You know you're from . . .

[Chicago526]

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.

WGN, the only nationwide local t.v. station!

I think Empire just used to be a Chicago thing but they expanded nationwide. All I know is that they have a comerical on every 5 seconds here!

 

[chipmunkfan]

You know your from PA (Philly area) if:

You order a cheesesteak wit wiz....translation cheesesteak, onions, and cheez wiz...if you don't want onion you say cheesesteak wiz

You do the Philly roll....always watch the opposing traffic light and when it starts to turn yellow you roll your car off the line...also works at stop signs...just kind of roll through them

You refer to Pork Roll as Pork Roll...I work in Jersey and hate when they refer to it as "Taylor Ham"

You know what scrapple is....need I say more

When the forecast is for 3-4 inches of snow the newscasters refer to it as "The storm of the century" How embarrasing!

The New Year just wouldn't be right without watching the Mummers Parade on tv

Real Philly soft pretzels...right from the pretzel factory

Knowing the definition of a Hoagie and loving the roll

Knowing what this means..."There running on .....Street"....street drag racing

Most Philly people don't go to Pat's or Gino's for cheesesteaks....we go to the "Prince" off the Blvd

 

[MrsKreamer]

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

He's from New Jersey...he learned how to cook here, but is NOT from here....hence why his cooking sucks! Can you tell I'm not his biggest fan


I found a few more from that blog...

You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at crawfish boils this is soooo true, it soaks up the juice!

When you give directions you use "lakeside” and “riverside' not north & south It's by the river, or it's by the lake

Your ancestors are buried above the ground.

You get on a green street(trolley) car to go to the park and a red one to the French Quarter

You listen to holiday songs such as "the 12 yats of Christmas" and "Santa and his reindeer used to right herer" local band christmas songs


Someone asks for directions and you stop and help them with a smile
gladly

You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.

You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco. Not me but I know people who do!

Every once in a while, you have waterfront property. we have a floodin season

You refer to Louisiana winters as "Gumbo Weather."

You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don't eat the dead ones," and you know what he means.

You learned Bourre(card game) the hard way: Holding yourself upright in your crib.


You give up Tabasco for Lent again I know people who have done this!

You worry about a deceased family member returning in spring floods. this is why people are burried above ground!

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday. we rearange days off so we can have Lundi and Mardi Gras, and of coarse Ash Wed.


Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled. you would not believe how true this is!

You know what a nutria is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.[/COLOR=red]

You like your rice and your politics dirty.

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

Your accent sounds nothing like Harry Connick, Jr's.


When a hurricane is imminent, you have a lot more faith in Nash Roberts (local weatherman) than some Super Doppler 6000. I miss Nash! I think he passed away


Nothing shocks you. Period. Ever .

Your idea of health food is a baked potato instead of fries with your seafood platter.

You have to take your coffee and favorite coffeemaker with you on a three-day trip.


You call tomato sauce "red gravy." I just realized this was a local thing!

You don't show your "pretties" during Mardi Gras. again, those aren't local girls...we were raised better!

You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease. that's the exit I take to get to the Quater

You wear sweaters in because it ought to be cold. it is always cold inside compared to outside!

Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a football player.
We have lots of local pictures of Santa on a pirouge being pulled by alligators.

You cringe every time you hear an actor with a Southern or Cajun accent in a "New Orleans-based" movie or TV show. enough to make me sick!

You waste more time navigating back streets than you would if you just sat in traffic. I have been known to do this

You're walking in the French Quarter with a plastic cup of beer. When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

...You eat dinner out and spend the entire meal talking about all the other good places you've eaten. so true!

 

[HomeSweetDisney]

You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at crawfish boils this is soooo true, it soaks up the juice!

I learned that living in Lousiana

You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.

I still think that!

You learned Bourre(card game) the hard way: Holding yourself upright in your crib.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled. you would not believe how true this is!

How's it pronounced?

You're walking in the French Quarter with a plastic cup of beer. When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

We do that here too! Especially during Fiesta which starts this weekend!

 

[Scullyrules1013]

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

Empiiiiiiire!

Some others I liked (I guess living in the suburbs gives me some from Illinois Illinois, and some from Chicago Illinois)..

*Illinois*

You drink "pop."

"Vacation" means going to Six Flags. (Raging Bull, yeah!)

You don't pronounce the "S" in Illinois like the rest of the world.

You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is. (Our Spanish class explained the concept of cow tipping to our teacher one day..all she had to say was "¡que terrible!")


