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Socks are only for bowling.

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.

Your winter coat is made of denim.

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

Anything under 70 degrees Fahrenheit is chilly.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.

You have to drive north to get to The South.

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark.

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.

You dread lovebug season.

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Jeanne, but Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.

You know what a snowbird is and you are not crazy about them.

You know why flamingos are pink.

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

"Down South" means Key West.

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

You think nobody over 90 should be allowed to drive.

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.

You measure distance in minutes.

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.

You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and February.

It's not soda, cola, or pop. It's coke, regardless of brand or flavor - "What kinda coke you want?"

Anything under 95 is just warm.

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee, and Withlacoochee.

Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, Nascar, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

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You are a Texan is in red

Socks are only for bowling. I used to work for a branch manager that couldn't stand it if a male employee didn't wear socks - he was transfered to Florida! :lol:

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes. You never use an umbrella because it never rains without a 25 MPH wind

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.The same thing here in Texas!

Your winter coat is made of denim. Mine is an unlined windbreaker from Hawaii.

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.Add in Chiggers and I'm with ya.

Anything under 70 degrees Fahrenheit is chilly. OK, you lost me I like it cold, it never gets cold but I like it cold.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.You can't pass on the right here, that's for broken down pick ups and slow moving farm machinery.

You have to drive north to get to The South.You have to drive forever to get anywhere!

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.We don't have them here but we have Sac'n save and Sav-a-lot.

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.Black was in but I don't know why with 100 being average in the summer.

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark.I never got out of school early for anything!

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.Same thing with severe thuderstorms and tornados, if it isn't a supercell don't bother me.

You dread lovebug season.I dread Yellow Jacket season!

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, Hurricane Ivan, and Hurricane Jeanne, but Charley, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne.Just glad that they don't try to name tornados!

You know what a snowbird is and you are not crazy about them.They usually don't come this way - yeah!

You know why flamingos are pink.I know, I know!

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.Sounds about right.

"Down South" means Key West.Going to Corpus Christi

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.Panhandling can be interupted by cell phone calls!

You think nobody over 90 should be allowed to drive.You think no one should drive under 90, oh you meant theor age.

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.Why not?

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.More likely an armadillo, but most often a skunk!

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.I always do.

You measure distance in minutes.You measure distance in hours!

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.Everything has a longhorn on it.

You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.Everyone from a bigger city does have a northern accent.

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and February.Two seasons - summer and January

It's not soda, cola, or pop. It's coke, regardless of brand or flavor - "What kinda coke you want?"You got that right, I'll have a coke!

Anything under 95 is just warm.That's what they say.

You've hosted a hurricane party.Just if you live in Houston or Galveston

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee, and Withlacoochee.

Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, Nascar, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.Add silhouettes of dear heads and my son/daughter and all of my money goes to UT or Texas A&Mand replace Go Gators with Hook 'em Horns or Gig 'em Aggies

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.Pretty good tennis weather.

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest Donna Jean

OMG, Sally......

The only other person not from Georgia that knew what a Chigger is!

OMG.....I can't quit scratching my leg........that's gonna leave a mark!

Donna Jean

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Guest Leigh

lol.. that's great...

i feel as if some of those could kind of fit ohio...mostly just the confederate flag bumper sticker...*sigh*

i was just wondering though... do you have a little southern drawl? i think they're so cute...

peace&love

leigh

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lol.. that's great...

i feel as if some of those could kind of fit ohio...mostly just the confederate flag bumper sticker...*sigh*

i was just wondering though... do you have a little southern drawl? i think they're so cute...

peace&love

leigh

XD lol, I don't think I do.....

XD Nahh, I don't Hahaha

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You also have to be able to pronounce Waxahachie, Tawakoni and know that San Jasinto is still pronounced with the J not the H sound and Rio Grande while just as obviously Spanish is pronounced as English as well.

