You know you're from . . .

[sweetinmaine]

You know you're from Vermont when the "g" is left off from verbs!

fishin', huntin' bikin'

Drives me nuts!!!

 

[4nana]

You know you're in So Md when crabs are a shellfish you eat ...not body lice.

 

[powellrj]

you know you are from Indiana because you are "in line" not "on line", you have pop not soda, you have your heater on in the morning and the air on in the afternoon in your car, you love to eat a breaded tenderloin, you know that tourney time is in March, you know that the month of may means the 500.

 

[KathiWithAnI]

I didn't know I was really really from the Carolinas until I moved to MD and they thought I said things funny.....

On the phone at work one day I was giving directions to our location and I told the guy "Turn left the the Big Ole Red Barn" he said-- the WHAT. He didn't understand big ole

Now here are things I don't say, but do understand what they mean..

ya'll ( you all, everyone)

all ya'll (I guess this is to emphsis *everyone*)

down the road a piece (probably about a mile, maybe more)

that's all she wrote (that's all there is to that story)

my, that's a big'un (that is a very large 'whatever')

carry me to the store (drive, take, give a lift etc.)

madder then a wet hen (I personally don't know how mad a wet hen gets, but apparently they get very mad!)

I don't like to say ya'll, so I tend to say 'you guys', guess a bit of my northern roots are showing through

 

[RickinNYC]

You know you live in NYC when...

you wouldn't be caught dead in Times Square

you get a slice, you get it at Ray's, but when you get a pie, you have to go to John's

you don't look nervous and sketchy when you're buying knock off bags, purses, clothing, DVD's or anything else on the street

you don't bother for the light to change to cross the street

you don't look UP when you're walking through midtown

you don't feel apologetic about passing by someone who's handing out flyers on the street and you don't say a word

you wouldn't go near Fifth Avenue or Rockefeller Center during the holiday season

you don't walk five abreast when you're walking on the sidewalk

you have your dirty laundry picked up and the clean laundry delivered. Who the heck does laundry???

you fold a slice in half before you bother to eat it

you go to H&H for bagels

you walk UP the right hand side of stairs and walk DOWN the left hand side when you use the subway

you actually ARE a nice person and you're willing to give directions to confused tourists

you pay more for rent what the rest of the country pays for mortgage

your don't blink when you shell out $8-12 for a little martini or $6 for a beer

you say "the city" and it means Manhattan

you instantly know which way is East and which is West without consulting a compass

 

[funhouse8]

Rick, I grew up in Queens and people know I'm from NYC everytime I open my mouth. The accent can't be mistaken!

 

[TLHB70]

Thanks Ariel Wanna-Be!!!! My MIL came to visit at Easter. She brought me 10 big cannisters of Tony's and about 6 boxes of the Zatarains gumbo base mix. She forgot pralines from Prejean's, though. I might make a trip down in June if the gas prices go down. Maybe we can have a little Dis meet!
What part of Ascension Parish? I was in Walker. We drove to Berthelot's to eat a lot. We have friends in Gonzales, too.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

Well, I live in New Hampshire, but I'm originally from Massachusetts.

You know you're from eastern Massachusetts when:

- The letter "R" is optional.

- There are no speed limits, just speed suggestions.

- You cringe whenever you get stuck behind a car with Maine plates, because they drive the speed suggestion.

- You do everything fast. Drive, talk, walk, eat, etc. And you get aggravated when someone can't keep up.

- Snowstorms don't faze you in the least. You've been known to drive to work in 30" of the stuff and you laugh when people in the south freak out over a dusting.

- You live within walking distance of 5 Dunkin' Donuts.

 

[AmyBeth68]

you know you're from sussex county, nj when...

you get offended when someone mentions that you are, look like, wear, etc. any thing that have to do with farming.
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I'm a sussex county girl. Born and raised. And yet not a farmer! LOL!

 

[orangeblossom]

You know you're from Florida when you're glad that the "snowbirds' have gone home for the season.

 

[gabbygrennell]

You know you are from Seattle but have been transplanted to ohio when....

You ask someone where the nearest Starbucks is? and they look at you weird and say a star what? you then tell them, you know where i can get a latte... and again they reply with a la what?

Or when someone explains mixing something with water by saying "you cut it with water"
I laughed forever over that one! Thinking how on earth do you cut anything with water?

i love the way people here give us directions...
"you turn by the big ol' oak tree, then go down the road just a bit" (apparently there is a difference between a small, medium and big ol oak trees, and down the road just a bit can be anywhere from 1 mile to 50 miles!)

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

Actually there's this website that you can go to that has most of the major cities...

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

Here's mine...

You know you're from San Antonio when:

You lost your virginity at mission drive-in

You know exactly how to get to the "Ghost Tracks" from anywhere in town.

You think "pro-choice" means flour or corn tortillas.

You've never been to the Alamo.

You think a health drink is a Margarita without salt.

You think being able to read the Taco Cabana menu makes you bilingual.

You used to live in a neighborhood you wouldn't even drive through now.

There has been a road crew on your street since before the Alamodome was built.

You remember when Crossroads Mall used to be called Wonderland.

You've been to Midget Mansion.

You know all about the "Dancing Diablo" and the "Donkey Lady" bridge.

You know that Wheatley and Brackenridge is the same school.

You remember the Captain Gus show.

Your subwoofer has twice the value of your car.

You have three rodeo outfits but never have been on a horse

You're an expert with the brake pedal, but you have no idea what a blinker is.

Your idea of culture is wearing a Hard Rock T-shirt.

You think the last supper was at Mi Tierra restaurant.

You do your grocery shopping at a flea market.

You think local politicians are crooks, but you still do not vote.

You have a "Selena Lives" bumper sticker on your car.

