You Know You're from... When... (fit in, how much, buying)

[djmilf]

You know you're from Michigan if:

• You know how to pronounce Mackinac.
• When people say 'the Bridge', you know which bridge they're talking about. Unless they say 'the bridge or the tunnel'...then it's a different bridge they're talking about.
• Vacation means going up north for the weekend.
• Up north means anything north of the Zilwaukie Bridge (that's another bridge, not 'the Bridge').
• When giving directions, you refer to a "Michigan Left".
• You measure distance in minutes.
• To you, the word "Thumb" is a geographical reference.
• You believe that down south means Ohio. Or Indiana, Or Wisconsin. Or possibly Canada.
• You know the difference between Yoopers and Trolls.
• You know how to play and pronounce 'Euchre'.
• Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, opening day of deer season, and Devil's Night.
• Octopus and hockey go together like hot dogs and baseball.
• If you haven't eaten muskrat yourself, you at least have heard of people who have.
• You know what a 'party store' is.
• You can easily identify a southern or eastern accent.
• You're certain that you don't have an accent
• When you travel outside of Michigan, people who hear you speak ask you what part of Wisconsin you're from.
• You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on your upraised hand.

[desert sun]

you know your from New Mexico when----

people think you live in another country

the welfare office is full of teen mothers in nice vehicles on expensive rims

you get your first REAL jail sentence after your 11th DWI

nothing impresses you

[missionhome]

You Know You're From Coastal/South Orange County, CA when:

1. All the restauraunts have to put up "No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service"
2. You have four cars and two people that can drive in the household
3. You don't understand what winter is. You think it means ice skating at the Irvine Spectrum in 75 degree heat.
4. You fear Los Angeles like the Bubonic Plague.
5. You speak Spanish almost fluently to communicate with your gardener, pool guy, electrician, meter man, mailman, etc...
6. You can count the number of 16 year olds who did not get a new car for their birthday on one hand.
7. You go to the tanning salon and then you go to the beach.
8. You don't understand that people in most places don't live in gated communities with eight foot walls around them and a HOA that is inspired by Mein Kampf.
9. Everyone has an SUV capable of transporting a small army even though they only have like two kids.
10. It is sprinkling and you turn on the TV and a lightning bolt strikes across the TV screen and Dallas Raines says "Southern California Storm Watch, the Southland could possibly get .001 inches of rain today."
11. You possibly have never seen a black person.
12. You think a 45 minute commute is on the low end.
13. You are not sure whether to identify yourself as a resident of Southern California, of Los Angeles, of Orange County, or of the actual city you live in on vacation.
14. You live in a stucco Mediterranean styled house and think that anything else just looks old. Your house is 2,000 square feet and cost you 2 million bucks.
15. Foreclosures are the norm and you are not the least bit shaken by your neighbor loosing his home and beating up the bank's real estate agent trying to sell it. (My neighbor actually did this)
16. You think you are poor because you only live in a 2 million dollar house and the people up the street have a four million dollar house.
17. You are sixteen year old comes home crying because he got made fun of for only driving a Honda Civic.
18. You know what real Mexican food tastes like and can tell the difference between the good and bad stuff.
19. You drive a Mercedes Benz but go home to a 600 square foot apartment.
20. You always wondered what it would be like to actually ride the public bus, but actually think you may get stabbed on it.
21. You have never seen your next door neighbor's face and don't care.
22. When the freeway is actually clear, you better drive 95 mph just to savor the moment and enjoy it while it lasts.
23. You are on vacation and think people wearing Hollister and other brands that emulate So Cal wish they were you and then pat yourself on the back and think you are the coolest person in the whole room.
24. You can spot the tourists at Disneyland, the beach, the malls, etc.. out like a shark in a tank of guppies.
25. A Hawaiian shirt is "dressing up" for church.... and then you forget why you are at church.

[backdrifter]

You know you're from Oregon when:

(geared more towards Portland and the Willamette Valley)

You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.

You don't consider it a real mountain if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, regardless of its altitude.

You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Yakima, Oregon, Tigard, and Willamette.

You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

You go out of state and wait in your car for someone to pump your gas.

You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

You notice, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

You see someone with an umbrella and know they're probably from California.

You measure distance in hours.

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

"Vacation" means going to Portland for the weekend.

Your grandparents drive at 65 mph through a rain storm without flinching.

You carry jumper cables in your pickup and your wife knows how to use them.

There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Bi-Mart store at any given time.

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.

You blame everything that's not right on ex-Californians.

You go to a coffee bar and see two guys get into a fight over who makes the best India Pale Ale.

You own more than 10 articles of clothing that have microbreweries/brewpubs printed on them. Bonus for embroidered stuff.

You are sitting at a red light surrounded by Subaru Outbacks and Volvos.

You live equidistant to a symphony hall, a winery, and a volcano.

Your children learned to walk in Birkenstocks.

You complain about Californians as you sell your house to one for twice as much as you originally paid.

You only honk your horn if collision is imminent and never for anything else.

You used to live somewhere else but won't admit it publicly.

