ot: Signs of where you're from..

[MzMcLean2000]

You know you live in California when...

1. You make over $250,000 and you still can't afford to buy a house.

2. The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone.

3. The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.

4. You know how to eat an artichoke.

5. You drive to your neighborhood block party.

6. Someone asks you how far away something is; you tell them how long it will take to get there rather than how many miles away it is.


You know you live in New York when...

1. You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.

2. You have never been to the Statue of Liberty.

3. You can get into a 4-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.

4. You think Central Park is "nature."

5. You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multilingual.

6. You've worn out a car horn.

7. You think eye contact is an act of aggression.


You know you live in Alaska when...

1. You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and tabasco.

2. Halloween costumes fit over parkas.

3. You have more than one recipe for moose.

4. Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with less than eight buttons.

5. The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter and construction.


You know you live in the Deep South when...

1. You get a movie and bait in the same store.

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

3. After fifteen years you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are ya?"

4. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.

5. Everyone has 2 first names.


You know you live in Colorado when...

1. You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.

2. You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home, and he stops at the Day Care Center.

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

4. The top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.


You know you live in the Midwest when...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"


You know you live in Florida when...

1. You eat dinner at 3:15 in the afternoon.

2. All purchases include a coupon of some kind -- even houses and cars.

3. Everyone can recommend an excellent dermatologist.

4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.

5. Cars in front of you are often driven by headless people.

[ILuvKevsBrows]

Welcome to Baltimore

First you must learn to pronounce the city name.... It is Bawl-mer or Ball-tee-more, depending on if you live north or south of Rt. 40.

Next, if your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it out and buy a new one. If it is a Howard County map and is a day old it is already obsolete.

On Monday you don't wash your clothes, you warsh them. Before you eat a meal you don't wash your hands, you warsh them in wooder.

Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere, Baltimore has its own version of traffic rules...."Hold on & pray."

There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Baltimore ... we all drive like that.

All directions start with... "The Beltway...."....which has no beginning and no end.

The morning rush hour is from 6am to 11am, the evening rush hour is from 1pm to 7pm... Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

If you actually stop at a yellow light you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. When you are the first one on the starting line, count to 5 when the light turns green before going to avoid crashing into all 5 drivers running the red light in cross-traffic. However, if you don't go as soon as it turns green, you get the finger, a blowing horn, or both.

Construction on I-97 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment. Interesting that it's called an "interstate," it runs only from the Beltway to Annapolis. Opening in 1992, it has been torn up and under re-construction ever since. (Does former Gov. Glendenning have any relatives who build highways?)

All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase "Oh, we're in GLIMBURNIE!"

If someone actually has their turn signal on it is probably a factory defect.

Car horns are actually "Road Rage" indicators.

All old ladies with blue hair and Buicks have the right of way. PERIOD

All roads mysteriously change their names as you cross intersections.

A trip across town (north to south) will take a minimum of four hours, although the tunnel does have, on occasion, more than one lane open. But never on holiday weekends.

The minimum acceptable speed on the Beltway is 85mph, anything less is considered downright sissy.

The Beltway is our daily version of NASCAR.

If the humidity is 98+ and the temperature is 98+ it's May/June/July/August/September.

If it is 10 degrees, it is Orioles Opening Day.

If it is 110 degrees, it is opening day at Ravens Stadium.

If you go to a football game, pay the $75.00 to park in the "Ravens Lot." Parking elsewhere could cost up to $7500.00 for damages, towing fees, parking tickets, etc.

If some guy with a flag tries to get you to park in his yard during Preakness ... run over him! It's probably not his yard anyway.

Oh yeah... Welcome to Baltimore, Hon!

[MzMcLean2000]

All old ladies with blue hair and Buicks have the right of way. PERIOD
a freaking men!!!! Love it Mel!

[daydreamer]

You know you're from Pennsylvania....

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA."

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne, New Tripoli, Tunkhannock, Punxsutawney, Tamaqua, Susquehanna, Allegheny, and Monongahela.

You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.

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 one Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

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 own only three condiments "A-1, Heinz 57 and Heinz ketchup".

Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.

You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your room.

You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.

You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.

You don't understand all the hype about Rolling Rock beer; You've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is better.

You consider an exotic vacation to be a trip to Ocean City, Virginia Beach, or Myrtle Beach.

Words like "hoagie", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.

You think very little of an Amish buggy on the road.

You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.

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

There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". It's just called a "Cheesesteak."

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, Blue, White, Brown, Gold.

You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer

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

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.

You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."

You only buy your beer and soda by the case.

You think the roads in any other state are smooth.

You know the Penn State cheer, and although you've never attended Penn State, you are a most obnoxious Penn State fan.

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

You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

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.

You have the Rolling Rock bottle memorized: "From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment. . . . "

Elect pro-life Democrats and pro-choice Republicans for Governor

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 REALLY HATE antiquers. On Sunday mornings you would scream "Go back to Jersey!" at least once on the way to church.

You know where to buy "Opera Fudge" and that it has absolutely no connection to the Opera.

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

[scarlet]

You know you live in the Deep South when...

1. You get a movie and bait in the same store.

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

3. After fifteen years you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are ya?"

4. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.

5. Everyone has 2 first names.

All True, I don't have two first names but often get called by my frirst and middle name, lol.

[scarlet]

These can refer to the deep south as well :D


"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)



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

[Ask Me If I Care]

Welcome to Baltimore

First you must learn to pronounce the city name.... It is Bawl-mer or Ball-tee-more, depending on if you live north or south of Rt. 40.

Next, if your road map is more than a few weeks old, throw it out and buy a new one. If it is a Howard County map and is a day old it is already obsolete.

On Monday you don't wash your clothes, you warsh them. Before you eat a meal you don't wash your hands, you warsh them in wooder.

Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere, Baltimore has its own version of traffic rules...."Hold on & pray."

There is no such thing as a dangerous high-speed chase in Baltimore ... we all drive like that.

All directions start with... "The Beltway...."....which has no beginning and no end.

The morning rush hour is from 6am to 11am, the evening rush hour is from 1pm to 7pm... Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.

If you actually stop at a yellow light you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. When you are the first one on the starting line, count to 5 when the light turns green before going to avoid crashing into all 5 drivers running the red light in cross-traffic. However, if you don't go as soon as it turns green, you get the finger, a blowing horn, or both.

Construction on I-97 is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment. Interesting that it's called an "interstate," it runs only from the Beltway to Annapolis. Opening in 1992, it has been torn up and under re-construction ever since. (Does former Gov. Glendenning have any relatives who build highways?)

All unexplained sights are explained by the phrase "Oh, we're in GLIMBURNIE!"

If someone actually has their turn signal on it is probably a factory defect.

Car horns are actually "Road Rage" indicators.

All old ladies with blue hair and Buicks have the right of way. PERIOD

All roads mysteriously change their names as you cross intersections.

A trip across town (north to south) will take a minimum of four hours, although the tunnel does have, on occasion, more than one lane open. But never on holiday weekends.

The minimum acceptable speed on the Beltway is 85mph, anything less is considered downright sissy.

The Beltway is our daily version of NASCAR.

If the humidity is 98+ and the temperature is 98+ it's May/June/July/August/September.

If it is 10 degrees, it is Orioles Opening Day.

If it is 110 degrees, it is opening day at Ravens Stadium.

If you go to a football game, pay the $75.00 to park in the "Ravens Lot." Parking elsewhere could cost up to $7500.00 for damages, towing fees, parking tickets, etc.

If some guy with a flag tries to get you to park in his yard during Preakness ... run over him! It's probably not his yard anyway.

Oh yeah... Welcome to Baltimore, Hon!
Love it, and so true. lmao

[ILuvKevsBrows]

Love it, and so true. lmao

Do you live around here?

It's so true about the rearending, LOL. I'm glad that I take the bus and don't have to drive around here.

[Ashley]

hahah, I'm from cali. so true.

[Erika]

I'm from New Jersey. I curse in every sentence. I sure as hell don't pump my own gas. I know what real pizza tastes like & probably hate the pizza from your favorite pizza place.
All good mornings begin with a bagel, all good nights end at a diner - preferably w/ cheese fries and of course all good parties end with a fight.

It's a SUB, not a grinder, a hero, or worse, a hoagie. what the hell is a grinder dammit?. It's taylor ham, not pork roll or canadian bacon.

I go down the shore, not to the beach. My second and third homes are the malls and dunkin donuts parking lots. I see real guidos every day. I judge people by what exit they are off the parkway. I know 65mph really means 80. When I cut someone off, I get the horn and the finger & expect it.

I'm from New Jersey and I love it cause we do it f-ing best.

[songwriterchk20]

I can relate to damn near all of these....lol

You Know You're From Alabama When...

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football. (Iron Bowl, baby!)

You go to Gulf Shores every summer.

You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.

You would much rather visit Florida than California.

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."

You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai

[Erika]

You Know You're from New Jersey When...

...you recognize or can relate to at least 10 of these:

* You've been seriously injured at Action Park.

* 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 ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.

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

* You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.

* Whenever you park, there's a Camaro within three spots of you.

* You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison.

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

* At least three people in your family still love Bruce
Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

* 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 that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree.

* Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero."

* You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.

* 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 know how to translate this conversation: "Jeet yet?" "No, Jew?"

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

* You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.

* You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.

* In the 80's you wore your hair REALLY high.

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

* You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.

* You know that people from 609 area code are "a little different."

* You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.

* The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.

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

* You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.

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

* Every year, you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.

* You know where every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits is.

* You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook Mall.

* You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries.

* You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

* You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.

And finally...
* You've never pumped your own gas.

[GMB]

I've lived in both Louisiana and Texas for a long time so I feel like both states are home to me. Where did you guys find these?

[sea_elle]

You know you're a Montrealerr when:

-You pronounce it "Muhntreal", not "Maahntreal".
-You say things like "I have to stop at the guichet before we go to the dep."
-You know that a "poutine", "steames", "frites-sauce", "joe-louis", and a Pepsi is a full course meal.
-You like your pizza all-dressed, and you can get one with any of the following toppings: fries, spaghetti, ground beef.
-You agree that Montreal drivers are crazy, but you're secretly proud of their nerves of steel.
-The most exciting thing about the South Shore is that you can turn right on a red.
-You know that the West Island is not a separate geographical formation.
-You have to bring smoked meat from Schwartz's and bagels from St-Viateur if you're visiting anyone west of Cornwall.
-You refer to Tremblant as "up North."
-You know how to pronounce Pie IX.
-You actually notice and point out stop signs that still say "stop".
-You believe to the depth of your very being that Toronto has no soul.
-Your high school reunion is held in Toronto because most of your classmates live there now.
-You greet everyone; from lifelong bosom friends to someone you met once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.
-You've been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.
-You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for at least 25 years.
-You cringe when English sports announcers pronounce French hockey player names.
-You were drinking cafe-au-lait before it was latte.
-You order fries 'with sauce', not 'with gravy'.
-Shopper's Drug Mart is Pharmaprix and Staples is Bureau en Gros, and PFK is finger lickin' good.
-For two weeks a year, you are a jazz afficianado.
-You need to be reminded by prominent signage that you should wait for the green light.
-Everyone on the street - drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists - think they're immortal, and that you'll move first.
-You're proud that Montreal is the home of Pierre Trudeau, Mordechai Richler, William Shatner, Leonard Cohen, Guy Lafleur, Charlie Biddle, and the Great
Antonio...and, you consider Donald Sutherland (and by default, Keifer), and Roch Carrier Montrealers, too.
-You know that Rocket Richard had nothing to do with astrophysics.
-You know the difference between the SQ (cops), the SAQ (booze), and the SAAQ (car insurance).
-You measure temperature and distance in metric, but weight and height in Imperial measure.
-You show up at a party at 11 p.m. and no one else is there yet.
-April Wine once played your high school (alternatively, Sass Jordon or Gowan).
-You know that Montreal is responsible for introducing the following to North America: bagels, souvlaki, smoked meat and Supertramp. Also, Chris de Burgh and the Police.
-You don't drink pop or soda, you drink soft drinks.
-You have graduated from high school and have a degree, but you've never been to grade 12.
-You never thought that Corey Hart was cool, but you know someone whose cousin or something dated him.
-There has to be at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in less than 24 hours for you to consider it too snowy to drive.
-You remember where you were during the Ice Storm.
-You used to be an Expos fan, but now all you really miss is Youppi.
-You're a Habs fan; always was, always will be...
-You know that your city's reputation for beautiful women is the result of centuries-old couplings between French soldiers and royally-commissioned whores (aka Les Filles du Roi).
-You discuss potholes like most people discuss weather.
-You encounter bilingual homeless people.
-While watching an American made-for-TV movie, you realize that "Vienna" is actually Old Montreal, that "New York" is actually downtown and that the "The Futuristic City" is actually Habitat '67.
-You find it amusing when people from outside Quebec compliment you on how good your English is.
-You secretly listen in on French morning radio 'cause they're much funnier and the music is better.
-You agree that CHOM sucks, but there's no alternative.
- You don't find it weird that there's a strip club on every corner downtown.

[SteakSauce]

You Know You Are From Sweden When...

* The first thing you do upon entering a bank/post office/chemist etc. is to look for the queue number machine.

* You accept that you will have to queue to take a queue number.

* You rummage through your plastic bag collection to see which ones you can keep to take to the grocery store and which ones can be sacrificed for rubbish.

* When a stranger on the street smiles at you, you assume:
a: he is drunk
b: he is insane
c: he's an American

* The reason you take the ferry to Finland is:
a: duty free vodka
b: duty free beer
c: to party hearty...no need to get off the boat in Helsinki, just turn around and do it again on the way back to Sweden.

* You associate pea soup with Thursday.

* Your notion of street life is reduced to the few teenagers hanging out in front of the railway station on Friday nights.

* You refuse to wear a hat, even in minus 20 degree weather.

* You hear loud-talking passengers on the train. You immediately assume:
a: they are drunk
b: they are Finnish
c: they are American
d: all of the above

* Your front step is beginning to resemble a shoe shop

* You know that "religious holiday" means "let's get wasted!"

* You know that "men’s public bathroom" is another phrase for footpath.

* You know that more than three channels means cable.

* You think that riding a bicycle in the snow is a perfectly sensible thing to do.

* You sit in your booked seat at the movie theater even if there are only 2 other people there and your seat is in the front row, on the side.

* You use ’mmmm’ as a conversation filler.

* You wear shorts and t-shirt when it's barely 10*C in July - because it's July.

* You think women are more than equal than men and deserve to have better positions in the work place.

* You think it's perfectly normal for a wife to be relaxing and watching TV while her husband looks after the kids.