*Chicago*
You expect corruption in local politics.

You've been caught speeding in Wisconsin because you had Illinois plates. (I swear, the Racine police are out to get us)

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

You know a good gyros joint.

You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is

You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708, 312, & 815

 

[KelNottAt]

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

And you know you're from anywhere in Maryland when you say "the bay" and everyone knows what you mean.

Kelley

 

[fourdaughters]

You know you are from PA.(philly) when you know what "The Schuylkill" is and you know how to pronouce it.

 

[orangeblossom]

And you know you're from anywhere in Maryland when you say "the bay" and everyone knows what you mean.

Kelley

Actually, you could be from the Gulf Coast of Florida too

 

[justjulie]

Here are a couple from Ontario, although I think they are generally "Canadian"

you get milk in bags, not gallon jugs
you pronounce Toronto without the second "t" (Torono)
Smarties, Aero, Coffee Crisp, Kit Kat, buttertarts and malt bread are available in abundance

 

[MickeyFlirt]

You know you are from FL when
You actually know what a "hammerknocker" is
You know where to go when someone says "over yonder a bit"
Say "ya'll"
Say "reckon"
(okay for all of these I am a little closer to GA)
You have to dodge alligators in the road
campsites fill up with the "snowbirds" RV's
Wonder when the days thunderstorm is coming
part of the yard turns into a swamp when it rains
hate tourist seaon (sorry) esp. spring break
You get asked all the time about the hurricanes
No the sunshine state is not always the sunshine state.

 

[BUCKEYE MICKEY]

From central Ohio, When you can say (yell) OH and someone will respond accordingly.
You know what a buckeye is, and have a recipe to make candy ones.

 

[geffric]

Empiiiiiiire!

*Chicago*
You expect corruption in local politics.

You've been caught speeding in Wisconsin because you had Illinois plates. (I swear, the Racine police are out to get us)

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

You know a good gyros joint.

You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"

You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is

You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708, 312, & 815

and you know it is pronounced Chicawago and some of us are from the sout side and others are nort siders..

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 know what Giordanos, Lou Malnati's, and Gino's have in common.
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 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 know what Lincoln Towing is.

and You are STILL a Bulls/Cubs/Sox/Bears fan

 

[drgnfly30]

Isn't that a given?

Nope - I'm from Delaware & if we go to Rehoboth it's "the Beach" if we go to NJ it's "the shore"!

Otherwise I can totally relate to the Philly ones!! Anyone else go to the "Acame"?

Christine

 

[MUFFYCAT]

You know you live in NYC when...

you wouldn't be caught dead in Times Square


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 fold a slice in half before you bother to eat it


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

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

I grew up in Queens and all the above I agree on! I also work in Manhattan now. I love your Christmas in Rockfeller ctr, knock off bags, and walking across streets.
They were all great! Thanks

 

[wuv tigger]

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 {it's just down the street}," and "Havre de Grace"

You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie Yep

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 ... that's where I got my 1st credit card!

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.

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.

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

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.

ALL of the bold ones I can relate too ... that's too funny!

Judy

 

[monarchsfan16]

You know you're from New Hampshire when:
You know there are 4 seasons: foliage, ski, mud and pothole, and road construction...tourist season also fits in road construction season
You say "wicked" instead of "really"
Half of your clothes are LL Bean
You've never paid sales tax on anything in state
You can identify a Massachusetts accent
You can identify someone from Mass by the way they drive
You prefer driving in snow because the snow fills the potholes
Someone you know has hit a moose at least once (grampa has hit 2)
You really do break for moose
Blizzard? Oh yeah that's that storm that dumps 30'' of the white stuff
You've worn a Halloween costume over a snowsuit

 

[ChrisnSteph]

You Know You're From California When... (from the internet)

The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway.

You know how to eat an artichoke.

The primary bugs that you worry about are electronic.

Your car has bullet-proof windows.

Left is right and right is wrong.

Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.

You can't find your other earring because your son is wearing it.

You drive to your neighborhood block party.

Your family tree contains "significant others."

You don't exterminate your roaches, you smoke them.

You see 25 lawyers chasing an ambulance.

More than clothes come out of the closets.

You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.

More money is spent on facelifts than on diapers.

You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach.

When you can't schedule a meeting because you must "do lunch."

Rainstorms or thunder are the lead story for the local news.

You'll reluctantly miss yoga class to wait for the hot tub repairman.

All highways into the state say: "no fruits."

The Terminator is your governor

You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?

