Inspired by the palmetto bug You know you are from (state) when...

[leahannpen]

I think I'm going to start driving to NJ for gas!

You know you're from Wisconsin when:

You have a bar/tavern on every street corner.

You go to Friday "fish fries".

One day it snows and the next day it's 80!

You say " bubbler " when you want a "drinking fountain".

You wear a foam piece of cheese on your head.

 

[Poohbear123]

When you drive down the road, and stop at a Yellow light, and the guy behind you crashes into you, and cursers you out in A: Spanish B: Creole or C: French Canadian.

 

[mickeyboat]

You know you are in VT when

- people ask you what country VT is in
- those not from VT are known as "flat-landers"
- when 75% of the cars on the interstate on Friday nights are from MA

Denae

 

[Chicago526]

Okay, not a state, but it's in the spirit!

My kind of town, Chicago

1) You live two miles from work and it takes an hour to drive there.

2) You know "Windy City" is not a referance to weather.

3) It's January, it just snowed, and you see someone's kitchen chair in the street. And you know that if you put it back on the sidewalk you will be shot on sight.

4) You have trouble pronouncing "th" words and they come out like "dis" and "dat".

5) You think of anything south of I-80 as Southern Illinois

6) Sausage is pronounced "SAH-SAGE" and not "SAW-SAGE"

7) You can decipher an WMAQ traffic roport, but your out of town guest in the passenger seat thinks it's gibberish.

8) You learned your interstate highways by name and not the number.

9) You can finish this t.v. commercial jingle "five-eight-eight two-three-hundred..."

10) You give driving distance in minutes or blocks, never in miles.

 

[CourtasanSatine]

In Texas there's a yard sale every weekend

 

[Obi-Wan Pinobi]

You know you're in the south when you dread rain in the summertime because that's just going to trip the humidity level when it stops.

You know you're in Richmond, VA, when you hear the phrases "north of the James" and "south of the James" (River, that is).

 

[Snow Dog Mom]

Originally posted by SyracuseWolvrine
You're from Michigan if
- You only know of 2 seasons - sledding season, and construction season
- you drive 85 and pass on the right
- you can point to a spot on the palm of your right hand to show people where you're from
- Octopus and hockey go together as naturally as peanut butter and jelly
- you've ever been kicked out of a hockey rink in another state for possession of an octopus (which you're planning on throwing on the ice)
- you recognize that no matter where you go in Ohio, you're in the middle of nowhere
- You know the correct pronounciation of "Mackinac"
- You know that not only does Hell exist, you've been there
- The phrase "Exit 69, Big Beaver Rd" is not a joke to you
- You've driven on the Lodge, the Reuther, the Jeffries, and the Ford.

OMG, we drive from NC to MI every Christmas and--
you feel like you will NEVER make it out of Ohio!

Kim

 

[NMAmy]

New Mexico:

People from out of state always think that you live in Mexico. I've had phone calls where people tell me how excellent my English is and ask me what the exchange rate is from pesos to dollars. One woman told me, "Well, I don't know how you do things in YOUR country but in the United States we do it this way." Umm...I live in the United States, you idiot. Right between Texas and Arizona. Get a map.

Cheeseburgers with green chile are a regular menu item at McDonalds.

You use a swamp cooler instead of an air conditioner.

There is a huge grass roots movement when the county wants to ban old cars on residential property.

Oh and even though I've moved back to Michigan, I still say that I'm fixin' to do something.

 

[Figment22]

Originally posted by NMAmy
New Mexico:

People from out of state always think that you live in Mexico. I've had phone calls where people tell me how excellent my English is and ask me what the exchange rate is from pesos to dollars. One woman told me, "Well, I don't know how you do things in YOUR country but in the United States we do it this way." Umm...I live in the United States, you idiot. Right between Texas and Arizona. Get a map.

Calling all geography teachers..........

 

[grinningghost]

You know you're from New York...

when you take a breath and you're taxed for it.

 

[Jimbo]

You know you're from the Ohio valley when you have scars on your lymph nodes.

This probably sound like gibberish, but my boss had an MRI yesterday. When her doctor reviewed the results with her, he said "I see you grew up in the Ohio valley," which she had. He said that she had some peculiar scars on her lymph nodes. And these scars only show up on people from that area.

New! This fall! On CBS! CSI Milwaukee!

 

[luvmy2sams]

You know you're from Oklahoma if.....

...a tornado warning means it's time to go outside and try to spot the funnel.

...chicken fried steak and/or chicken fried chicken are on your top 5 list of favorite foods.

...you think that people who complain about the wind in other states are sissies.

 

[CindysGusGus]

You know when you are in the south when your neck is redder than the clay in the ground that represents dirt.

I dont know if this applies anymore its been awhile.. You know your in Rhode Island when you can drink a cabinet (chocolate shake) for breakfast
You go to the Lav instead of the restroom and
You have an elastic not a rubber band