* When a stranger asks you a question in the streets, you think it's normal to just keep walking, saying nothing.

* You assume that anyone who apologises after bumping into you is a tourist.

* Hearing the words f**k, sh*t, b*tch on daytime TV seems perfectly normal to you.

* You expect to find the glove you dropped in February hanging on a post in June

* You will squeeze past somebody rather than say excuse me.

* Everybody has an outdoor thermometer at home and they all compare temperatures when they get to work.

* You think that smoking is really not that bad, even for 13 year olds.

* You take two hour naps at work and the idea of losing your job never crosses your mind.

* You take it as a given that your wife/husband will get so wasted on Midsommar that he/she will end up in bed with someone other than yourself.

* You can't throw a plastic bottle away with out having a guilty conscience.

* You know how to take care of a toddler, a pram with baby, a shopping trolley (that needs to be returned for the coin), paying for and bagging all your own groceries, without ever once expecting anyone to offer to help you.

* You hide 5 or 6 bottles of spirits in your suitcase, one or two in your backpack, and put just one in the duty free shopping bag.

* You think there is nothing wrong with planning Christmas around Kalle Anka (The one hour Donald Duck/Disney Christmas special on Christmas Eve).

* It's May. It's 15*C degrees. And you're stretched out on your balcony in your bikini trying to get a head start on your tan.

* You don't understand why your friend from Mississipi took offence when you referred to him as a yankee.

* You refer England, Scotland and Wales as just 'England'

* You just have to watch "Grevinnan och Betjänten" (Dinner For One) on New Years Eve.

* It's perfectly normal to hear teenage girls say fitta (c*nt) as a swear word.

* You find it reasonable that reviews of non-Swedish movies with a Swedish actor in them should use at least half of the space available to discuss how good or bad the actor was in it, even if he had just one line.

* You sing holiday drinking songs instead of Christmas carols.

* You prefer everything in life to be "lagom".

* You'd rather not disturb anybody, even if there's an emergency, so you sit there quietly and wait until somebody actually notices you.

* All of your conversations resemble a chess game, with each participant quietly and patiently awaiting the other to finish their turn.

* Three for the price of two is the deal of a lifetime, regardless of what it is.

* You use a coupon to save 5 kronor on something that costs over 100 kronor.

* You feel a certain sense of pride when you see Swedish people in films or on foreign TV shows.

* Drinking is the fundamental pillar of your social network, be it coffee or alcohol.

* You make fun of tourists.

* You think there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing.

* You think is perfectly normal that nobody talks on the bus, train or tunnelbana. In fact you sit down as far away from anybody as possible to avoid anybody from talking to you.

* Your house looks like the showcase to IKEA.

* You think it's acceptable that builders start banging and hammering at 5.30am.

* Seeing full-frontal male or female nudity in a commercial or on TV does not surprise or offend you, in fact you find yourself giggling.

* You can't understand why people live anywhere but in Sweden!

[scarlet]

I can relate to damn near all of these....lol

You Know You're From Alabama When...

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football. (Iron Bowl, baby!)

You go to Gulf Shores every summer.

You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.

You would much rather visit Florida than California.

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."

You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai

I can totally feel ya, camped out at the Talladega 500 in the in field and actually have people tell me they are jealous, I know of people who actually did schedule their wedding around Alabama Football games, and the Iron Bowl is a one day religion in these parts. and yes, I definately think that anyone who complains about humidity anywhere else is a sissy, come live here in the summer and then go and complain. lol. and I've actually just used the term fixin to in the last conversation I had with my co-worker, lol.

[musikchik19]

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

LMFAO i'm from michigan and i do that

[BeautifulWomanx]

haha the NY one is sooo true! that's me!

[Emotionless]

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

LMFAO i'm from michigan and i do that
I'm from Massachusetts and I say y'all *laughing*. Although I honestly think I'm the only one who says that word around here.

[NGCALW69]

I've lived in both Louisiana and Texas for a long time so I feel like both states are home to me. Where did you guys find these?

http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html

[GMB]

http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html
Thank you Amanda.

:bunny:

[HotScandalicious]

You know you’re from Montreal when…

- You pronounce it “Muntreal”, not “Mahntreal”
- You have ever said anything like “I have to stop at the guichet before we get to the dep.”
- You greet everyone, from lifelong bosom friends to some one you met once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.
- You’ve been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.
- You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for at least 25 years.
- You were drinking cafe-au-lait before it was latte.
- You measure temperature and distance in metric, but weight and height in Imperial measure.
- Every once in a while, you wonder whatever happened to Luba. (R.I.P.)
- You know that your city’s reputation for beautiful women is based on centuries-old couplings between French soldiers and royally-commissioned whores (aka Les Filles du Roi).
- While watching an American made-for-TV movie, you realize that “Vienna” is actually Old Montreal, that “New York” is actually downtown and that the “The Futuristic City” is actually Habitat ‘67.
- You don’t find it weird that there’s a strip club on every corner downtown.

[GMB]

You Know You're From Texas When...

You see more Texan flags than American flags. That's true

You know someone who ate the 72 oz steak and got it for free.

You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Cowboy Boots.

You can write a check at Dairy Queen for 2 Hungr-Busters and fries.

You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.

You dress up to go shopping at the mall. That's true LOL

You've hung ornaments and tinsel on a tumbleweed and used it as a Christmas tree.

You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.

You know from experience that rattlesnake meat tastes like chicken.

You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.

You know what a 'Cowboy Cadillac' is.

You have both a dog and a brother-in-law named Bud

Your local grocery store sells cactus in the Fresh Produce department

You watch the movie Urban Cowboy and laugh at the phony Texan accents

You choose a brand of Mexican salsa with the same care that another might use to select a bottle of fine wine

You think that the 4 basic food groups are nachos, bar-b-que, fajitas, and Copenhagen.

You refer to the Dallas Cowboys as "God's favorite football team" They are my favorite team! lol

You know whether another Texan is from South, West, East, North, or Central Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

You don't consider people from Austin to be real Texans.

Your Pastor wears boots.

There is no such thing as a "secret" sin.

The Blue Book value on your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Texas.

*********************************************

You Know You're From Louisiana When...

The crawdad mounds in your front yard have over taken the grass.

You greet people with "Howzyamomma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!" Too true lol

Every so often, you have waterfront property.

When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "other side of the bayou" or "other side of the levee." Haha I know all about the bayou

When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."

You've ever had Community Coffee.

You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.

You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.

You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.

The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.

You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake. I love all the above especially some crawfish! Yummy.

You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off. LOL too true

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. ROFL there was a time I didn't know that it wasn't national. I looked at people crazy who didn't know what Mardi Gras was.

You believe that purple, green and gold look good together. Hell yeah

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled. Mine is pronouced how it's spelled but I know people who's names aren't that way.

You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.

You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.

You describe a color as "K & B Purple."

You like your rice and politics dirty.

You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins."

You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.

You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.

You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron...

You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window...

When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.

You have flood insurance.

Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

You consider a Bloody Mary a light breakfast.

You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws.

You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands.

You have a parade ladder in your shed.

Your first sentence was "Throw me something mistah" and your first drink was from a go-cup.

You worry about a deceased family member returning in spring floods.

You reply to anything and everything about life here with "Only in Nahlins".

You have a monogrammed go-cup.

You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and don’t think twice.

You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside. It's pretty fricking humid in Louisiana

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food. Too true

You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you give any thought to what you'll fix for dinner.

You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring about seafood quality. When a hurricane is imminent

When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

You call tomato sauce "red gravy."

You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.

Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw."

You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of four box fans.

No one eats healthy. Fried Batter is actually a menu item in some restaurants.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Louisiana.

[xmelchx]

I hope these havent been posted..

"You know you're from Chicago when..."

You say "Wanna go with?" when you mean "Do you want to come with me?"

You know what Kennedy, Dan Ryan, Eisenhower, Edens, and Bishop Ford, have in common and curse one of them daily.

You know what "the Hillside strangler" is.

You can name three or four extra taxes nobody else pays.

You know the difference between Richard J Daley and Richard M Daley.

You can use two or three Daleyisms in context.

You can imitate the Mayor's whine.

You say Chicawgo and not Chicaago.

You think going to a Bears game in single digit temperatures with a wind off the lake (and freezing rain) is fun.

Da is a proper definite article.

You expect corruption in local politics.

You go to the Dells in the summer to get away from the other 20 thousand that followed you. I love this one haha.

You've been caught speeding in Wisconsin because you had Illinois plates.

You guard your shoveled parking space with an old chair and unusable broom.

You know why they call it "the Windy City."

You know dead people who voted.

You understand the Democratic machine and don't fight against it.

You've never ever considered the idea of hiring non-union laborers.

You've never been to Springfield.Okay, too funny.

You know a good gyros joint.

You know what Giordanos, Lou Malnati's, and Gino's have in common.

You know when the last time the Cubs won a pennant.

You know exactly how many cars are "legally" allowed to turn left after the light turns red.

You don't know which ethnic "fest" to choose on any given Summer weekend.

Your idea of relaxing and getting away from it all is Ravinia (with 10,000 others who have the same idea).

You can recite many of "The Blues Brothers" lines and know where they filmed certain scenes.

You consider paying someone to watch your car at a sporting event as just another "city tax."

The "Living Room" is called the "front room"

You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do. fuuuck yeah.

You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away. I dont remember the last time I went somewhere that WASNT 15 minutes away, haha.

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

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 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 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!588 2300 EMPIRE!!!!!

You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.

You have a picture of Harold Washington in your kitchen, living room, family room or basement.

You have made a special trip downtown because you had a craving for Garrett's caramel and cheese popcorn.

You drink at bars called "Bud on Tap" or "Milwaukee's Best" -- no names, just beer signs out front.

It's January and you see someone's kitchen chair in the street, and you know that if you're a responsible citizen and bring it back to the sidewalk you will be shot on sight

You live two miles from work and it takes you two hours to drive there

You don't flinch when you pay the fifth toll of your 45-minute car ride on the highway

When you read a big story in the paper about mob ties in the city government, your first reaction is "So, tell me something I don't know."

You know Lincoln Towing is Satan incarnate.

You've paid $105 for towing, $30 for more than one "street cleaning" ticket, $58 for a city vehicle sticker, and $70 for a license plate sticker -- and chalk it all up to "neighborhood taxes."

You pluralize grocery stores and retail chains: "I'm going to Jewels"; "I bought it at Targets"; "I couldn't find parking at Wal-Marts"

You've taken the Red Line past the point where all white people get off and all black people get on -- or vice versa.

You've cursed at a cyclist, pedestrian, or in-line skater on the lakefront path.

You know the significance of State and Madison.

You don't miss Planet Hollywood.

You're not ashamed of wearing a big fur Russian hat, or a headsock with one hole in it, in public from November through March.

[TokenBlackChick]

You know you're from Nothern Virginia when...

1. Speed limits are just suggestions
2. You take a major highway to school (95, 66,28, etc)
3. You constantly complain about there being nothing to do, even though you are right next to DC
4. You have at least 2 friends who have no idea what their parents do because its "top secret" government work
5. 50% of your senior class plans on going either to Mason, JMU, Tech or UVA
6. When people ask where you're from, you tell them DC because its easier to explain
7. You've never told someone you're from Virginia without putting "northern" in front of it
8. When you and your friends get bored you all whip out your cell phones and start playing with them
9. Its not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.
10. A yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through.
11. A red light means 2 more can.
12. It takes you 30 minutes to drive 10 miles
13. Your local news is national news
14. If you hear the word "sniper" one more time you're going to slap someone
15. You actually know what the black boxes at stoplights are for
16. Even if your high school is only a year old, its already overcrowded
17. You have over 500 students in your graduating class
18. Despite the fact that Virginia fought for the south in the Civil War, you are NOT, under ANY circumstances, a "southerner"
19. You are friends with people from at least 2 other high schools
20. You know at least 2 people who drive a mercedes, BMW, Lexus, etc.
21. The cars in the student parking lot are woth 3x those in the teacher parking lot.
22. You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington DC
23. You are amazed when you go out of town and the people at McDonalds speak english
24. You can cross 4 lanes of traffic in under 30 seconds
25. There are at least 3 malls within 20 minutes of your house
26. There are at least 6 Starbucks within 20 minutes of your house
27. You or someone in your family has a Smart Tag
28. Homework/Extra credit for a class has been to visit a museum in DC
29. When traveling, you have your choice of 3 airports
30. You don't actually like the Redskins/Wizards (except when Jordan was playing)
31. An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school
32. All the potholes just add a little excitement to your driving experience
33. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you feel like it
34. A rich white kid driving a BMW while blasting rap music is a common occurance
35. You call things "ghetto" even though in most of the rest of the country it'd be high class
36. You or most of your friends have a 3 car garage
37. You don't actually keep your cars in it.
38. When you were driving on the beltway at 2:13am on a Tuesday there was still traffic
39. Crown Victoria = undercover cop
40. A slow driver is someone who isn't going at least 10mph over the speed limit
41. You understand the meaning of "If you don't get it, you don't get it"
42. Subway is a fast food place. The transportation system is known as Metro, and only Metro
43. You've taken a wrong turn somewhere late at night and ended up in a bad part of DC(ex. anacostia)
44. Most of Loudoun County is the "middle of nowhere"
45. They just tore down the old farm house across the street and put 12 new houses in its place
46. The word Hfstival actually means something to you
47. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
48. You've honked at someone because they didn't peal out the second the light turned green.
49. Rush hour lasts all day
50. For the cost of your house, you could own a small town in Iowa
51. Helicopters and airplanes flying above your neighborhood is a normal occurance.
52. 9:30 isnt just a time, its a place.
* Added by other people *
53. If you stay on the same road long enough, it will eventually have 3 new names.
54. You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor
55. You live 5 minutes from at least 2 high schools, but you go to one thats 30 minutes away.
56. You know at least 3 alternate routes to avoid sitting at a stop light.
57. You can't pull up to a 7-11 without seeing at least one cop, and usually there's another cop sitting not too far away.
58. You refer to distances in minutes, not miles.
59. When you put on your turn signal to change lanes, the people next to you speed up.
60. Talking on metro in the morning is prohibited

[Atenea]

You Know You're Spanish When...

You put your clean pots in the oven for storage

Your mother keeps a can full of recycled cooking oil on or near the stove

Your relatives take photos and videos at a wake.