You care if San Antonio is in the "national spotlight".

A formal occasion is getting a glass with your longneck.

You believe Tacos, barbecue, tequilla, and beer are the four basic food groups.

You rented Pulp Fiction to escape the everyday violence of the city.

You think wearing bows in your hair will get you a husband.

Your White mother learned how to make Tamales & Menudo from your neighbors.

You know the "real" definition of FIESTA is "stay home if at all possible".

You have ordered Mexican food at a Chinese restaurant.

You had breakfast tacos at Taco Cabana on Christmas morning.

You remember the Joske's Christmas display.

You remember when JC Penney's had a restaurant.

You remember hamburgers from Whopper Burger.

You're elementary field trip was to the Butter Crust Bakery.

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

 

[AllyandJack]

Well, I live in New Hampshire, but I'm originally from Massachusetts.

You know you're from eastern Massachusetts when:

- The letter "R" is optional.

- There are no speed limits, just speed suggestions.

- You cringe whenever you get stuck behind a car with Maine plates, because they drive the speed suggestion.

- You do everything fast. Drive, talk, walk, eat, etc. And you get aggravated when someone can't keep up.

- Snowstorms don't faze you in the least. You've been known to drive to work in 30" of the stuff and you laugh when people in the south freak out over a dusting.

- You live within walking distance of 5 Dunkin' Donuts.

I am also a transplant from MA.

You also know you're from MA when you're on 128, it becomes 95 and then goes back to being 128 again and you think it's perfectly normal. You also think it's normal that you have go North (on 93) to be able to go south (on 95/128) and vice versa.

 

[MrsKreamer]

...you refer to all soda as "Coke" ("what kind of Coke do you want?")

...you have the sense to avoid New Orleans at Mardi Gras

...the list of crooked politicians that are in jail is almost as long as the list of crooked politicians that aren't in jail.

...you can pronounce towns like Thibodeaux and Nachitoches

...you watch the movie Steel Magnolias and want to scream at the screen "Would y'all just drop those horrible fake southern accents!!"

...you know how to cook a roux, you know how to play bouree', and you know what a "pirough" is.

...you cannot fathom eating a lobster unless it's boiled in Zatarrain's Crab Boil

...you laughed when you heard Julia Roberts pronounce "Lafayette" in the movie The Pelican Brief

...you have a list of Boudreaux jokes as long as your arm

Living in New Orleans I have a few more to add.

When people ask what school you went to they mean your High School.

...you don't know what "last call" means b/c the bars never close.

...you hate ladders durring Carnival season

...you know the family and non-family areas of Mardi Gras

...laugh at tourist who buy beads!

...laugh at tourist who show their ****s for beads! (no those gals aren't locals)

...you know where your shoes are!

...will get into at least one car accident every few years.

...Has FEMA on speed dial durring the "rainy seasons"

...knows Bob Breck(local weather man) wears a wig

...knows that Emeril is NOT from New Orleans

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

...knows that Emeril is NOT from New Orleans

What?! Oh the lies! The deceit! Say it isn't so!......

 

[cadburysmom]

You know you're from NC when...

you expect all iced tea to be pre-sweetened

you say "ya'll" instead of you all

you "cut" on the lights

consider "Easter Monday" a holiday

you go down the road for a "visit"

wealthy friends with good taste are referred to as "high cotton"

BBQ is always made with pork and vinegar

you don't question what a "Tarheel" is

Beach Music is not sung by the Beach Boys

unlike the Brits, "shagging" is dancing

you pull for Carolina or Duke, NEVER both

basketball is a religion, not a sport...NC Tarheels 2005 National Champs!

 

[Chicago526]

Chicago!

You know that if it's January and you see someone's kitchen chair in the street, that if you move it you'll be shot on sight.

When we read a big story in the paper about mob ties in the city, our reaction is "tell me something I don't know".

Sausage is pronounced "SAH-SAGE" not "SAW-SAGE"

You give driving distance in minutes, never in miles.

You can decipher a WMAQ traffic report, but your out of town guest in the passenger seat thinks its gibberish.

You can finnish the phrase "five eight eight, two three hundred..."

 

[DisneyDmbNut]

You Know You're From Palm Beach Florida When...

You own at least five pairs of flip flops

You know someone who's been struck by lightning

You're more scared of the freaks who live down the street than gators

Your backyard is sometimes a swamp

You're officially sick of Disney (WHAT???)

You shrug off hurricane warnings

You've been permanently blinded by fat men in speedos

There are only two seasons - hot and hotter

You've drank a flaming alligator.

Donald Trump is a regular at your favorite restaurant

You keep burn ointment in your glove box for steering wheel hand burns

You have a "mosquito attack" plan to get from your car to house

You wear shorts 365 days a year

You turn the heat on when it drops below 60

 

[Stitch Inside]

You know you're from NC when...

you expect all iced tea to be pre-sweetened

you say "ya'll" instead of you all

you "cut" on the lights

consider "Easter Monday" a holiday

you go down the road for a "visit"

wealthy friends with good taste are referred to as "high cotton"

BBQ is always made with pork and vinegar

you don't question what a "Tarheel" is

Beach Music is not sung by the Beach Boys

unlike the Brits, "shagging" is dancing

you pull for Carolina or Duke, NEVER both

basketball is a religion, not a sport...NC Tarheels 2005 National Champs!

Poor Dookies, bless their hearts.

...if you've ever been to the Spot, Shrimp or Mullet (the fish not the haircut, although I'm sure you'd see a few) Festivals.

 

[Stitch Inside]

Chicago!


You can finnish the phrase "five eight eight, two three hundred..."

I'm not from Chicago, but isn't it Empire!?
WGN and Harry Carey are the reasons I grew up a Cubs fan in NC.