But while Floridians may be able to go to the Beach on Jupiter (Hee, hee ,hee) We can go to Paris, Athens, Italy, 2 cities named Lakeside or a pilgrimage to Palestine.

And no Leigh I don't have a Southern Drawl, just every one else talks all fast and Yankee-like.

*fans herself as she sipps her iced tea*

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest AllisonD

You are so right, Publix is the best supermarket I've ever been to. And Key West may be down South to some, but we love staying withing 3 or 4 miles of MileMarker (MM) 0. EVERYTHING is North of where we stay.

We love the Keys. It's the only place Donna fishes where she is guaranteed to catch us a shark dinner.

Allison

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Guest StrandedOutThere
OMG, Sally......

The only other person not from Georgia that knew what a Chigger is!

OMG.....I can't quit scratching my leg........that's gonna leave a mark!

Donna Jean

Oh...I most definitely know what those are. The horror!!!

Is it true that they can be killed by putting clear fingernail polish on the affected area? I've always been dubious of that.

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Yes indeed - they can't breath!

That's all you can do, a long soaking bath can drown them!

Love ya,

Sally

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Guest Leigh
XD lol, I don't think I do.....

XD Nahh, I don't Hahaha

oh well, i was starting to imagine it on you... would have been cute :)

peace&love

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oh well, i was starting to imagine it on you... would have been cute :)

peace&love

Lol. XD

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Guest Kaze

Going by that list it seems I still have some way to go before being a true Floridian, although I only moved here a couple years ago so I guess it's not too bad. :)

Some things I'm not sure I'll ever be able to fully change though. Such as I like wearing socks, even after I transition, I'm too much a fan of zettai ryouiki to give up socks, except they'll they'll be even longer then. :D I also can't accept fully accept Publix, as it can't compare to the Wegmans up north. Not that Publix is bad, it is probably the best around here, but it just doesn't have the variety of food, particularly asian food/snacks, that Wegmans has. Their bakery also isn't quite as good.

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Guest NicolaiAE

Lived in FLA all my life...and usually only the middle cities (ocala, palatka, etc.) have the southern drawl...I kinda do...when I get mad...My friends get a kick out of me "sayin' " and "y'all". Can't help it...it come's natural. I live split time in the Boonies (guess that's what you would call it) and in the sub-urbs of a medium sized city. Chiggers...can't forget them....or ticks or horse flies/yellow files...nasty little buggers...Dad kills them for a living

Oh! You know you're a Floridian when you walk into the garage and don't call a palmetto bug a palmetto bug...its a ROACH :P

...but my rooms the garage....so..I guess I don't count...

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Guest Heather DL

OMG it's all so true. I have totally worn shirts on christmas while drinking sweet tea and looking at my neighbors blue roof. And wow, nicolaiae, someone else who lives(d) in palatka....best thing we have is the Publix

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Guest Donna Jean

Ft. Lauderdale.....Christmas Day......

Walking to the store for cranberry sauce for the dinner in shorts and T shirt....

I'm from Ohio......

That just wasn't right!

Donna Jean

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i dont have very much tolerance for any kind of weather :( deeedoo came from one of the coldest places in the US. she refuses to wear any kind of coat during any kind of weather here. and she will wear a longsleeve only if she has to. she doesnt care if its 0% out. i'm freezing my chest (to keep it PG) off with a winter coat, and i mean a big one, and she is laughing at me in jeans and a t-shirt. she cant stand hot though, it causes an autistim attack if it gets too hot, so she just tries to survive band camp. i can handle heat, but it takes a while to adjust. i love florida in july, but i cant stand the bugs :lol: sorry this post was all over the place, i just woke up from a deep nap. :)

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Well most years in Texas you can go out and play with your new bike in shorts and tee shirts except of course for the year that I got my first one - freezing rain! :(

I am more like Deeedo than Skyy in the temperature respect - I even wore short sleeves in Antarctica but it was Summer and never went belwo 29 degrees. :)

Love ya,

Sally

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