You have to say "bendicion" to your grandmother / mother / aunts when you come in and before you leave

Your grandma's couch is covered in plastic even though it's older than you

You call all cereal "con flay"

You call any sneaker "tenis"

You can't leave a party without taking home a plate of food

Your grandma makes you put on slippers because walking around barefooted will make you get sick

You need that piece of cake before you leave the party

You found out about a Saturday party on Wednesday

"La Correa" or "La Chancla" were used to discipline you

You have those huge wooden spoons on the wall

The biggest pot in the house is burned from all the rice cooked in it

You blast the music at 8am to clean the house on a Saturday

The whole family gathers around and stands still in front of the video camera at a wedding, baptism, or birthday party and just smiles like its a regular camera.

You set up a "hamaca" whenever your family goes to the park

You are older than one of your uncles or aunts

Your Mom has two sets of dishes and bed sheets: One for everyday use and the other for "cuando llege visita

Your mother keeps the rice in a big green soda-cracker can and instead of a scoop inside , it`s a tea cup with a broken handle

You go to a birthday party and your friends that couldn't go are asking you to bring them back some food

Your mom / tia / abuelita has a ceramic elephant on the living room table

Your favorite dish is pegao

You have an aunt who sells pasteles on the side

It could be 100 degrees outside and your mom is cooking pernil inside in the oven.

You're proud to be Spanish - and you pass these jokes on to all your Spanish friends!

[NGCALW69]

Thank you Amanda.

:bunny:

You're welcome.:)

[Erika]

You Know You're Spanish When...

You put your clean pots in the oven for storage

Your mother keeps a can full of recycled cooking oil on or near the stove

Your relatives take photos and videos at a wake.

You have to say "bendicion" to your grandmother / mother / aunts when you come in and before you leave

Your grandma's couch is covered in plastic even though it's older than you

You call all cereal "con flay"

You call any sneaker "tenis"

You can't leave a party without taking home a plate of food

Your grandma makes you put on slippers because walking around barefooted will make you get sick

You need that piece of cake before you leave the party

You found out about a Saturday party on Wednesday

"La Correa" or "La Chancla" were used to discipline you

You have those huge wooden spoons on the wall

The biggest pot in the house is burned from all the rice cooked in it

You blast the music at 8am to clean the house on a Saturday

The whole family gathers around and stands still in front of the video camera at a wedding, baptism, or birthday party and just smiles like its a regular camera.

You set up a "hamaca" whenever your family goes to the park

You are older than one of your uncles or aunts

Your Mom has two sets of dishes and bed sheets: One for everyday use and the other for "cuando llege visita

Your mother keeps the rice in a big green soda-cracker can and instead of a scoop inside , it`s a tea cup with a broken handle

You go to a birthday party and your friends that couldn't go are asking you to bring them back some food

Your mom / tia / abuelita has a ceramic elephant on the living room table

Your favorite dish is pegao

You have an aunt who sells pasteles on the side

It could be 100 degrees outside and your mom is cooking pernil inside in the oven.

You're proud to be Spanish - and you pass these jokes on to all your Spanish friends!

LMFAO!!!!

My mother-in-law does just about all of these. She's Portuguese so there's a few differences but the meaning is the same.

I've even found myself doing most of these just through osmosis I think. She lives upstairs from me.

E

[xmelchx]

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. ROFL there was a time I didn't know that it wasn't national. I looked at people crazy who didn't know what Mardi Gras was.

Do you guys get Mardi Gras off school??? NOT FAIR.

[NGCALW69]

Do you guys get Mardi Gras off school??? NOT FAIR.

I didn't when I was in elementary or high school. But now that I'm in college, I get two days off for Mardi Gras. At least, that's how it was last semester.

[Sandia]

****YOU KNOW YOU ARE MEXICAN IF...*** -You have ever been hit by a chancla. -You can play any sport wearing your chanclas. -You grew up scared by something called "El Cucuy." -Others tell you to stop screaming when you are really just talking, -You use your lips to point something out. -You constantly refer to cereal as "con fleis". -Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner even if it's a one bedroom apartment. -You can dance ranchera, cumbia or salsa without music -You call your sneakers "tenees". -You have at least thirty cousins. -You can't imagine anyone not liking spicy food. -You are in a 5-passenger car with 8 people in it and a person shouting "subanse, todavia caben mas!" -Tamales, champurrado, posole and menudo are must haves on Thanksgiving. -There is more Tequila than punch at little Juanito's birthday party. -There is at least one member in your family named Maria, Guadalupe, Juan, Jose, or Jesus. -You swear "Choco Mil" is the same as Slim Fast and try to lose weight by drinking it. -You have a drunk uncle/aunt. -You have ever had to tell your kid /or been told not to walk the floor barefoot or they'll/you'll catch a cold. -You go to a wedding or Quinceañera, gossip about how bad the comida is, but be the first to take a plato to go. -You have a bottle of Tapatio in your purse. -You are "La Flaca" -You need to point out how much something you just bought cost. -You have a bottle of Bacardi or Tequila in your house right now. -You're laughing because some of these things have actually happened to YOU ******

I know it is a little of topic but it was too funny to pass up, someone post this on my facebook.

I live in central Texas but I'm sure other mexicans can relate

[poppy]

You Know You're Hispanic When...
*You grew up scared of something called "el cuco".

*Dinner usually consists of rice, beans and some type of meat.

You were raised of Goya products

*You have ever used your nose or lips to point something out.

*You've ever dropped food on the floor, picked it up, ate it after saying, "Lo que no mata engorda".

*You've been hit by a chancleta.

You constantly refer to cereal as "con flei".

You can tell the difference between arroz canilla and everything else.

*People tell you to stop screaming when you`re really just talking.

*You've gone outside your house with rollos and chancletas. (no but I've seen it:p)

*Whenever you're angry, you spout off a torrent of "cono", "punetta" and "carajjo".

*You've been hit with either the cord of the plancha or la correa.

*You know when your mom is sneaking up on you because you hear the "clack clack" her chancletas.

*Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and your in the next room.

You start celebrating before you even win a lotto and next thing you know you don't.

*Your house has all of those little figuras that take up every inch of space on/under the TV and you have either one of the following: a porcelain cat, dog, owl, of elephant in your living room.

Your sofa is covered in plastic.

*If you know who Don Francisco is. (from Sabado Gigante)

*If you go to a wedding or some gathering, gossip about how bad the food is, but are the first to get a plate to go.

If you`re sister has more moustache hair than your father (lmao j/k)

If your uncle or relative down the street owns more gold than the jewlery shop down the street.

*If you can dance merengue, cumbia, and salsa without music.

*If you use manteca instead of olive oil and cant figure why your a$$ is getting bigger. (not me...but lots of people, including my mom)

*If you just cant imagine anyone not liking spanish food.

*If you`ve been in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it, with a person shouting, "entren, que caben mas!"

*If you call your sneakers "tenis"

If your car has speakers in it that could drive a def man crazy.

If you have at least 30 cousins

If you start clapping when your plane lands on the runway.

*If you say crazy things like "me cago en diez" or "me cago en na"

If you consider platanos to be a food group

If you have a family member that lives in washington heightz

If you waste all of your money on Frio-Frio

*If when in your country u hear the neighbors screaming "se fue la luz!"

*If you eat mangu or fritos with ketchup

If all your pots and pans are kept inside the oven

If you say things like:
ANDA a LA MIE*DA
ANDA EL DIABLO
EL DIACHE
EL DIABLO
QUE VAINA
DIMELO
TA TO
Y ES FACIL
QUE LO QUE
A PO TA BIEN
QUE TRIPEO
TU SI JODE
TA VACANO
TA JEVI
LA CRETA
TU TA PASA OR PASAO
COJELO SUAVE
NO TE QUILLE
DEGRASIA
MALBA
BARBARASA


most of these apply to me :roll:(the ones marked by a *)

[Gonzo Girl]

Everyone has 2 names.. hahah :p

[poppy]

You Know You're Spanish When...


Your relatives take photos and videos at a wake.

You call all cereal "con flay"

You call any sneaker "tenis"

Your grandma makes you put on slippers because walking around barefooted will make you get sick

You need that piece of cake before you leave the party


"La Correa" or "La Chancla" were used to discipline you

You have those huge wooden spoons on the wall

The biggest pot in the house is burned from all the rice cooked in it

You set up a "hamaca" whenever your family goes to the park


Your Mom has two sets of dishes and bed sheets: One for everyday use and the other for "cuando llege visita

Your mom / tia / abuelita has a ceramic elephant on the living room table


It could be 100 degrees outside and your mom is cooking pernil inside in the oven.

You're proud to be Spanish - and you pass these jokes on to all your Spanish friends!


hehe, I'm not Spanish but those apply! :p

[pinkilicious]

You Know You're From New York City When...
You say "the city" and expect everyone to know that this means Manhattan.

You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.

You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park at 3:30 on the Friday before a long weekend, but can?t find Wisconsin on a map.

Hookers and the homeless are invisible.

The subway makes sense.

You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language makes you multi-lingual.

You've considered stabbing someone just for saying "The Big Apple".

The most frequently used part of your car is the horn.

You call an 8' x 10' plot of patchy grass a yard.

You consider Westchester "upstate".

You think Central Park is "nature."

You see nothing odd about the speed of an auctioneer's speaking.

You're paying $1,200 for a studio the size of a walk-in closet and you think it's a "steal."

You've been to New Jersey twice and got hopelessly lost both times.

You pay more each month to park your car than most people in the U.S. pay in rent.

You haven't seen more than twelve stars in the night sky since you went away to camp as a kid.

You go to dinner at 9 and head out to the clubs when most Americans are heading to bed.

Your closet is filled with black clothes.

You haven't heard the sound of true absolute silence since the 80s, and when you did, it terrified you.

You pay $5 without blinking for a beer that cost the bar 28 cents.

You take fashion seriously.

Being truly alone makes you nervous.

You have 27 different menus next to your telephone.

Going to Brooklyn is considered a "road trip."

America west of the Hudson is still theoretical to you.

You've gotten jaywalking down to an art form.

You take a taxi to get to your health club to exercise.

Your idea of personal space is no one actually standing on your toes.

$50 worth of groceries fit in one paper bag.

You have a minimum of five "worst cab ride ever" stories.

You don't notice sirens anymore.

You live in a building with a larger population than most American towns.

Your doorman is Russian, your grocer is Korean your deli man is Israeli, your building super is Italian, your laundry guy is Chinese, your favorite bartender is Irish, your favorite diner owner is Greek, the watchseller on your corner is Senegalese, your last cabbie was Pakistani, your newsstand guy is Indian and your favorite falafel guy is Egyptian.

You're suspicious of strangers who are actually nice to you.

You secretly envy cabbies for their driving skills.

You think $7.00 to cross a bridge is a fair price.

Your door has more than three locks.

Your favorite movie has DeNiro in it.

You consider eye contact an act of overt aggression.

You run when you see a flashing "Do Not Walk" sign at the intersection.

You're 35 years old and don't have a driver's license.

You ride in a subway car with no air conditioning just because there are seats available.

You're willing to take in strange people as roommates simply to help pay the rent.

There is no North and South. It's uptown or downtown.

When you're away from home, you miss "real" pizza and "real" bagels.

You know the differences between all the different Ray's Pizzas.

You're not in the least bit interested in going to Times Square on New Year's Eve.

Your internal clock is permanently set to know when Alternate Side of the Street parking regulations are in effect.

You know what a bodega is.

You know how to fold the New York Times in half, vertically, so that you can read it on the subway or bus without knocking off other passenger's hats.

Someone bumps into you, and you check for your wallet.....

You cringe at hearing people pronounce Houston St. like the city in Texas

Film crews on your block annoy you, not excite you.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from NYC.

i am in westchester county but none of is true for me. but nyc lol most of those are very true for me! especially the bold ones!

cat

[NicksKSGirl]

the midwestern one is kind of true!

[NicksKSGirl]

You Know You're Hispanic When...
*You grew up scared of something called "el cuco".

*Dinner usually consists of rice, beans and some type of meat.

You were raised of Goya products

*You have ever used your nose or lips to point something out.

*You've ever dropped food on the floor, picked it up, ate it after saying, "Lo que no mata engorda".

*You've been hit by a chancleta.

You constantly refer to cereal as "con flei".

You can tell the difference between arroz canilla and everything else.

*People tell you to stop screaming when you`re really just talking.

*You've gone outside your house with rollos and chancletas. (no but I've seen it:p)

*Whenever you're angry, you spout off a torrent of "cono", "punetta" and "carajjo".

*You've been hit with either the cord of the plancha or la correa.

*You know when your mom is sneaking up on you because you hear the "clack clack" her chancletas.

*Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and your in the next room.

You start celebrating before you even win a lotto and next thing you know you don't.

*Your house has all of those little figuras that take up every inch of space on/under the TV and you have either one of the following: a porcelain cat, dog, owl, of elephant in your living room.

Your sofa is covered in plastic.

*If you know who Don Francisco is. (from Sabado Gigante)

*If you go to a wedding or some gathering, gossip about how bad the food is, but are the first to get a plate to go.

If you`re sister has more moustache hair than your father (lmao j/k)

If your uncle or relative down the street owns more gold than the jewlery shop down the street.

*If you can dance merengue, cumbia, and salsa without music.

*If you use manteca instead of olive oil and cant figure why your a$$ is getting bigger. (not me...but lots of people, including my mom)

*If you just cant imagine anyone not liking spanish food.

*If you`ve been in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it, with a person shouting, "entren, que caben mas!"

*If you call your sneakers "tenis"

If your car has speakers in it that could drive a def man crazy.

If you have at least 30 cousins

If you start clapping when your plane lands on the runway.

*If you say crazy things like "me cago en diez" or "me cago en na"

If you consider platanos to be a food group

If you have a family member that lives in washington heightz

If you waste all of your money on Frio-Frio

*If when in your country u hear the neighbors screaming "se fue la luz!"

*If you eat mangu or fritos with ketchup

If all your pots and pans are kept inside the oven



a lot of these are definately true!

[Sandia]

I've never been to another state, but in Texas
-people are always smiling
-people always say hi even if you are a stranger.
-trucks are always on the road, and a SUV is nessesary

-Homecoming is a big thing in our High Schools

[GMB]

I've never been to another state, but in Texas
-people are always smiling
-people always say hi even if you are a stranger.
-trucks are always on the road, and a SUV is nessesary
I like how people are friendly here in Texass. :)

[lalalajustme]

3. A pass does not involve a football or dating.

I agree with this one!

Anyone happen to have a link?

[BSBHurricane]

You know you live in Florida when...


4. Road construction never ends anywhere in the state.

This is so friggin true. Everywhere I go there's construction. They've been fixing a road near my house for at least 4 years, and it doesn't look like they are anywhere near being finished.

[BSBHurricane]

You know you're from Florida when:

Streets have either 2 numbers or 2 names. For example a street near my house is 68th/122nd st. The street I work on starts as Unity drive and ends as University Drive plus also has a number.

