carry jumper cables in your car (ive jumped over 20cars in a year)

* You drink "pop."(NOT SODA)

* You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads

* You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower,Dan Ryan, and the Edens

* But you call the interstates "expressways"

* You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

* You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake"

* You refer to Chicago as "The City"

* "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986

* No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago

* You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!

* You buy "The Trib"

* You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

* You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog

* You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is

* You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City"

* You understand what "lake-effect" means

* You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. You have ridden the "L"

* You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847(north),630(west),773(north-west?),708, 312(north closer to city) & 815

* You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter. (CHICAGO CLASSIC!!)

* You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a side" example:"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE."

* You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet!

also

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

You know several people who have hit a deer....and sometimes the same deerYou see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain or animal.

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

Vacation means going to Six Flags.(i live within 10 miles so i do not)

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

You know if another Illinoisan is from southern, central or northern Illinois as soon they open their mouth.

You know which tree leaves make good toilet paper.

You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction.

You think that deer season in a national holiday.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages from sports.

There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

[Guest Superrad]

You know you're from Illinois when you know all four seasons-- Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.

[Guest Superrad]

YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO IF..

* You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do (i hate that)

* You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away (everyday)

* You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines"

* Your school classes were canceled because of cold (only twice)

* Your school classes were canceled because of heat (many times)

* You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day

* Stores don't have sacks, they have bags

* You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."

* Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it and a slice of dill pickle is on the side

* You carry jumper cables in your car (ive jumped over 20cars in a year)

* You drink "pop."(NOT SODA)

* You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads

* You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower,Dan Ryan, and the Edens

* But you call the interstates "expressways"

* You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

* You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake"

* You refer to Chicago as "The City"

* "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986

* No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago

* You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!

* You buy "The Trib"

* You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

* You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog

* You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is

* You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City"

* You understand what "lake-effect" means

* You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. You have ridden the "L"

* You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847(north),630(west),773(north-west?),708, 312(north closer to city) & 815

* You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter. (CHICAGO CLASSIC!!)

* You respond to the question "Where are you from" with a side" example:"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE."

* You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet!

also

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

You know several people who have hit a deer....and sometimes the same deerYou see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain or animal.

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

Vacation means going to Six Flags.(i live within 10 miles so i do not)

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

You know if another Illinoisan is from southern, central or northern Illinois as soon they open their mouth.

You know which tree leaves make good toilet paper.

You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction.

You think that deer season in a national holiday.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages from sports.

There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

Owch, beat me to my four seasons joke. xD

Oh, and 588-2300 EMPIRE. I think the Luna one should be included too.

And Eagle Man. "I've got some savings for yooooooou!"

[Guest Elizabeth K]

You know you are from New Orleans when a native person says:

Wher 'yat

Youmomma'n'dem comin' over for MardiGras?

Gesusgawd, put da ditches in da zink

Take ya coat and put it in da locker

Making groceries at Schwegmans

Dat cawr is K&B purple

Rigdt on da corwner rigdt on da price

Naw we only got two or three inches in da house (good hurricane)

Yeah, dis is da slab where the house usta be (bad hurricane)

Winter is urly dis year, foist two weeks in February 'stead a da last

Who dat say gonna beat dem Saints - who dat - who dat

You know someone is a tourist in New Orleans when you hear them say:

New Or-LEANS (its n'aw'lens)

Call it 'The Big Easy' (hollywood hype)

Looks like it might rain (of course its gonna rain! It's 4:00 in da afternoon)

Is this red stuff hot? (ummmm - yeah?)

They tow your car just for that? ($480 to get it back!)

They tax the taxes in the French Quarter District???? (15% surcharge including the tax you already paid!)

They say - 'cray-fish' or 'pee-cans' or 'pray-leens'

They say in amazement, 'suck the heads?" (crawfish)

They say you wanna stay in town to experience what a hurricane is like? (pin a note on your body)

AND

You learn to NEVER use the turn signals, it gives the other driver a chance to cut you off

You are amazed when you find out, 'They ticket the 'third' car through the red light?"

And after visiting you will go home understanding:

THROW ME SOMETIN MISTER!

Let the GOOD TIMES ROLL

Vieue Carre

Atchafalia

Tchopotoulous

Loves ya Dawlin!

Lizzy

[Guest sarah f]

You know your from Texas when Yall is part of your everyday vocabulary.

When it can take a day to drive from one side of the state to the other.

When everyone still calls huricane harbor, wet n wild.

When someone talks about a cowboy they don't mean the football team.

You can't have a basement because of the ground shifting all the time.

That is all I have for know as Sally has mentioned a lot already.

Love,

Sarah F

[Guest insanitylives]

You know you're from PeeAy(Pennsylvania) when...

