You know I had to do this.
From Greschya and Emmalola...
1. Go to Google
2. Type in "You know you're from {insert your state} if..."
3. Copy and paste a list.
4. Bold the statements that apply to you and italicize the statements that apply to people you know.
You Know You're From California If...
You make over $250,000 a year and still can't afford a house.
It's sprinkling outside, so you leave for work and hour early toavoid all the weather-related accidents.
You've been to a baby shower for an infant who has two mothers and a sperm donor.
You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans aregrown, and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
A really great parking space can move you to tears.
The guy in line at Starbucks, wearing the baseball cap, sunglasses,and looks like George Clooney, IS George Clooney. (Okay, not George Clooney, but others.)
Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
Two overcast days in a row drive you mad.
Everyone who lives here knows that hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and snowstorms are way worse than earthquakes, which are, after all, over almost as soon as you realize what's happening. [I'd like to change this to "Everyone who's FROM here" because out-of-towners never seem to get over the terror of earthquakes, even if they come from the land of all those other disasters.]
The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway
Your were born somewhere else
The primary bugs that you worry about are electronic.
Left is right and right is wrong
You dive under a desk whenever a large truck goes by [I've only done this a few times]
You drive to your neighborhood block party [Har har. So funny!]
Your family tree contains "significant others"
You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English
You have a list of celebrities you've either seen, met, kicked it with, or slept with...
"Little-No Traffic" means taking twenty minutes to go one mile.
You plan your daily schedule around the traffic. (Heaven forbid leaving after 3pm or before 8pm to get anywhere). [that's just common sense, yo]
You measure distance in minutes, 1)with traffic or 2)without traffic. [again, just common sense]
"Down south" means San Diego, "up north" means San Francisco, and the rest of the U.S. doesn't exist.
Your school classes were cancelled because of riots.
Your school classes were canceled because of zodiac killers. [I'm not old enough]
Someone in your family is in the "business." [I used to be.]
You always think you're going to get discovered. [Doesn't everyone?]
You work with people of all ethnic backgrounds (unless you're a politician or in Hollywood.) [Sorry, but even in Hollywood there are people of all ethnic backgrounds]
You never leave ANYTHING unlocked... not even for a split second.
You've seen EVERYTHING... even things you wish you'd never seen.
Overweight is anything over 100 lbs on women, men that don't work out at least 6 days a week.
You see your friends on TV all the time. [Not anymore... but I used to see people I knew pretty often]
You ALWAYS have sex on the first date.
You're always one step ahead of all the trends, and you know it.
Your parents are either hippies, celebrities, or immigrants. [Two out of three ain't bad]
The United States consists of California, New York, and nothing in between.
You wear gloves and scarves for fashion.
You bitch and complain when the weather is below 70 Degrees.
You bitch and complain when the weather is above 90 Degrees.
You wouldn't dare move anywhere east of the desert.
Your high school looked like a United Colors of Benetton commercial. [A really unattractive one, but yes.]
Your best friend either has a drug/alcohol addiction, a sex addiction, or both. [At various times in my life]
You've never seen snow fall from the sky. [Not til I was 20.]
You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Post-Summer, and Christmastime