[BSBHurricane]

You Know You're Spanish When...

You put your clean pots in the oven for storage

Your mother keeps a can full of recycled cooking oil on or near the stove

Your relatives take photos and videos at a wake.

You have to say "bendicion" to your grandmother / mother / aunts when you come in and before you leave


You call all cereal "con flay"

You call any sneaker "tenis"

You can't leave a party without taking home a plate of food


You need that piece of cake before you leave the party

"La Correa" or "La Chancla" were used to discipline you

You have those huge wooden spoons on the wall

The biggest pot in the house is burned from all the rice cooked in it


The whole family gathers around and stands still in front of the video camera at a wedding, baptism, or birthday party and just smiles like its a regular camera.

You are older than one of your uncles or aunts.

Your Mom has two sets of dishes and bed sheets: One for everyday use and the other for "cuando llege visita

Your mother keeps the rice in a big green soda-cracker can and instead of a scoop inside , it`s a tea cup with a broken handle

You go to a birthday party and your friends that couldn't go are asking you to bring them back some food

Your mom / tia / abuelita has a ceramic elephant on the living room table

I can relate to all of these and Im Dominican :roll:

I think its a hispanic thing. HAHA

[pinkcrayon]

You Know You're From Toronto When...
***Very few of these refer to me the begining was good but it went down hill***

A really great parking spot can move you to tears.

You can recommend about 3 good body piercing parlours.

You make well over $100,000 and you still can't find a nice place to live.

You realize there are far more rainbow flags in the city than Canadian Flags.

When the temperature rises above zero degrees, you yell "Woohooo! Patio weather!"

You enjoy watching channel 47 multicultural TV

You're guaranteed to know at least one person on every episode of Speaker's Corner.

You haven't been to the CN Tower since you were six, but still have nightmares about that damn turbo elevator.

You've had at least 3 bicycles stolen in the past 10 years.

You've partied with at least one of the members of The Kids in the Hall

You've fantasized about having sex in Casa Loma

At least 3 of your friends have moved to Vancouver

You turn your nose up at any establishment frequented by the S&M crowd. (Scarborough and Mississauga)

You never, never, never swim in the lake

You know "The Beaches" are really called "The Beach", but still say "The Beaches" just to annoy all the nitwits who live there

You ever had a birthday party at the Organ Grinder or The Mad Hatter

You can say "world's tallest freestanding structure" ten times fast

You know the correct answer to "Where do shopping carts go to die?" is "The Don River"

You speak better Chinese than French

The word "cabbagetown" doesn't strike you as particularily amusing

Castle Frank subway station remains one of the great mysteries of the universe for you.

You know what the bathrooms in the First Canadian Place are REALLY for

You don't know where Fort York is, but have a vague recollection of being there in a past life

You know the Demic's song "I Wanna Go To New York City" was intended as sarcasm, not a weekend getaway suggestion

You know where to find Dim Sum, Sushi, Curry, Pad Thai and a dildo at 3 am on a weeknight

For the last time, it's pronounced 'TRONNA'!

You consider eye contact a sign of hostility and an invasion of your privacy.

It takes you half an hour to get to work by TTC and you are the envy of all your friends.It takes me an hour i hate the TTC

You mourned the death of the Spadina Bus.

You know someone who went to high school with at least one member of The Barenaked Ladies or RUSH

You laugh heartily at people who refer to highway four hundred and one.

You've taken the vomit comit.

You can manuver your bike across Queen st. without getting caught in the streetcar tracks.

You know the difference between souvlaki, moussaka and spanakoptia.

You can name at least three locations of The Beer Store that are open till 11 PM.

You have NEVER been to the Hard Rock Cafe

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Toronto.

[kaosluva]

You know you're from Pennsylvania....

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."


"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer


That killed me. My family has friends in Philly, so..that first one applies to me too. I've always called it Philly. AND that did you eat yet and you guys thing is sooo New England too. And my dad frickin loves Yuengling. He HAS to have it every time we visit.

And I'm moving to Virginville.

[kaosluva]

You Know You're from New Jersey When...

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

Acme and Wawa! I would always laugh at those names when I was younger. Good times...

[Syncback]

Welcome to Baltimore


Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere, Baltimore has its own version of traffic rules...."Hold on & pray."

All roads mysteriously change their names as you cross intersections.

Oh yeah... Welcome to Baltimore, Hon!


That was what I was doing when my husband missed the turn off for the Inner Harbor. We ended up seeing parts of Baltimore we never want to see again! And the traffic was horrible.
And until then I thought going across the Bay Bridge with on coming traffic using the 3rd lane was scary. Luckly the next time we went to the Inner Harbor I was driving and didn't miss the turn. :)

[FricknFrack56]

Two people have posted You Know You're From Montreal...


So for Ethnicity You Know You're Greek When...

You have a cousin called Jim.

You say "sick" every thirty seconds

There are no such things as a girl - there's only "chicks"

You wear or at least own a gold chunky bracelet.

Garlic is considered a main meal.

Olive oil is like a drug - you can't survive without it.

You don't know half your relatives.

You have a wedding at least twice a year.

An uncle's wife's third cousin relates you to a friend.

You or at least most of your uncles own a spit.

You wear sunglasses at night and consider it normal.

There is no five o'clock shadow - it's a five o'clock beard.

You consider soccer the eighth wonder of the world.

Your cheeks receive their weekly work out every time you visit an aunt.

You have a shrine dedicated to Diego Maradona

Your last name ends with: s, opolous, os, as, or is

Your last name consists of the entire alphabet.

You have a relation called Maria, Mario or Michael, Con, George or Bill.

You tell your parents you're seeing someone and they start sending out wedding invitations.

You're home an hour late and you're already listed as a missing person.

You're Dad has those old Greek tapes in the car, and plays them on family drives. Especially in the vicinity of attractive members of the opposite sex.

You break a leg, and your grandmother thinks your life is over.

You tell your parents you're having a party. They buy out the whole supermarket.

It doesn't matter if people can't hear what you're talking about - you talk so much with your hands that people know what you're on about anyway.

You go to a wedding, and take a fancy to one of the guests. Later you discover that the guest is somehow related to you.

You go to a wedding, and are introduced to cousins that you never knew existed.

As far as you're concerned, there's only one sporting goods company - Adidas

You tell your mother you're not hungry and she thinks you have an eating disorder.

You can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera

You're an adult and are forced to be with your family at 12 midnight on New Year's eve

Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, "What church do you go to?"

Your grandmother / mother / aunt has a miracle cure for everything.

If you're a girl, your mother still tries to put those pony tail holders with the BIG plastic balls on the end on your hair.

If you're a guy, your mother still tries to make you wear that super frilly dress shirt with that huge bow tie, because it looked so cute when you were 7.

You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus

Your mother or father still feels the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public

You have ever been hit with a pandofla :funny:

You can dance kalamatiano, tsiamiko, zebetiko without music

You go to church picnics pretending you're there for reasons other than to check up / gossip about other Greeks

You or a family member has been photographed with a donkey:roll:

You are familiar with the phrase, "Sto leo yia to kalo sou"

You have one or more of those porcelain figurines in your house

You have ever broken one of those porcelain figurines and your mother still hasn't forgiven you for it

Your parents make up the name of a street / store / TV show because they couldn't remember it or they couldn't pronounce it

You still get scared when you hear the name "Baboola"

Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village they're from

You or a family member wears their Sunday best to go to the laundromat or grocery shopping

You were spanked by your friend's parents because your parents gave them permission to

You go to a wedding or a baptism and complain about the food, but are the first one to ask for a "to go" plate

You know someone who always feels the need to point out how much something they bought costs

You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now

You have ever been threatened to be eaten by the mavro / baboola / yero / pontiki when you were little:greyno:

Someone in your family owns any type of restaurant

Your family inheritance includes olive trees:funny:

Your entire house is a needlepoint warehouse

You're proud to be Greek - and you pass these jokes on to all your Greek friends!

[Syncback]

You Know You're From Delaware When...

"Vacation" means going to Rehoboth or Cape "Cantaloupe" Henlopen.

You know the best subs come from Capriotti's. (These are very good)

You used to play in the wooder in the crick, and caught fraugs.

Your school classes were canceled because of 3 snowflakes.

The whole state panics and uses all of their road salt for those 3 snowflakes.

You love the beach but hate the tourists.

You know about punkin-chunkin and you have your favorite chunker.

If it takes more than an hour to drive to, you're not going. ( Of course if you drive anywhere in Delaware in any direction for an hour you will be out of the state or in the Bay :p

Somebody in your family has worked for the DuPont Company.

You think the "Apple Scrapple Festival" is perfectly normal, except for all those granola types running in the 5K race.

You think, maybe, just maybe, you might get a White Christmas. Then it rains.

The highest point in the state is a rise on the golf course.

The state has one hill. You've been sledding on it.

You know NewERK is in New Jersey, but NewARK is in Delaware.

You know the name of every street in Delaware, but have no idea what the route number is.

When you want to go out for a nice dinner, you have to switch states. (We do have a Red Lobster and a Olive Garden though)

You know what Newark Night and First Night are.

You know exactly which roads to avoid due to the CONSTANT road construction.

When you go out of state to shop or eat, you are always surprised about the tax This is sooo true

You know that a WaWa is a convenience store. (and they usually have the cheapest gas)

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

You know which 2 weekends a year to avoid Dover like the plague and if you live in Dover you avoid going Downtown at all cost and if you have to you know exactly when to go and when you have to be out of there by.

[melloveshowie]

You Know You're From Arkansas When...
"Vacation" means goin' through Harrison on the way to Branson.

Down South, to you, means Louisiana.

You have no problem spelling or pronouncin' Ouachita or Possum Grape.

You know what Toad Suck and Booger Holler are. (first one yes,second one No clue,LOL)

Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and comes with cole slaw on top.

You say catty-wampus and tumped over.

You know the difference between a deer dog, a duck dog and a coon dog by the way they bark.

Pulaski County is considered a foreign or exotic place.

You consider being a "Beef Queen" an honor.

You faithfully drink Pepsi, Mt. Dew, or Dr. Pepper everyday of your life. (Moutain Dew!!! :D )

You know what a "cow drop" is.

You have your own secret bbq sauce.

You know how to snipe hunt.

You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.

You visit the Arkansas State Fair mainly to see your neighbor's prize chicken.

You've been invited to or had a bunkin' party.


You'd rather be No. 1 in football than No. 1 in education.

You think that recycling means riding your bike down the same old path.

You think orange barrels are really part of the interstate system. (For a while, that was VERY true!)

When the forecast calls for an inch of snow, you run out with all the other crazies to stand in line for three hours to buy a month's worth of groceries. (Oh God YES!! Insanity at its finest!)

You drink sweet iced tea out of a sports bottle.

Your traditional Thanksgiving dinner is a deep-fried turkey.

You call a shopping cart a buggy.

You see "No Hunting" signs are riddled with bullet holes.

You think "Animal House" is the training film for incoming athletes at the University of Arkansas

The three food groups are Velveeta, pork rinds and a six-pack.

Everyone you think of as a "liberal" is either Methodist or Catholic.

You think that Bill Clinton is a lyin', cheatin' sumbitch, but you'd still vote for him again in a heartbeat because he's OUR lyin' cheatin' sumbitch. (LMFAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! )

You've "offered" someone an "ass-whoopin'. " (LMAO!)

When you give directions they include "over yonder," "down the road a piece," and "right near."

You're not commitment-phobic: you love God, guns and football.

You'd rather have a Budweiser beer museum than a presidential library.

You think pinto beans are nekkid without hamhocks, cornbread and buttermilk.

Sweet milk and torn up biscuits in a glass is your favorite dessert.

You think bagels are nothing but a cruel doughnut joke invented by some Yankee!

You eat at Senor Tequila's for atmosphere and Lolita's Tex-Mex for salsa.

You say, "I voted for Clinton to get him out of the state."

You own three cars and one license plate.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arkansas.

[melloveshowie]

What's with the not pumping your own gas thing? Just curious, cause I haven't hear of that. I had to do that today and nearly froze my arse off!! EEEEEP!

[JessCrazy]

I can relate to damn near all of these....lol

You Know You're From Alabama When...

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football. (Iron Bowl, baby!)

You would much rather visit Florida than California.

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai

These are so true especially the bolded ones and I thought everyone called it a "buggy," lol!!

[LvGirL220]

You know you're from Pennsylvania....

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA."

"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)

You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne, New Tripoli, Tunkhannock, Punxsutawney, Tamaqua, Susquehanna, Allegheny, and Monongahela.

You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.

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 one Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

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 own only three condiments "A-1, Heinz 57 and Heinz ketchup".

Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.

You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your room.

You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.

You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.

You don't understand all the hype about Rolling Rock beer; You've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is better.

You consider an exotic vacation to be a trip to Ocean City, Virginia Beach, or Myrtle Beach.

Words like "hoagie", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.

You think very little of an Amish buggy on the road.

You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.

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

There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". It's just called a "Cheesesteak."

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, Blue, White, Brown, Gold.

You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer

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

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.

You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."

You only buy your beer and soda by the case.

You think the roads in any other state are smooth.

You know the Penn State cheer, and although you've never attended Penn State, you are a most obnoxious Penn State fan.

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

You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

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.

You have the Rolling Rock bottle memorized: "From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment. . . . "

Elect pro-life Democrats and pro-choice Republicans for Governor

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 REALLY HATE antiquers. On Sunday mornings you would scream "Go back to Jersey!" at least once on the way to church.

You know where to buy "Opera Fudge" and that it has absolutely no connection to the Opera.

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



LMAO! I love that haha! and it's mostly totally true

[musikchik19]

You Know You're From Michigan When...

You define summer as three months of bad sledding.

You think Alkaline batteries were named for a Tiger outfielder.

You can identify an Ohio accent. <---i can't lmfao

Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six pack and a bucket of smelt.

Owning a Japanese car is a hanging offense in your hometown. ESPECIALLY when your dad works for one of the big 3 like mine does LMAO

You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre. pronounce yes, play no but EVERYBODY i went to hs w/ did

The Big Mac is something that you drive across.

You believe that "down south" means Toledo.

You bake with soda and drink pop. ppl, it's POP, not soda!!

You drive 75 on the highway and you pass on the right.

Your Little League baseball game was snowed out.

You learned how to drive a boat before you learned how to ride a bike.

You know how to pronounce "Mackinac".

The word "thumb" has a geographical rather than an anatomical significance.

You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.

You expect Vernor's when you order ginger ale.

You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but that it isn't far from Hell.

Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, the opening of deer season and Devil's Night.

Your snowmobile, lawn mower and fishing boat all have big block Chevy engines.

At least one person in your family disowns you for the week of the Michigan/Michigan State football game.