# You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."

# You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.

# You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in LARD.

# You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips,pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna. (there's a bologna plant in town...actually)

# You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system." (and it works, apparently).

# You only buy your beer and soda by the case.

# You think the roads in any other state are smooth. (ha, too true)

# Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside. (we love our amish folk)

# You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

# You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

# You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike. (Unless you live close enough to say "I live outside of philly"

# School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.

# Know that Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "Wilks Berry."

# Can pronounce "Knoebels."

# Can pronounce (or spell) "Schuylkill." (school-kill)

# Live for summer, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

# Have a day off school on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is the first day of hunting season.

# Never have to worry about being stuck in a ditch when it's snowing. -someone in a 4WD pickup with tow chains will be along shortly.

# Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?"

# Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."

#You’ve never referred to Philadelphia as anything but “Philly.” And New Jersey has always been “Jersey.”

#The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.

#You can use the phrase “fire hall wedding reception” and not even bat an eye.

#You can’t go to a wedding without hearing the “Chicken Dance,” at least 1 Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or “Hava Nagila.”(what is it with the CHICKEN DANCE??? god i can't go to a birthday party without hearing it)

#You know what a “State Store” is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can’t purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

#You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.

#You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich and a Primanti’s, and know that you can’t get a really good one outside PA.

#You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

#You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits. (People from Jersey: USE TURN SIGNALS. YIELD TO PEDESTRIANS!! God)

#As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

#Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.

#“You guys” and “yuz” is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

#You know how to respond to the question “Djeetyet?”(Did you eat yet?)

#You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, & Monongahela.

#You know what a “Mummer” is, and are disappointed if you can’t catch at least highlights of the parade. (personally I don't care for the mummers parade, which is going on right now actually.)

And fer y'all who live within 2 hours of lancaster county or kutztown PA

#You have "dinner" for lunch.

# You know the expression, "Hey naw! Watchya dewin'?"

# THE groundhog is Octoraro Orphie, NOT Punxsutawney Phil.

# You know what Lebanon bologna and Scrapple are made from but you STILL love it.

# You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in PIG LARD. (yes, this deserved to be said twice. fastnachts are pa dutch for doughnuts)

# You ask the waitress for "dippy ecks" for breakfast. (that's sunnyside up, not fully cooked btw)

# You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET.

# You say you're going out to the shed "AWHILE," instead of "FOR AWHILE."

#The only Jewish people that you've ever met have been from New York or New Jersey. (or canada...)

# You actually think "WGAL" and the "Lancaster New Era" are acceptable forms of informational media.

# When you refer to people from Italy as "Eye-talians".

# If you've ever used the phrase "You's are comin' with then, ain't?" and meant "Will you be accompanying me?"

# If you refer to putrid animal manure smells as "Guud Country Air"

#You know what a “Hex sign” is.

For the native Philadelphians

#It drives you insane when someone says tennis shoes instead of sneakers

#You would BOO your own mom if she made a bad sports play

#You don`t call a cheesesteak a Philly cheesesteak or a hoagie a sub

#Seeing The Liberty Bell, and Independence Mall is not a big deal

#You have a Chinese store on the corner of your block

#All you drink is kool-aid and ice-tea.

#You punctuate every sentence with, "You know" at least twice.

#You want olive oil, not mayonnaise on your "hoagie". (1. it's only a hoagie if it's from wawa (it's coming), and i want neither dammit)

#You find yourself using "yo" and "youse guys" when talking long-distance to family members.

#You pronounce ACME "ACK-A-ME". (and acme is not a creation of warrner brothers)

#You don`t think Wawa sounds funny (i love confusing foreigners with this one )

#A vacation at the Jersey shore (pronounced "Down the shoore") is better than going to an island (there`s more stuff to do, plus you know everybody

#Words like "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you. (PEROGIE DAY AT SCHOOL!)

# You know that Intercourse, Climax, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock, Blue Ball, Haycock, and Bird in Hand are all PA towns.

#Your favorite dessert is water ice. (italian ice to the new yorker i think)

#You've never took a field trip to anywhere other than the franklin institute, the zoo, the art museum, or the museum of natural science

#NYC is clean, and you call it NYC.

Ok i'm done for now

[Guest Yvette]

Okay, This topic hasn't had a new post in a while and I like it so here's mine.