You'd be pissed if the store was out of your favorite brand of water.

Know at least eight people who work for Intel or Nike, or used to work for Tektronix.

You obey all traffic laws except "keep right unless passing."

You think downtown Portland is "scary" because you were panhandled there...once...

You know that Kindergarten Cop and The Goonies were filmed in Astoria and Cannon Beach, respectively.

You know where Astoria is.

You think that the Coast is the best place to go for vacation, or just for a day off.

You take pride in Lewis and Clark and know who Sacajawea is.

You were excited when the Crater Lake, Oregon quarter came out.

You know the exact day(s) you had school off because it snowed one inch.

You are sad during Christmas because it never snows in the the valley.

You know where the valley is.

You are more concerned about packing a sweatshirt or a jacket when going to the beach than packing a bathing suit.

You are aware that "The Shining" was filmed at Timberline Lodge.

You believe that Enchanted Forest is Oregon's Disneyland.

You smile at people you don't know as you walk by them on the sidewalk.

You know you're from Oregon when people call you a hippy and you just smile because you can't hear them over the grape-nuts.

You make subtle remarks about Washington drivers, but save your real road rage for California drivers.

You actually get most of these jokes and pass it on to other Oregonians.

[talps1]

Originally Posted by breeze823

It will always be the Del Mar Fair...still have a hard time adjusting to Qualcom too and I definately miss number 41!

Regarding the San Diego post which was so right on... I wanted to add a little more detail to some numbers (my husband and I are SD natives who just moved from there 4 years ago after 45 years)

11. You've gone to "The Cross" on Mt. Helix for Easter services, 60 degrees is cold.
11b. You've gone to Mt. Helix at night to look at the view and make out with your boyfriend/girlfriend (lovers' lane).

12. You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and the bounus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium.
12b. You've tailgated at the original Stadium - San Diego Stadium, which I still call it!

20. You remember when 'Lemon Grove', 'La Mesa', and 'Spring Valley' were "in the sticks"
20b. You remember riding a horse down Broadway and Main Street in El Cajon.

25. You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking struction traffic after a Padres game.
25b. You remember when Horton Plaza was a little tiny park in the middle of downtown with a creepy underground bathroom and a bums' hangout.

I miss San Diego the way it used to be!!!! I wish I could go back to the good old days! Even the creepy park that Horton Plaza used to be!!!!

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by talps1

Regarding the San Diego post which was so right on... I wanted to add a little more detail to some numbers (my husband and I are SD natives who just moved from there 4 years ago after 45 years)

11. You've gone to "The Cross" on Mt. Helix for Easter services, 60 degrees is cold.
11b. You've gone to Mt. Helix at night to look at the view and make out with your boyfriend/girlfriend (lovers' lane).

12. You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and the bounus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium.
12b. You've tailgated at the original Stadium - San Diego Stadium, which I still call it!

20. You remember when 'Lemon Grove', 'La Mesa', and 'Spring Valley' were "in the sticks"
20b. You remember riding a horse down Broadway and Main Street in El Cajon.

25. You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking struction traffic after a Padres game.
25b. You remember when Horton Plaza was a little tiny park in the middle of downtown with a creepy underground bathroom and a bums' hangout.

I miss San Diego the way it used to be!!!! I wish I could go back to the good old days! Even the creepy park that Horton Plaza used to be!!!!

I remember when they decided to build Horton Plaza and nobody could believe it, considering what it was. It sure cleaned up nice though!

LOL on 20B, although I never rode a horse there, but grew up in El Cajon. I remember when I met my husband, who was from La Mesa and thought EC was so country,lol...he thought for sure we rode horses around ha! Graduated from ECVHS in 84. Now I've heard it's totally unsafe around there. We left Ca in 2001 and haven't been back.

[Katarina Witt]

You know you're from Metro Denver, Colorado when:

You design your child's Halloween costume to fit over a parka.

You expect snow on Halloween, Easter, and all times in between, but not necessarily Christmas.

It can be 70 at Christmas and 70 on the 4th of July, of the same year.

An inch rain is an inch between the raindrops.

You know it's not really a "red" or "blue" state.

You think you don't have an accent.

It takes at least 10 inches of snow to close the schools, and the University of Colorado has a firm policy of not closing down at all.

You can speak pidgin Spanish, at least.

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by Katiana

You know you're from Metro Denver, Colorado when:

You design your child's Halloween costume to fit over a parka.

You expect snow on Halloween, Easter, and all times in between, but not necessarily Christmas.

It can be 70 at Christmas and 70 on the 4th of July, of the same year.

An inch rain is an inch between the raindrops.

You know it's not really a "red" or "blue" state.

You think you don't have an accent.

It takes at least 10 inches of snow to close the schools, and the University of Colorado has a firm policy of not closing down at all.

You can speak pidgin Spanish, at least.

What kind of accent does Colorado have? I don't think I've ever heard one before.

[Katarina Witt]

General western, TV announcer type.

[breeze823]

Originally Posted by Katiana

General western, TV announcer type.

Oh, well that's why I've never heard one, because you don't have one, like me