You know what a millage is.

Traveling coast to coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.

Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh. especially after this summer lmao

You show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand.

You know what a "Yooper" is.

Your car rusts out before you need the brakes done

Half the people you know say they are from Detroit... yet you don't personally know anyone who actually lives in Detroit even though i WAS born in detroit and lived there till i was 2

"Up North" means north of Clare.

You know what a pastie is. and they're DISGUSTING

You occasionally cheer "Go Lions- and take the Tigers with you." ALLLLLLLLL the time LMAO

Snow tires come standard on all your cars.

At least 25% of your relatives work for the auto industry. AMEN!

You don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.

Octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hot dogs and baseball. WEEEEEEE WINGS!!! :D

You know more about chill factors and lake effect than you'd EVER like to know! hence why i want OUT of this hell hole

Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.

Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.

When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."

You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms. :sick: nuff said

You never watch the Weather Channel - you can just assume they're wrong. and it ain't just the weather channel..

The snowmen you make in your front yard actually freeze. Solid.

The snow freezes so hard that you can actually walk across it and not break it or leave any marks.

All your shoes are called "tennis shoes", even though no one here plays tennis anyway.

Your major school field trip includes camping and cross-country skiing. LMFAO jr high was ALWAYS skiing at boyne mountain

Half your friends have a perfect sledding hill right in their own backyard.

[KaosFreak]

You know you're a Montrealerr when:

-You pronounce it "Muhntreal", not "Maahntreal".
-You say things like "I have to stop at the guichet before we go to the dep."
-You know that a "poutine", "steames", "frites-sauce", "joe-louis", and a Pepsi is a full course meal.
-You like your pizza all-dressed, and you can get one with any of the following toppings: fries, spaghetti, ground beef.
-You agree that Montreal drivers are crazy, but you're secretly proud of their nerves of steel.
-The most exciting thing about the South Shore is that you can turn right on a red.
-You know that the West Island is not a separate geographical formation.
-You have to bring smoked meat from Schwartz's and bagels from St-Viateur if you're visiting anyone west of Cornwall.
-You refer to Tremblant as "up North."
-You know how to pronounce Pie IX.
-You actually notice and point out stop signs that still say "stop".
-You believe to the depth of your very being that Toronto has no soul.
-Your high school reunion is held in Toronto because most of your classmates live there now.
-You greet everyone; from lifelong bosom friends to someone you met once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.
-You've been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.
-You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for at least 25 years.
-You cringe when English sports announcers pronounce French hockey player names.
-You were drinking cafe-au-lait before it was latte.
-You order fries 'with sauce', not 'with gravy'.
-Shopper's Drug Mart is Pharmaprix and Staples is Bureau en Gros, and PFK is finger lickin' good.
-For two weeks a year, you are a jazz afficianado.
-You need to be reminded by prominent signage that you should wait for the green light.
-Everyone on the street - drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists - think they're immortal, and that you'll move first.
-You're proud that Montreal is the home of Pierre Trudeau, Mordechai Richler, William Shatner, Leonard Cohen, Guy Lafleur, Charlie Biddle, and the Great
Antonio...and, you consider Donald Sutherland (and by default, Keifer), and Roch Carrier Montrealers, too.
-You know that Rocket Richard had nothing to do with astrophysics.
-You know the difference between the SQ (cops), the SAQ (booze), and the SAAQ (car insurance).
-You measure temperature and distance in metric, but weight and height in Imperial measure.
-You show up at a party at 11 p.m. and no one else is there yet.
-April Wine once played your high school (alternatively, Sass Jordon or Gowan).
-You know that Montreal is responsible for introducing the following to North America: bagels, souvlaki, smoked meat and Supertramp. Also, Chris de Burgh and the Police.
-You don't drink pop or soda, you drink soft drinks.
-You have graduated from high school and have a degree, but you've never been to grade 12.
-You never thought that Corey Hart was cool, but you know someone whose cousin or something dated him.
-There has to be at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in less than 24 hours for you to consider it too snowy to drive.
-You remember where you were during the Ice Storm.
-You used to be an Expos fan, but now all you really miss is Youppi.
-You're a Habs fan; always was, always will be...
-You know that your city's reputation for beautiful women is the result of centuries-old couplings between French soldiers and royally-commissioned whores (aka Les Filles du Roi).
-You discuss potholes like most people discuss weather.
-You encounter bilingual homeless people.
-While watching an American made-for-TV movie, you realize that "Vienna" is actually Old Montreal, that "New York" is actually downtown and that the "The Futuristic City" is actually Habitat '67.
-You find it amusing when people from outside Quebec compliment you on how good your English is.
-You secretly listen in on French morning radio 'cause they're much funnier and the music is better.
-You agree that CHOM sucks, but there's no alternative.
- You don't find it weird that there's a strip club on every corner downtown.

WOW! Christine! Where di you get that??? lol so funny!

[sea_elle]

WOW! Christine! Where di you get that??? lol so funny!
I received it a while back by email.
For some reasons, I kept it.
Some of these are so true!

[Erika]

What's with the not pumping your own gas thing? Just curious, cause I haven't hear of that. I had to do that today and nearly froze my arse off!! EEEEEP!

LOL!!!

Self-serve is illegal in NJ. I was in Arizona one year on business and was driving the rental car back to the airport. I had 3 co-workers in the car (all of them from TX) and when I pulled up to the gas station, they were all, "Are you going to get out and fill it up?"

Yeah, it took 3 Texans to teach this NJ girl how to pump a tank of gas. I'd never done it before even though I'd been in other states with Pump Your Own but had never had to do it.

E

[yellowduckslippe]

I love the fricken boston ones, those are crazy, i find the ones i used to have later on when i get back from running errands

[Jerseygirl]

You know you're from South Jersey when...(some of these may pertain to you too)
You Know You're From South Jersey When...

You don't "go to the beach", you go "down the shore".

In your mind you hear "watch out for the tram car please" even in your sleep.

You've had arguments over cheesesteak quality.

When it snows more than an inch, you call it a blizzard.

You know someone named Siprasiut Xayapachan.

You've actually found the Echelon Mall.

Your uncle is in the mafia.

You or your friends have Lyme Disease.

You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.

You know what a Wawa is, and know the location of at least 15 of them.

You know what became of the 13th Leeds child, and claim to have seen him one time while peeing in the woods.

One time you were driving in the woods and got stuck in sand.

You have an EZ Pass, but you just hold it up.

Even though there's a new Wal-Mart in your town, you still go to the Berlin Farmers Market for cheap stuff.

Your neighborhood demonstrates co-existence of African-Americans and racist rednecks.

You know that you should get the hell out of Camden before dark.

Your car is covered with yellow-green dust in April ann May.

You buy Shop-Rite brand food at Shop-Rite.

Honesty, sincerity, and courtesy are things you once saw happen in Ohio.

You know how to successfully handle a traffic circle.

You think the Olive Garden is a bunch of crap and should not open restaurants in South Jersey.

You worked at a blueberry farm when you were 13.

You played soccer from Kindergarten through high school.

You've counted the number of titty bars on the Black Horse Pike.

You always went to the Franklin Institute when you were a kid.

Your middle school hangout was the mall.

You have an unusable, piece-of- boat in your front yard.

You once skipped school and went to Wildwood.

You're Italian.

You know where to get the best bagel.

You've called someone an "" to their face at the Philly airport.

You say "water" weird.

Even your school made good Italian subs, but you call them hoagies.

You've almost fallen asleep on the Expressway.

You've lived through hurricanes, nor'easters and fires, but have never seen a tornado, earthquake or volcano.

You can't believe MTV went to Seaside Heights.

You know that ACME is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros. creation.

You never had school on Rosh Hashanah or Yom Kippur.

You take day trips to New York City.

The mafia runs half the businesses in your town.

You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.

In the woods behind your house, you can find couches, washing machines, and shoes.

You don't have to go to Red Lobster to get fresh seafood.

You go to at least one parade at the boardwalk each year.

You've made a meal out of Tastycakes, Herr's BBQ potato chips, and Pennsylvania Dutch Birch Beer.

You know the Atlantic City High School marching band can lay down some phat beats.

You know New Years is all about the Mummers and the Polar Bear club.

You smoke Parliament Lights.

You go to the local Fire Department barbeque in June.

Down the road, in the middle of nowhere, is an Egyptian restaurant and a custard stand with a minature golf course.

You know what custard is in South Jersey.

You can go bowling at 1:30 A.M. (with automatic scoring!)

In high school, you worked at a Friendly's.

Route 206 doesn't freak you out at night.

One time, a sea gull all over your head.

You once said, "It smells like Philadelphia in here."

You know that people from the 609 area code are "a little different".

Your mom still loves Bruce Springsteen.

You know it can be -10 degrees and 70 degrees in January in the same year.

There's a fruit and vegetable stand down the road.

You will always say "YO", and you'll say it often.

You scoff at tourists in Philadelphia.

Your town has an online commmunity.

At least one person brings Big Fizz to a party.

You go to another state and sit at a gas station wondering when the people will come out to pump your gas.

You have your own bucket for carmel corn refills.

You know that no matter how much they put into the Camden waterfront Camden is still Camden.

You have to mail your relocated friends tastykakes.

You think North Jersey is a different state and South Jersey deserves its own secession.

Your high school prom was at the Camden Aquarium or The Mansion in Voorhees.

You have season passes to Great Adventure.

You refuse to call Hoagies "subs."

You know where Olga's Diner is on rt 70.

You are tired of people not believing you're from jersey because you don't have a New York accent.

You drive by a farm every time you get in the car.

You know what "jimmies" are and refuse to call them anything else.

Eastern Regional High School has a rip list every year!

Your neighbor is either a painter, a plumber, a builder, or an electrician with a work truck in the driveway.

You have crossed all 5 bridges into Philly at one point in your life.

You take day trips to philly to walk on South Street.

You have had a near or close call experiences hitting a deer with your car.

You run around in the nearest patch of woods and play paint ball with your buddies.

You've considered renaming "the Garden State" to "the Hoagie State"

You have a story about the "Hell Hole" ride in Wildwood.

You remember the ducks in the middle of Cherry Hill Mall.

You call the Berlin Farmer's Market the Berlin Auction or the Auction.

You took your report card to Clementon Park for free tickets.

You've had some of the best parties in a field.

Other people dont know what funnel cake and water ice is because everyone else calls it fried dough and slush.

You went "diner hopping" till the sun came up.

You don't acknoledge that it is tomorrow until either you go to sleep or the sun comes up.

You know where to buy a katana for less than $50.

You go on dates to diners and arcades.

You have empty Wawa half gallon iced tea bottles all over your car and room.

You've ever driven around aimlessly for hours with your friends saying "So, whatta we doin?"

You've ever said the phrase "look at fricken MacGyver over here!"

You know the difference betwine the train and the speedline.

The term "I think of you as a brother" turns into a whole family tree.

You ever drove all the way to the shore just to walk around for 5 minutes then drive back.

Your memories of places all consist of what you did there once when you were ed up.

You ever went over someone's house to hang out with their mom.

You have a knife collection, a PS2, a cell phone, a pager, and a computer but you can't afford to get your car fixed.

One of your hangouts is a parking lot.

You say "'lanic city", instead of Atlantic City.

You can't get that sand out of your toes no matter how long it's been there.

You haven't been able to find a decent stromboli since moving out of South Jersey.

You've seen a shack with a satellite dish.

You know that a Jug Handle is both a feature of the highway and a bar that looks like someone's house in Maple Shade.

You know of at least 3 bars where you know they won't card you.

You lived near a "crick" not a creek.

You don't recognize any one at your family reunion.

You say "gimme" instead of give me, or "com' mer" instead of come here.

You know a Chrissy and we all know she's gotten around!

You think we should sell north "Joisey" to New York for $24.

Everyone eventually starred at the Latin Casino.

You never could figure out w hich was the Black Horse Pike or The White Horse Pike.

You're a female and have beaten the crap out of at least one guy who wasn't your brother.

You ever taken your parents car while they were asleep or away, before you were old enough to drive.

You ever cut your foot on a broken bottle in a local stream.

You have gotten bad poison ivy from hiding in a bush to make weird noises at the people passing by.

There is a dead body somewhere in or near the stream by your house.

You have to drive at least 30-60 minutes to get to work in order to make more than $10 an hour.

You know what "pulling a camper" means and do it publicly when it is necessary.

You know that a "Yield" sign is merely a suggestion.

You've considered going to your high school late at night to check for ghosts in the halls rumoured haunted.

You think pit bulls are harmless.

You don't think you have an accent.

Half your high school went to Camden County College.

You know what the song "V-town" is about.

Your front yard is made out of stones.

Everything is "twenty minutes away". If you ask how long it takes to get any place in South Jersey, the person always says, "about twenty minutes". To get to a mall, "Oh, about 20 minutes". To get to the airport, "Mmm, about 20 minutes." To get from Runnemede to Philly, "Only about 20 minutes". Try it. Only the shore areas take more than "twenty minutes". They're usually "an hour and twenty minutes."

Thrift shopping with friends is an event.

You've intentionally stood in front of the tram car, and you're upset that it no longer stutters.

You remember the old Morey's Pier before the fire.

Your parents gave in and bought you a hermit crab when you were down the shore.

You curse off three drivers in two minutes.

You went to StoryBook Land as a kid.

You haven't moved out of state soley for the reason you know the food is that bad everywhere else.

WHIPOORWILL!! WHIPOORWILL!!

You know the one-day sale at JC Penny's really lasts three.

You live in a "dry town" and every road out of it has a liquor store at the town border.

Every time someone in Hollywood makes fun of Jersey, you're mad and proud at the same time.

Your big elementary school trip was to Springdale Farms.

You know what the conductor is going to say for every stop on the PATCO HighSpeedline.

Your neighborhood has a name that ties people together, as in "the kids"

Your shoes have turned black from being in Pennsauken.

You know at least 5 people who work at a prison.

You say "porta reeko" instead of puerto rico, as it should be pronounced.

You go to college and describe where you live in reference to how far you are from Cherry Hill.

You come home from college for christmas break and 75% of your HS graduating class is at the same diner you are at 3am.

You aren't scared of the speed line.

You don't even care when you leave your door unlocked.

More than one of your friends has spent more than a week at your house.

You've lived in a row home.

Making left turns just doesn't feel right anymore.

You have a super secret place to sled that in better than anywhere else in town!

You remember The Garden State Race Track and the day it burnt to the ground and all the tons of ashes that fell for miles.

You can spend the day at the Berlin Auction shopping at the outside flea market.

"Jeet?" makes sense when you hear it.

The only thing you can play on guitar is "Stairway to Heaven"

You were amazed Moorsetown was on MTV Cribs.