It's barely sprinkling rain and there's a report on every news station: "STORM WATCH"

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

 

[supercarrie]

You know you're from LA when:

-You're driving on the 101 and see a clear cut definition of where the smog begins and ends
-You're sitting in traffic for at least an hour at any given part of the day
-You begin to "lie" to your friends about where you are (i.e. "Yeah I'm like 20 minutes away") - when you know that it'll take you at least an hour to get there).
-You eat a different ethnic food for every meal
-You look around at the nice cars around you during traffic, thinking it'll be your favorite Laker or WB star.
-You know it's best not to be on the 405 at 4:05 pm.
-Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about "twenty minutes".
-You've inadvertently learned Spanish.
-In the "winter", you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day.
-You know what "sigalert", "PCH", and "the five" mean.
-Your pizza delivery guy is also on contract with Warner Bros.
-If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you're definitely driving.
-You have a gym membership because it's mandatory.
-Your TV show is interrupted by a police chase.
-You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.
-You've ever bought oranges, flowers, cherries or peanuts on a freeway off-ramp.
-You think that Venice is a beach.
-You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice.
-Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.
You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald's or a Starbucks.
-Your cell phone has left a permanant impression on the side of your head.
-You never, ever go into the water at the Beach. You barely touch the sand.
-Everyone you know has 3+ phone numbers. Home, Office, mobile, pager, two-way, voicemail.....
-You have a favorite Thai restaurant.
-You've been to Disneyland more times than Downtown.
-When giving directions , you follow up with the phrase: "With/Without traffic."
-You classify new people you meet by their Area Code. An "818" would never date a "562" and anyone from "323" or "213" is ghetto/second class. Best area code: "310."
-You live 10 miles from work. It takes you 60 minutes to get home.
-Walking out of Jamba Juice, you see that a movie is being shot on-location across the street.
-You are not happy, or even slightly exited that there may be a movie star there. You just say, " They... better not be blocking my parking space."
-You really can never be too rich or too thin.
-Any invitation comes with, "Starts at 8pm or as soon as you can get through traffic."
-You have never met a waiter that wasn't really an "Actor."
-The three hour traffic jam you just sat through wasn't caused by a horrific 9 car pile-up, but by everyone slowing to rubberneck at a lost shoe lying on the shoulder.
-A nurse can look at you in all seriousness and ask, "you don’t drink or smoke, right?"
-All the "cool gyms" allow pedestrians on the street a full-view of those working out. Literally, you can’t drive by Wilshire without staring into L.A. Fitness. Perhaps a new form of window shopping? - this gym is right by where I live - SO true!
-The waitress asks if you'd like "carbs" in your meal.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

From the web.

You know you're from New Hampshire when (most of these are further north than I live):

You say "wicked" instead of "really."

Your idea of a good meal is Katie's Country Kitchen

You drive a Suburu

Half of your clothes are from L.L. Bean

You rather vacation in New Zealand than Florida

Motorcycle Weekend is the highlight of your summer

When you take your yearly trip into Boston, you "pak ya cah in Havad Yad"

"Vacation" means going to Burlington for the weekend.

You go out of state and don't understand what "tax" means on your receipt

You think of the major food groups as venison, beer, fish, and berries.

You refer to the Patriots as "we".

You can identify a Massachusetts accent.

You can visit Berlin, New London, Bethlehem, Lisbon, Lebanon and Dublin all in one afternoon.

Down South to you means Boston.

You consider Manchester exotic.

You don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Ballantine Ale.

You can actually pronounce Kancamagus.

You know what a bubbler is.

Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.

You go out for fish fry every Friday.

You can recognize someone from Massachusetts from their driving.


And since I'm from Massachusetts....
You know you're from Massachusetts when (so true!):

The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.

When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.

You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.

You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.

You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit.

You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.

You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.

You know what they sell at a packie.

You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.

You can actually find your way around Boston.

Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.

You know what First Night is.

You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.

You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.

You have never been to Cheers.

When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.

You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.

You have gone to at least one party at UMass.

The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.

You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.

You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.

You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.

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 do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.

You've called something "wicked pissa"

You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.

You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), Tracy Bonham, Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) and Ric Ocasek (The Cars) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you.

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

 

[pw2pp]

You know you're from Michigan when......

You say things like "Is that near the thumb?" when someone tells you what city they live in.

You are wearing shorts one day and then winter coats the next day.

You smile when someone says "remember Bob-Lo?"

People are either "Yuppers" or "Trolls"

that's all I can think of right now. I'll have to give it more thought.