You know you're becoming a central New Mexican when:

1) You can get there faster by jumping than by driving

2) Your morning routine involves choosing between the 4 wheel drive for the snow or the sports car for the deer

3) You have a habit of reaching out the car window and slapping the deer to make them get out of the road

4) You quit calling the police every time a bear breaks into your house

5) You have fought with a raccoon over a bag of organic dog food more than once

6) You have held a door open for a wild animal more than once

7) You have learned the difference between 8 different kinds of animal poo (dog, cat, coyote, raccoon, bear, deer, elk, and mountain lion)

8) You know what kind of hummingbird just went past by the sound of it's wings

9) Seeing a dear in the middle of the road only makes you slow down to 50 mph

10) You can tell who came from out of town by whether they pay with plastic or pennies

11) You know that funny smell from your neighbors house means the police we be arriving shortly

12) Your coworkers no longer have to give you directions when you pick them up from jail

13) You know what "Yah Tah Hey" means and you think that "Belesana" is starting to sound like a compliment

14) Half the people you meet on the road shake hands at the elbow

15) You drive 200 miles or more just to window shop

16) You don't think twice anymore about walking backward to keep the wind out of your face

17) You have learned to make loud noises before using a dumpster or turning it right side up

18) You have seen more than one bad driver get stuck in a tree

19) You have been lost in a cloud bank without using an airplane

20) You have driven through snow that hasn't started falling yet

21) You know to answer "hola" with "hey"

22) You quit wearing that stupid bolo tie you bought in Santa Fe

23) You quit wondering if your relief is going to show up for work because you know it's the day after pay day

24) You have learned to never admit where you moved from

25) You can tell which drivers are from out of state by the fact that they haven't hit you

26) You can say "good morning" in 20 different gang signs

27) Someone you know has a family recipe for explosives

28) You have hauled At least one bail of straw in the back seat of your sedan

29) Your garden no longer contains anything that's the least bit edible

30) You find your self shifting between English and Caló in the same sentence.

31) You can tell the temperature 100 miles away by randomly reading license plates

32) It no longer bothers you that you don't have a mail box

33) You know the real meaning of "mañana"

34) You feel scared and fidgety when you have gone more than 24 hours without hearing Apache or Navajo

35) Seeing the horizon makes you feel naked

[Guest Yvette]

Oh and also you know that the Rio Grand flows from north to south

[Sally]

You know you are from New Orleans if:

You have learned to completely ignore all white paint on any paved surface - such as parking lots and Interstate Highways.

You only use the rear view mirrors for make up.

You know that you have the right of way and everyone else will just have to deal with that.

Everything that you order is either in a Remoulade sauce, on French Bread or both!

You know what a Muffaletta is and have had more than one.

You start to believe that hamburgers really do cost $9!

You drive to Mississippi to go to a casino because the food is better than the ones in town.

Every restaurant has its own little gimmick like the hamburger place that serves everything on pewter plates and the drinks are in pewter mugs - OK, I'll be back - the iced teas gets colder while you are eating!

Some sort of seafood platter us featured on ever menu - sort of surprising at an ice cream parlor.

There are no freeways only highways and the Interstate - I am confused, I thought they were freeways (still a Texan, I guess)

Love ya,

Sally

[Guest AylaR]

You know you're from New Jersey when you go to the shore, not the beach

When you go visit The City, not New York

When you know what REAL pizza tastes like

When you don't drink water, you drink wudder

[Guest jrm]

you know you're from memphis when ten mils over the limit is grandma driving

when the shooting a few doors down doesn't make the news

[Guest NatalieM]

You know you're Canadian when...

You know a Loonie isn't your crazy relative.

You know more about the States than most Americans (lol jk)

Americans think you talk slowly, eh.

You can say "it's only -25 (Celsius)"

You purposely say "aboot" when talking to Americans (as in "what are you talking aboot?")

You've ever broken a bone/lost a tooth playing hockey

There are 2 seasons: Winter and construction

There are moose crossing signs on your local roads

There are more beavers than people in your town

Your winter coat is always hanging by your back door

The most valuable word you learned as a child was "CAR!"

[Guest TaraD]

Dirty Jersey jumping in

you know your from jersey when...

* You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas.

* You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges."

* You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

* You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven

* You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.

* You know what a "jug handle" is.

* You know that a WaWa is a convenience store.

* You know that the state isn't all farmland.

* You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

* You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

* You knew that the last question had to do with driving.

* You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation.

* You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it?).

* You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "The City."

* You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny.

* You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.

* You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.

And finally...

* You've never pumped your own gas.

~ Shane

Don't forget. You know your from New Jersey if:

You have watched the Tram Care

you hate driving in the summer cause of the Shoebees

[Guest ma-head-a-spinnin]

You know your from Holland, when:

• Every tourist thinks your garden is filled with tulips
  
• Every tourist thinks we only eat cheese
  
• Every tourist thinks 'Holland' means 'the Netherlands'. It's actually just two provinces at the coast. For us, 'Holland' is short hand for 'the Netherlands'. Big difference.
  
• there's a traffic jam at rush hour, consisting only of bicycles.
  
• people blame truck drivers for driving too slow.
  
• people ignore advisory speed signs, and drive the on the speed limit + 10 kph.
  
• when you look around, and all you see is 'flat'
  
• when some Serbian gets tried, and convicted, for crimes against humanity.
  

'Nuff said