A member of your family does not have all of their teeth.

You know Voorhees used to be known as Kirkwood.

You had a birthday party at Xhilarama.

You've been to 2 or more festivals named after some kind of fruit (strawberry, apple, blueberry, lima bean).

You're astounded when a friend that moves tells you theres not a Wawa nor CVS withen a 10 mile radius of them.

Going to New York is a huge trip but Philly is someplace to go when you're bored.

You think Amish people are amazing.

Your whole school knows when each water ice place opens, and the line goes on forever!

You would drop everything you were doing and run to the voting polls right now if you heard we were voting to make North and South Jersey separate states.

Summer is a process, not a season.

You've ever been to Wheaton Village.

You know which places were built on indian burial grounds.

You've slept behind a Wawa.

You remember Caldor.

You've had a dinner with your friends for less than $3.

You don't know that in every other state, people get their liscenses when they're 16.

Everyone you know has had Confirmation but never goes to church.

After seeing a movie at the Ritz, you hang out at Tunes and then play Scrabble at Coffeeworks.

You know all of the "back roads" to get everywhere and prefer them to the expressway.

You think a mountain is any landform taller than your house.

You know what a "shoe-bie" is and can pick one out at the beach.

You go to Delaware to buy smokes.

You can name all the flavors of salt water taffy.

You can smell and know when it's low tide.

You remember the bad gypsy moth years.

You eat at restaurants that have locations I, II, III, IV, and V.

You know that you don't put ketchup on boardwalk fries.

You get three 50's in a row when you play skeeball.

Donald Trump is mentioned at least daily in your local paper.



jenn

[Fel]

Welcome to Baltimore

First you must learn to pronounce the city name.... It is Bawl-mer or Ball-tee-more, depending on if you live north or south of Rt. 40.

All directions start with... "The Beltway...."....which has no beginning and no end.

The morning rush hour is from 6am to 11am, the evening rush hour is from 1pm to 7pm... Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.



LMAO! So true, Mel! So true. :tongue:

[BsBmIrAcLeZ]

Two people have posted You Know You're From Montreal...


So for Ethnicity You Know You're Greek When...

You have a cousin called Jim.

You say "sick" every thirty seconds

There are no such things as a girl - there's only "chicks"

You wear or at least own a gold chunky bracelet.

Garlic is considered a main meal.

Olive oil is like a drug - you can't survive without it.

You don't know half your relatives.

You have a wedding at least twice a year.

An uncle's wife's third cousin relates you to a friend.

You or at least most of your uncles own a spit.

You wear sunglasses at night and consider it normal.

There is no five o'clock shadow - it's a five o'clock beard.

You consider soccer the eighth wonder of the world.

Your cheeks receive their weekly work out every time you visit an aunt.

You have a shrine dedicated to Diego Maradona

Your last name ends with: s, opolous, os, as, or is

Your last name consists of the entire alphabet.

You have a relation called Maria, Mario or Michael, Con, George or Bill.

You tell your parents you're seeing someone and they start sending out wedding invitations.

You're home an hour late and you're already listed as a missing person.

You're Dad has those old Greek tapes in the car, and plays them on family drives. Especially in the vicinity of attractive members of the opposite sex.

You break a leg, and your grandmother thinks your life is over.

You tell your parents you're having a party. They buy out the whole supermarket.

It doesn't matter if people can't hear what you're talking about - you talk so much with your hands that people know what you're on about anyway.

You go to a wedding, and take a fancy to one of the guests. Later you discover that the guest is somehow related to you.

You go to a wedding, and are introduced to cousins that you never knew existed.

As far as you're concerned, there's only one sporting goods company - Adidas

You tell your mother you're not hungry and she thinks you have an eating disorder.

You can distinguish between kefalotiri and kefalograviera

You're an adult and are forced to be with your family at 12 midnight on New Year's eve

Upon meeting another Greek, one of your first questions is, "What church do you go to?"

Your grandmother / mother / aunt has a miracle cure for everything.

If you're a girl, your mother still tries to put those pony tail holders with the BIG plastic balls on the end on your hair.

If you're a guy, your mother still tries to make you wear that super frilly dress shirt with that huge bow tie, because it looked so cute when you were 7.

You can name any or all of the gods on Mount Olympus

Your mother or father still feels the need to tell you, "katse kala" in public

You have ever been hit with a pandofla :funny:

You can dance kalamatiano, tsiamiko, zebetiko without music

You go to church picnics pretending you're there for reasons other than to check up / gossip about other Greeks

You or a family member has been photographed with a donkey:roll:

You are familiar with the phrase, "Sto leo yia to kalo sou"

You have one or more of those porcelain figurines in your house

You have ever broken one of those porcelain figurines and your mother still hasn't forgiven you for it

Your parents make up the name of a street / store / TV show because they couldn't remember it or they couldn't pronounce it

You still get scared when you hear the name "Baboola"

Upon meeting another Greek you try to find out what village they're from

You or a family member wears their Sunday best to go to the laundromat or grocery shopping

You were spanked by your friend's parents because your parents gave them permission to

You go to a wedding or a baptism and complain about the food, but are the first one to ask for a "to go" plate

You know someone who always feels the need to point out how much something they bought costs

You have a bottle of OUZO in your house right now

You have ever been threatened to be eaten by the mavro / baboola / yero / pontiki when you were little:greyno:

Someone in your family owns any type of restaurant

Your family inheritance includes olive trees:funny:

Your entire house is a needlepoint warehouse

You're proud to be Greek - and you pass these jokes on to all your Greek friends!

those are great and sooo true! have you ever seen the comedian Basile? he is a greek american who makes fun of everything growing up greek in america...from fasting on lent (peanut butter kai jelly) to the psalti at church who can't sing for his life!! its hysterical. if you find the dvd you must watch it. and the part about your dad blasting the old greek tapes on a family outing is 100% true...he still does it. lmao and some of them are not attractive songs.

[BsBmIrAcLeZ]

what? no lawng guiland one? i cant find it...

[Fel]

**A handful of these were true for me lol**



You Know You're From Maryland When...
You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Annapolis

You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek," and "Havre de Grace"

You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie

1 hour is an easy commute to work

You have more than three recipies for crabcakes

French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay

There are more than two crab places in your town

Even your high school cafeteria made good crabcakes

You got your first lacrosse stick before you were six years old

You call all turtles "terrapins"

You refer to your state as "Merlind"

Your mother shops at Hecht's

You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"

You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!)

You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh. :sick:

You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females. <-- I can take them apart but not the other stuff lol :D

You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.

You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"

M R Ducks makes perfect sense.

So does C M Wangs.

You think Salisbury is a big city.

You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.

You and your boss take off of work when the fish are running or the ducks are flying in..

You've eaten muskrat at a church dinner but think it's better the way you fix it.

You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get an ice cream.

"Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands.

You still root for the Orioles even when they suck <--Sometimes, yeah lol.

You'll never understand why tourists come to DC.

When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"

You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."

You know the difference between Glen Burnie ghetto and Catonsville ghetto.

Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.

Dale Earnhardt's accident was a close personal loss to your father

At least one man in your family is a waterman

You plan for "The Festival" a year in advance.

During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

Margret Heater, Hedspace, Jepetto, Outside Joke and Mary Prankster are people you think are "Famous"

Your radio dial is stuck on 99.1

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Maryland.

[Fel]

I thought of another one for Maryland that they didn't have on the list:

You refer to the Orioles as the O's and (sometimes) the Ravens as the Ravies! :D

It's them O's, hun. :funny:

[ILuvKevsBrows]

I thought of another one for Maryland that they didn't have on the list:

You refer to the Orioles as the O's and (sometimes) the Ravens as the Ravies! :D

It's them O's, hun. :funny:

Did you read the Baltimore ones? :laugh:

And when you sing The Star Spangled Banner, you scream "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!!" at the "O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave" LMAO.

[Fel]

And when you sing The Star Spangled Banner, you scream "Ohhhhhhhhhhhh!!" at the "O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave" LMAO.

Yes! :roll:

[HeartShapedBox]

You Know You're From Massachusetts When...*The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.
*The fact that Routes 128 and 95 are pretty much the same thing doesn’t confuse you.
*When ordering a tonic, you mean a coke…not water with bubbles.
*You can navigate a rotary without a problem.
*You almost feel insulted when someone doesn’t flip you off when you cut them off, or steal their parking space, etc.
*You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill and Cotuit.
*You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.
*You have been to Fenway Park.
*You knew that there was no chance in Hell that the Patriots would move to Hartford (Ha Ha).
*You laugh at all of the other states in New England.
*You know of at least one diner of food vendor to get something to eat after last call.
*You have spent at least one weekend at UMass.
*The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.
*You refer to the New York Yankees as the Devil’s Bitches or something worse.
*Colleges are used as landmarks for directions.
*DOUG FLUTIE is the greatest athlete ever.
*Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.
*You think the rest of the country owes you for having things like Thanksgiving and independence.
*As a kid, you laughed at the kids down south who never got to have “snow days”.
*You feel that the rest of the world needs to drive more like you.
*You take great pride in Cheers.
*You know exactly where you were when Buckner missed the ball.
*You know that there is a bigger difference between Roxbury and West Roxbury
*Somebody calls you a M and you take it as a compliment.

And the final and most prominent way to know that you are from Massachusetts…….
*You do not recognize the letter “R” as a part of speech.

* You consider a yellow light as a sign to speed up.

* You compare with friends what Boston was like pre-Big-Dig and post-Big-Dig.

* You've spent a summer hanging out on the Cape.

* You shudder in October when all the tourists come up to clog the roads for foliage season.

* As a kid, there was more than a foot of snow on the ground, and you STILL had to listen to the radio to see if they'd declare it a snow day to cancel school.

* You've had to shovel your car out from snow up over its tires - and you still took it out on the road that same day.

* An April weather warm-up of 60F or more meant it was time for a tshirt.

* You've grilled on your back porch when there was snow on the ground.

* You understand why they call it Taxachusetts.

You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.

You know what they sell at a packie.

You know what First Night is.

You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.

When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.

You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.

You know how to make a frappe.

You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.

You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.

You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".

You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.

You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.

You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world.

You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.

You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.

You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.

You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese.

You've called something "wicked pissa"

You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)

Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.

You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round

You still try to order curly fries from Burger King

You order iced coffee in January

You know what candlepin bowling is

You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.

You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop

You know what a "regular" coffee is



You Know You're From Worcester When...
You've say bubbler instead of water fountain.

You live on a "private road" that is unpaved and more rutted than roads in rural Dominan Republic.

You think of $280,000 as cheap for a house.

You know what a Fisher Cat is.

Your school classes were canceled because of frozen and burst pipes.

You know how to say Shrewsbury (shoes-bree), Worcester (Wusta), Marlborough (Marl-Bro), Leicester (lester), Leomenster (lemon-ster).

The mention of Bill Buckner makes you cry.

You think nothing of comuting two hours each way to work.

But you think people who drive 30 minutes to get to church are werid.

You think 70 degrees is hot and a perfectly fine time to go to the beach or pool.

You know what Turtle boy is and wonder why anyone would make a sculpture of a man humping a turtle.

You know the holy trinity is Dunkin Donuts, Starbucks and, Friendly's. There's at least 2 of the three on any major intersection.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Worcester.

[FricknFrack56]

those are great and sooo true! have you ever seen the comedian Basile? he is a greek american who makes fun of everything growing up greek in america...from fasting on lent (peanut butter kai jelly) to the psalti at church who can't sing for his life!! its hysterical. if you find the dvd you must watch it. and the part about your dad blasting the old greek tapes on a family outing is 100% true...he still does it. lmao and some of them are not attractive songs.

I've heard some things that he has said but not much, but very funny. I definitely wanna see the DVD. My dad too, I love the old Greek songs and some of them are funny to make fun of!

[BSB4-eva]

You Know You're From Wisconsin When...

You can taste a difference in cheese made somewhere else

You own at least one tie or piece of jewelry with a Green Bay Packer theme

You can find and pronounce : Eau Claire, Oconomowoc, Menomonee Falls, Waukesha, La Crosse, and Fond du Lac.

You can correctly spell Milwaukee.

You know what "bubbler" means.

At least one of your family members works / worked in a cheese factory.

A holstein cow outside of Wisconsin makes you miss home.

You can taste the difference between apples grown up north and the ones that you can buy in the south.

When talking about the Green Bay Packers you refer to them as "we".

When the weather hits 0 degrees you decide that maybe it's time to get out a jacket instead of a sweatshirt.

The family gets together every week for fish fry at the local supper club.

You know what a brat is, and they're at every outdoor event that your family has ever had.

You know how to make a very good sled out of normal household items.

You love your outdoor pool because of how it doubles as an ice skating area during the winter.

You can tell the difference between the smell of cow manure and pig manure.

You have watched Fargo and not noticed an accent.

You drive around with the air conditioning on until it hits 30 degrees, because it just was so darn hot outside.

The local paper needs 6 pages to cover the Packers... in July!

Your best shirt has a big letter G on it.

You've said "Of course they'll win. They're God's team."

You think it's nice enough to swim when the temperature hits 50.

Your family owns a "winter car" while the "good one" sits in the garage from Nov-Apr.

You put ketchup on a charcoal grilled NY strip steak.

You live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is one yard above the ground.

You think everyone from south of Madison has an accent.

You can identify a Michigan accent.

"Down South" to you means Chicago.

Traveling coast to coast means going from Superior to Milwaukee.

You can make sense out of the words "upnort" and "Trivers".

You have to go to Florida to get a tan in August.

You consider Madison exotic.

You can visit Luxemburg, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Berlin, New London, and Poland all in one afternoon.

You can recognize someone from Illinois from their driving.

You buy cat litter every winter, but you don't own a cat.

At least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a cannery or meat processing plant.

You know what to do with a Blatz.

You don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Pabst Blue Ribbon.

Bucky the Badger hangs on your Christmas tree even if you didn't go to University of Wisconsin-Madison.

You're a member of the Polar Bear Club and proud of it.

You can use the word "ya der hey" easily in a sentence

You hear someone use the words "uff-dah" and you don't immediately break into uncontrollable laughter.

Your whole family wears green and gold to church on Sunday.

Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a cow next to your blue spruce.

You know how to polka

You own a cheesehead

You have cow pharaphenilia around your house, including your pajama pants

You know what a FIB is and can spot them a mile away.

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

FFA was the most popular club in high school

You have eaten a cow pie at the State Fair.

There was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning

Perkins is the place to meet after the party

School doesn't get canceled unless there is at least a foot of snow on the ground

You have ever seen or played in a "broom ball" game.

You have ever partied at Summerfest, Festa Italiana, German Fest, Irish Fest, Oktoberfest, or all of the above.

You or someone you know was a "Dairy Princess" at a county fair.

You can't be friends with a Vikings fan

Your idea of diversity is having black, white, and brown cows.

[kristin22]

You know you're from Tennessee when:

You've never met any celebrities....other than Fred Thompson

"Vacation" means going to the family reunion.

You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas.

You laugh when people from anywhere north of TN tries to say or spell "y'all"

It's "Mar-vull" not "Mary-ville"

It's "Knox-vull" not "Knox-ville"

A tabogan is a hat, not a sled.

You butter your hot biscuit by cutting it open, putting a slab of butter inside and closing it back up again.

Every town in East Tennesse has a "strip" and they're not particularly safe to be in at night.

Pigeon Forge is not pronounced with a French accent.

Gatlinburg does have an "L" in it and it should be pronounced.

Sales tax is 9.5%.

You shop at Walmart for groceries, not at a grocery store.

You don't drive in Knoxville on game-day. EVER.

You or your friends chew.

You can't remember the last time you saw snow.

You have a "piss on" sticker on your car window.

You know when Elvis Presley Day is.

Ah, sooo true it's scary...especially the ones in bold!

[journalistic]

I'm not really from anywhere, so I thought this would be better.

You might be a military brat if...
- It's not "grocery shopping," it's going to commissary
- [If you're a male] You've had a high n' tight for as long as you can remember
- Standing for the National Anthem before a movie is normal
- Everyone at school is "the new kid"
- Seeing a convoy of soldiers in military vehicles on the highway makes you misty eyed
- You remember watching TV in school all day on 9/11, but your teachers also let you watch the initial bombings in Baghdad
- The crossing guards in your neighborhood when you got off the school bus were MPs
- Your dad's/mom's first name was actually his/her rank
- You don't understand how a civilian wife can be so upset over her husband's weekend-long business trip
- "The officer's kids" were always the popular ones
- You had an ID before you could drive
- Accent? What accent?
- You think it's kinda funny when people plug their ears as a plane roars overhead
- You know that Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo is more than just a clever way of cussing
- Your dad ever told you "at ease," or said something was "unsat"
- Instead of saying no, you say "negative"
- Any man with hair down to his neck needs to go to the barber shop
- You don't understand how someone doesn't know the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, or how to properly treat the American flag
- You've attended a funeral where they played "Taps"
- Your childhood friends were of every different race and religion but you knew you were all the same
- There was always a moving truck on your block
- You want to pull the hat off anyone who wears one indoors
- You tagged along with your mom to Key Volunteer meetings
- You helped paint a "welcome home" sheet for dad or counted down the days till he was home on a paper chain
- You have yearbooks from schools in three different states, if not more
- You shopped tax-free at the PX
- Summertime was spent at the base pool, bowling alley, or movie theater
- You know some Japanese or German
- [For females] Neither you nor most of your friends are very prissy
- You're used to backyard BBQs with all of dad's LCpls and PFCs
- You have a baby photo with a cigarette in your mouth and a beer in your hand
- According to dad, you had "some chow" on a regular basis
- You go to the air show every year and you know the Blue Angels are gods
- It's not 3 p.m., it's 1500
- Seeing grandparents, aunts, and uncles was a rarity unless you were stationed in Hawaii
- It's not a bed, it's a rack
- It's not a bathroom, it's a head
- You remember some birthdays being spent traveling
- [For USMC kids] No one paid attention to the Army, Navy, and Air Force recruiters in high school
- You have some type of emotional flashback when you hear Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA"
- You're not your father's child, you're his dependent. And your mom is his spouse
- You can't believe when someone tells you they've never left their hometown and wonder how they live like that
- You know going to a "ball" isn't just for Cinderella
- There are Toys For Tots bins set up at every store possible around Christmas time
- You know someone buried at Arlington and you've visited the wall in D.C.
- You know what a kevlar is
- Full Metal Jacket and Platoon hold some kind of significance to you
- If you were stuck on the side of the road on base, if MPs didn't get there first to help, a number of other men would stop and help, and the thought never crossed your mind that they were "strangers" who you should be weary of
- The kid in class who was a native of the area was the odd ball out
- Going on vacation is awkward; you only feel at home on a military base!
- Your parents probably married relatively young and you were born on a base
- Your dad never wore a hat or a jacket, rather a cover and a blouse
- His daily work suit was a set of cammies and some black boots
- The sight of an armed MP at the main gate makes you feel protected
- Very few military movies are realistic to you...why is their hair so long?!
- Seeing Camp Lejeune in a movie is pretty darn cool
- It kinda made you mad when your dad had duty on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve

[Syncback]

I'm not really from anywhere, so I thought this would be better.

You might be a military brat if...
- It's not "grocery shopping," it's going to commissary
- [If you're a male] You've had a high n' tight for as long as you can remember
- Standing for the National Anthem before a movie is normal
- Everyone at school is "the new kid"
- Seeing a convoy of soldiers in military vehicles on the highway makes you misty eyed
- You remember watching TV in school all day on 9/11, but your teachers also let you watch the initial bombings in Baghdad
- The crossing guards in your neighborhood when you got off the school bus were MPs
- Your dad's/mom's first name was actually his/her rank
- You don't understand how a civilian wife can be so upset over her husband's weekend-long business trip
- "The officer's kids" were always the popular ones
- You had an ID before you could drive
- Accent? What accent?
- You think it's kinda funny when people plug their ears as a plane roars overhead
- You know that Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo is more than just a clever way of cussing
- Your dad ever told you "at ease," or said something was "unsat"
- Instead of saying no, you say "negative"
- Any man with hair down to his neck needs to go to the barber shop
- You don't understand how someone doesn't know the Pledge of Allegiance, the National Anthem, or how to properly treat the American flag
- You've attended a funeral where they played "Taps"
- Your childhood friends were of every different race and religion but you knew you were all the same
- There was always a moving truck on your block
- You want to pull the hat off anyone who wears one indoors
- You tagged along with your mom to Key Volunteer meetings
- You helped paint a "welcome home" sheet for dad or counted down the days till he was home on a paper chain
- You have yearbooks from schools in three different states, if not more
- You shopped tax-free at the PX
- Summertime was spent at the base pool, bowling alley, or movie theater
- You know some Japanese or German
- [For females] Neither you nor most of your friends are very prissy
- You're used to backyard BBQs with all of dad's LCpls and PFCs
- You have a baby photo with a cigarette in your mouth and a beer in your hand
- According to dad, you had "some chow" on a regular basis
- You go to the air show every year and you know the Blue Angels are gods
- It's not 3 p.m., it's 1500
- Seeing grandparents, aunts, and uncles was a rarity unless you were stationed in Hawaii
- It's not a bed, it's a rack
- It's not a bathroom, it's a head
- You remember some birthdays being spent traveling
- [For USMC kids] No one paid attention to the Army, Navy, and Air Force recruiters in high school
- You have some type of emotional flashback when you hear Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA"
- You're not your father's child, you're his dependent. And your mom is his spouse
- You can't believe when someone tells you they've never left their hometown and wonder how they live like that
- You know going to a "ball" isn't just for Cinderella
- There are Toys For Tots bins set up at every store possible around Christmas time
- You know someone buried at Arlington and you've visited the wall in D.C.
- You know what a kevlar is
- Full Metal Jacket and Platoon hold some kind of significance to you
- If you were stuck on the side of the road on base, if MPs didn't get there first to help, a number of other men would stop and help, and the thought never crossed your mind that they were "strangers" who you should be weary of
- The kid in class who was a native of the area was the odd ball out
- Going on vacation is awkward; you only feel at home on a military base!
- Your parents probably married relatively young and you were born on a base
- Your dad never wore a hat or a jacket, rather a cover and a blouse
- His daily work suit was a set of cammies and some black boots
- The sight of an armed MP at the main gate makes you feel protected
- Very few military movies are realistic to you...why is their hair so long?!
- Seeing Camp Lejeune in a movie is pretty darn cool
- It kinda made you mad when your dad had duty on Thanksgiving or Christmas Eve


This is so True!!! Alot can even apply to Military Spouses.
But since we're Air Force it the Thunderbirds at every Airshow.

I'm a brat and so are my kids I was born on a Ft. and my kids on a AFB.

here are a couple more

You also know what Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, and Delta mean.

And it feels weird not to have to show your ID before you shop. (Come on how many of you military people showed your ID to the Walmart greeter at least once. :p :) )

[Erika]

I'm not really from anywhere, so I thought this would be better.

You might be a military brat if...

Ah yes...before Jersey for me there was EVERYWHERE ELSE!

Thanks...some of these made me really chuckle.

E

[TokenBlackChick]

The commissary kicks ass.

[NicksKSGirl]

You know you live in the Midwest when...

1. You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.

2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

3. You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.

4. You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?"

5. When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was different!"


You know what every one of these is so true, except for the traffic jam one. Oh and the never met any celebrities one isn't true for me because I mean the guys (minus howie).

[MissJC13]

You know you live in the Deep South when...

1. You get a movie and bait in the same store.

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

3. After fifteen years you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are ya?"

4. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.

5. Everyone has 2 first names.


All true and I've got a few more...

6. No matter what kind of fancy cars the family drives on a daily basis...everyone's idea of a "weekend car" is a big ass truck or jeep you can take off-road.

7. Directions don't always come with street names...down here in the South, we prefer geographical markers like "that big oak tree" or "Mr. Jones' farm where it's fun to go cow tipping".

8. You can get thrown out of a house for cutting off an Atlanta Braves game.

9. If there's no sweet tea in the fridge, you fear dying from dehydration.

10. When someone passes away, the first thing you do is pull out your best recipe book.

[SkankCheese]

You know you live in the Deep South when...

1. You get a movie and bait in the same store.

2. "Ya'll" is singular and "all ya'll" is plural.

3. After fifteen years you still hear, "You ain't from 'round here, are ya?"

4. "He needed killin'" is a valid defense.

5. Everyone has 2 first names.


All true and I've got a few more...

6. No matter what kind of fancy cars the family drives on a daily basis...everyone's idea of a "weekend car" is a big ass truck or jeep you can take off-road.

7. Directions don't always come with street names...down here in the South, we prefer geographical markers like "that big oak tree" or "Mr. Jones' farm where it's fun to go cow tipping".

8. You can get thrown out of a house for cutting off an Atlanta Braves game.

9. If there's no sweet tea in the fridge, you fear dying from dehydration.

10. When someone passes away, the first thing you do is pull out your best recipe book.


No- not all true. #2 is the only one that's even remotely something I've encountered and/or said.
I don't know what part of the 'South' that it's supposed to be... unless it's some bunkhill farm town... which they have all the way up in Ohio and Northern NY too.
I see where the humor is supposed to go- but the 'everyone in the south is a bumpkin racist redneck' sterotype is getting a little old. Especially when all the Northerners are transplanting down here.
We do have things like cities and BMW's.. and shoes. YeeHaw, imagine that.

So I will just take my overly sensitive ass right on.

[LittleBlueSmurf]

"You Know You're From Missouri When..."

Everyone in your family has been on a "Float trip."

"Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags. (Most of the time... yes LoL)

Down south to you means Arkansas. (Yup)

The phrase, "I'm going to the Lake this weekend," can mean only one thing.

You know what "Party Cove" is. (If you know where, you are a boating party animal) (Lake of the Ozarks... haha)

You think Missouri is pronounced with an "ah" at the end. (No, but most of the older people here, do)

You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football. (Yes they can. But KU is better.)

You think I-44 is spelled "foarty-foar." (St. Louis Only)

You'll pay for your kids to go to college unless they want to go to KU.

You know that Concordia is halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, and Columbia is halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, and Warrenton outlet mall is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis. (Yep... And it only takes 3 1/2 hours to get to St. Louis if you don't stop)

You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm. (Love it)

You know that Harry S. Truman, Walt Disney and Mark Twain are all from Missouri. (Yep)

You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.

You think "frog gigging" should be an Olympic sport.

You think Imo's is larger than Pizza Hut.

You can tell the difference between a horse and a cow from a distance. (Mhm)

You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather.

There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it. (Except me. I'm in the basement)

The local gas station sells live bait. (Yes)

Little smokies are something you serve on special occasions. (Of course! They make good appetizers)

All your radio preset buttons are country. (Pretty much lol)

You know enough to get your driving done early on Sundays before the Sunday drivers come out. (No.. I don't go anywhere on Sundays. It's race day!)

[MissJC13]

No- not all true. #2 is the only one that's even remotely something I've encountered and/or said.
I don't know what part of the 'South' that it's supposed to be... unless it's some bunkhill farm town... which they have all the way up in Ohio and Northern NY too.
I see where the humor is supposed to go- but the 'everyone in the south is a bumpkin racist redneck' sterotype is getting a little old. Especially when all the Northerners are transplanting down here.
We do have things like cities and BMW's.. and shoes. YeeHaw, imagine that.

So I will just take my overly sensitive ass right on.


I'm sorry for having to say this as I am not a confrontational person, but I'm not talking about stereotypes here...I'm talking about MY LIFE! Everything that I added to that post is what I do on a daily basis. For instance, my neighbor passed away a few weeks ago and my family cooked dinner and took it to them. Everyone in my family has their own nice car that they drive to work everyday but my brother also owns a big red truck that he and his friends enjoy on the weekends. I don't live on a farm. I live in the suburbs of a city. I'm not racist and I'm not a redneck and I'm sorry, but I don't appreciate you telling me that I am.

[SkankCheese]

I'm sorry for having to say this as I am not a confrontational person, but I'm not talking about stereotypes here...I'm talking about MY LIFE! Everything that I added to that post is what I do on a daily basis. For instance, my neighbor passed away a few weeks ago and my family cooked dinner and took it to them. Everyone in my family has their own nice car that they drive to work everyday but my brother also owns a big red truck that he and his friends enjoy on the weekends. I don't live on a farm. I live in the suburbs of a city. I'm not racist and I'm not a redneck and I'm sorry, but I don't appreciate you telling me that I am.


I didn't say you were. Maybe I live in a twilight zone of Southern Cities here, but NO ONE I know does 95% of those things.
Besides making the food one- you are right about that.. and saying ya'll, and all ya'll. And my friends bf goes 4wheeling and drives his truck through mud and crap, but he's real country.
But besides that, buying bait and a movie in the same store (uhhh blockbuster anyone?), everyone with 2 first names, directions that include the place you go cow tipping?? Not around here at least.
I live in a city though.. so I don't know what goes on in the country. My stepmom is from northern Ohio and that more fits that area then it does where I'm from.

But yeah, reading stuff like that lends to the idea that Southerners are bumpkins.

[°x°Melissa°x°]

You know you're Dutch, from Holland when ...

* You can drink alcohol at age 16. IDs are not often asked for.

* You consider four weeks of vacation a year normal, and in many professions count on a 36-hour working week.

* you are not religious, or religious in a very loose way.

* You think it ridiculous that any private person would want to have a firearm. The government should protect you against such people.

* You think it normal that any woman who wants to can get an abortion, and that sex education and contraceptives are freely available. It's nothing out of the ordinary to see naked breasts on TV and in advertisements.

* You consider people with Indonesian ancestors Dutch.

* School is free through high school; university isn't. You expect the state to help you pay for university, if your parents can't.

* You know how soccer is played. Of course, you call this sport football. You've heard of American football but don't know how it works.

* You were born in a hospital or at home. Unless she had a cesarean, your mother did not take anesthesia during the delivery.

* You don't really know what to think about your neighbors the Belgians. In general you think they are happier, less intelligent, more corrupt. They speak Dutch, but in a funny way, unless they speak French.

* Germany and the Germans are overbearing neighbors. You get along well with them, but Germans are known to be arrogant, which you are always alert to point out them. The war is not forgotten, and most people have elderly family members who were killed, deported or otherwise mistreated by the Nazis. Germany never returned the bicycles it stole, either :laugh:. Your greatest dream is beating Germans in the World Cup finals.

* France is a country that doesn't understand your soft drugs policy. This is arrogant. It is a great place for summer vacation, and you like their cheese and wine.

* The USA provides most of your entertainment, as well as technical innovation. If a non-American explains to you that something is better in the US than in the Netherlands, you will explain that American ideas will not work in the Dutch context. If an American tells you things are better in the US, you just think that he's arrogant. Apart from always telling you that things are better in the US, Americans are nice people. Your country has more money invested in the US than any other country in the world.

* Japan is a faraway country that produces cars and video recorders.

* You don't think much about the UK. They produce pop music and football hooligans.

[BSBHurricane]

You Know You're Hispanic When...
*You grew up scared of something called "el cuco".

*Dinner usually consists of rice, beans and some type of meat.

You were raised of Goya products

*You have ever used your nose or lips to point something out.

*You've ever dropped food on the floor, picked it up, ate it after saying, "Lo que no mata engorda".

*You've been hit by a chancleta.

You constantly refer to cereal as "con flei".

You can tell the difference between arroz canilla and everything else.

*People tell you to stop screaming when you`re really just talking.

*You've gone outside your house with rollos and chancletas. (no but I've seen it:p)

*Whenever you're angry, you spout off a torrent of "cono", "punetta" and "carajjo".

*You've been hit with either the cord of the plancha or la correa.

*You know when your mom is sneaking up on you because you hear the "clack clack" her chancletas.

*Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and your in the next room.

You start celebrating before you even win a lotto and next thing you know you don't.

*Your house has all of those little figuras that take up every inch of space on/under the TV and you have either one of the following: a porcelain cat, dog, owl, of elephant in your living room.

Your sofa is covered in plastic.

*If you know who Don Francisco is. (from Sabado Gigante)

*If you go to a wedding or some gathering, gossip about how bad the food is, but are the first to get a plate to go.

If you`re sister has more moustache hair than your father (lmao j/k)

If your uncle or relative down the street owns more gold than the jewlery shop down the street.

*If you can dance merengue, cumbia, and salsa without music.

*If you use manteca instead of olive oil and cant figure why your a$$ is getting bigger. (not me...but lots of people, including my mom)

*If you just cant imagine anyone not liking spanish food.

*If you`ve been in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it, with a person shouting, "entren, que caben mas!"

*If you call your sneakers "tenis"

If your car has speakers in it that could drive a def man crazy.

If you have at least 30 cousins

If you start clapping when your plane lands on the runway.

*If you say crazy things like "me cago en diez" or "me cago en na"

If you consider platanos to be a food group

If you have a family member that lives in washington heightz

If you waste all of your money on Frio-Frio

*If when in your country u hear the neighbors screaming "se fue la luz!"

*If you eat mangu or fritos with ketchup

If all your pots and pans are kept inside the oven

If you say things like:
ANDA a LA MIE*DA
ANDA EL DIABLO
EL DIACHE
EL DIABLO
QUE VAINA
DIMELO
TA TO
Y ES FACIL
QUE LO QUE
A PO TA BIEN
QUE TRIPEO
TU SI JODE
TA VACANO
TA JEVI
LA CRETA
TU TA PASA OR PASAO
COJELO SUAVE
NO TE QUILLE
DEGRASIA
MALBA
BARBARASA


most of these apply to me :roll:(the ones marked by a *)

It sounds like a Dominican wrote the part in bold. Haha!

[BSBHurricane]

You Know You're From Miami When...
The police shoot you for pointing a "walkman" radio at anybody.

The police shoot you 27 times for putting your hand in a sock and waving it at everybody.

The police draw their weapons and shoot someone with a red dot laser pointing device, (even if it's not mounted atop a gun).

The police shoot you for pointing a water-pistol at them.

The police rear-end your car and give you a ticket for going too slow.

You rent a car and the first toll you pay is to the thief waiting around the corner.

You rent a car, ask someone for directions, then get mugged.

You rent a car, get on the expressway and get shot for passing somebody.

You exit the expressway downtown and someone forces you to pay them for cleaning your clean windshield.

You check into a Hotel, call room service and have someone answer, "Ju espeek Espanis"?

You ask someone for directions and they reply, "parlez vous frances" in Spanish.

You go downtown and buy a great camera for $99, then discover that you must pay at least another $1,000 for the rest of it.

You pay the extra $1,000 then get home and find a little sticker on the underside that reads "refurbished".

You hail a cab and ask to be taken to an American restaurant and the driver just stares at you.

You sail away on a starlight cruise and it rains all night.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Miami.

[AjsRebelPrincess]

you know your from Canada when

almost every sentence ends or begins with 'eh'

that's the only thing I can think of right now

[Summer8522]

you know your from Canada when

almost every sentence ends or begins with 'eh'

that's the only thing I can think of right now

But that isn't even true :laugh: I don't start every sentence with 'eh' :p:D


Ok, you know you're from Canada when....

-You have a whole drawer filled with Canadian tire money

-You travel out of the country and begin to have Tim Horton's withdrawls

[Kev's NZ Girl]

Great thread btw. :)

You know you're from New Zealand when.....

You know what to do in an Earthquake: get into the nearest doorway before any other bugger and say, "Nah, I don't reckon it's the big one this time. We'll be right"

You can hum the theme song to Coronation street.

You know what apples really taste like (and that there are more than four different kinds)

You know rugby league is not, and never will be, an international sport.

You're not sure about cricket, either. Or hockey. Or netball. Or swimming. Or the women's 400m. Or any other sport in which Australia are world champions. Yes, you're even having doubts about real rugby.

You know what happened to the lead singer of Push Push

You're seen split Enz, or former members thereof, performing live at least once

You reckon anyone who carries on about how great they are is an Australian.

You wouldn't dream of wearing thongs on your feet. Thats what jandals are for.

The name "Chappell" still makes you queasy

You know someone who worked on The Lord of the Rings or Xena

You wish Fitzy, Zinzan and Josh were still playing for the ABs.

The dairy sells more than just stuff from cows

You rolled Snifters, rather then Jaffas, down the aisle at the movies

You know something's horribly wrong if you've been driving for more then 2 hours without the scenery changing.

The words "NZ cricket victory" just don't sound right, somehow.

[KevinsLiLGurl]

But that isn't even true :laugh: I don't start every sentence with 'eh' :p:D


Ok, you know you're from Canada when....

-You have a whole drawer filled with Canadian tire money

-You travel out of the country and begin to have Tim Horton's withdrawls

some ppl I know do that

[KevinsLiLGurl]

-You travel out of the country and begin to have Tim Horton's withdrawls

now that one is so true lol:roll:

[Summer8522]

now that one is so true lol:roll:

It is!!

My dad was reading in that paper that in Iraq for the Canadian soldiers they have put in a small Tim Hortons and apparently the American soldiers discovered it. So now the Canadians are peeved cause they can't get in cause all the American soldiers are lining up for it too :laugh: and saying " Why dont we have a Tim Hortons back home!?"

I swear they put something in the coffee....

[lost_n_justin's_smile]

You Know You're From Ohio When...

You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.

You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.

You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!

You've heard of 3.2% beer.

Schools close for the state basketball tournament.

You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.

You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."

You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.

You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.

You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.

You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine, and Tuscarawas

You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.

You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.

You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.

Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.

Down south to you means Kentucky.

You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Ohio.

Added by me: You know what "knee high by the 4th of July" means

[CampKillYourself]

You've signed so many petitions to recall governors you can't remember the name of the incumbent.

You notice your car overheating before you drive it.

You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.

You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.

You can hear the weather forecast of 115 degrees without flinching.

You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour...and it will be over 100 degrees.

You discover, in July it only takes two fingers to drive your car, because your steering wheel is so hot.

You can make sun tea instantly.

You run your a/c in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.

The best parking is determined by shade.....not distance.

You realize that "Valley Fever" isn't a disco dance.i was actually sick with it for three years, and almost had to have surgery.

Hotter water comes from the cold water tap than the hot one.

It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation and yet all the streets are totally empty of both cars and people.

You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

Sunscreen is sold year round, kept right at the checkout counter.

You put on fresh sunscreen just to go check the mail box.

Some fools will market mini-misters for joggers and some other fools will actually buy them. Worse.....some fools actually try to jog.

You know hot air balloons can't rise because the air temperature is hotter than the air inside the balloon.

No one would dream of putting vinyl inside a car.

You see two trees fighting over a dog.

You can say "Hohokam" and people don't think you're laughing funny

You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River

You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves

You can pronounce"Saguaro", "Tempe", "San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", and "Cholla"

You can understand the reason for a town named "Why"

You can fry an egg on the hood of a car IN THE MORNING!

You hear people say "but it's a DRY heat!"

You buy salsa by the gallon.

Your Christmas decorations include sand and l00 paper bags.

You think a red light is merely a suggestion.

All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come the end of April.

You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.

Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los."

You think 60 tons of crushed red rock makes a beautiful yard. hahaha.. my courtyard has it[/b]

Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof. [i]XD thats an exact discription of my house.

Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.

Most homes have more firearms than people.

Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?"

People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out of-state or nuts.

You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.

If you haven't worked for Motorola at some time, you must be a newcomer. my dad so used to work there

You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Arizona.

[anno]

You know you're a Montrealerr when:

-You pronounce it "Muhntreal", not "Maahntreal".
-You say things like "I have to stop at the guichet before we go to the dep."
-You know that a "poutine", "steames", "frites-sauce", "joe-louis", and a Pepsi is a full course meal.
-You like your pizza all-dressed, and you can get one with any of the following toppings: fries, spaghetti, ground beef.
-You agree that Montreal drivers are crazy, but you're secretly proud of their nerves of steel.
-The most exciting thing about the South Shore is that you can turn right on a red.
-You know that the West Island is not a separate geographical formation.
-You have to bring smoked meat from Schwartz's and bagels from St-Viateur if you're visiting anyone west of Cornwall.
-You refer to Tremblant as "up North."
-You know how to pronounce Pie IX.
-You actually notice and point out stop signs that still say "stop".
-You believe to the depth of your very being that Toronto has no soul.
-Your high school reunion is held in Toronto because most of your classmates live there now.
-You greet everyone; from lifelong bosom friends to someone you met once a few years ago, with a two-cheek kiss.
-You've been hearing Celine Dion jokes longer than anyone else.
-You can watch soft-core porn on broadcast TV, and this has been true for at least 25 years.
-You cringe when English sports announcers pronounce French hockey player names.
-You were drinking cafe-au-lait before it was latte.
-You order fries 'with sauce', not 'with gravy'.
-Shopper's Drug Mart is Pharmaprix and Staples is Bureau en Gros, and PFK is finger lickin' good.
-For two weeks a year, you are a jazz afficianado.
-You need to be reminded by prominent signage that you should wait for the green light.
-Everyone on the street - drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists - think they're immortal, and that you'll move first.
-You're proud that Montreal is the home of Pierre Trudeau, Mordechai Richler, William Shatner, Leonard Cohen, Guy Lafleur, Charlie Biddle, and the Great
Antonio...and, you consider Donald Sutherland (and by default, Keifer), and Roch Carrier Montrealers, too.
-You know that Rocket Richard had nothing to do with astrophysics.
-You know the difference between the SQ (cops), the SAQ (booze), and the SAAQ (car insurance).
-You measure temperature and distance in metric, but weight and height in Imperial measure.
-You show up at a party at 11 p.m. and no one else is there yet.
-April Wine once played your high school (alternatively, Sass Jordon or Gowan).
-You know that Montreal is responsible for introducing the following to North America: bagels, souvlaki, smoked meat and Supertramp. Also, Chris de Burgh and the Police.
-You don't drink pop or soda, you drink soft drinks.
-You have graduated from high school and have a degree, but you've never been to grade 12.
-You never thought that Corey Hart was cool, but you know someone whose cousin or something dated him.
-There has to be at least 30 cm of snow on the ground in less than 24 hours for you to consider it too snowy to drive.
-You remember where you were during the Ice Storm.
-You used to be an Expos fan, but now all you really miss is Youppi.
-You're a Habs fan; always was, always will be...
-You know that your city's reputation for beautiful women is the result of centuries-old couplings between French soldiers and royally-commissioned whores (aka Les Filles du Roi).
-You discuss potholes like most people discuss weather.
-You encounter bilingual homeless people.
-While watching an American made-for-TV movie, you realize that "Vienna" is actually Old Montreal, that "New York" is actually downtown and that the "The Futuristic City" is actually Habitat '67.
-You find it amusing when people from outside Quebec compliment you on how good your English is.
-You secretly listen in on French morning radio 'cause they're much funnier and the music is better.
-You agree that CHOM sucks, but there's no alternative.
- You don't find it weird that there's a strip club on every corner downtown.

Even though I now live in Cali...I still consider myself a Montrealer and the above is all true!!!

[courtney27]

It is!!

My dad was reading in that paper that in Iraq for the Canadian soldiers they have put in a small Tim Hortons and apparently the American soldiers discovered it. So now the Canadians are peeved cause they can't get in cause all the American soldiers are lining up for it too :laugh: and saying " Why dont we have a Tim Hortons back home!?"

I swear they put something in the coffee....

i have done that too lol

and i saw that on the news lmao i would be peeved too americans cant have are timmys NO WAY haha
they asked one of the american soildiers a woman they asked her what she thought of the tim bit she said it was good but weird name or something lmao its not weird

now crispy creme is nasty compared to tim hortons