You know You're From WI when...

[Shores]

7. You know what Rooibos Tea is, even if you've never had any.
8. None of the programs on the five available TV channels run on time.
19. You feel it is your democratic duty to vote.
30. You go to a shopping mall and have to keep detouring around people who stop dead in the middle of the aisle when something catches their interest.
36. You drive like a maniac.

All very true here as well. Although, I'm sure there is still a lot of culture mix between SA and Holland.

[Lisbeth]

You have to dial the area code to call your neighbor

In NYC alone we have 4 area codes (212, 718, 646, 347) and forget it once you start adding in surrounding areas in a less than 50 mile radius (516, 914, 201, 631...).  And you still have to dial the area code, even if you are calling within the same code you are calling from, so if I'm dialing from 718-XXX-XXXX to 718-YYY-YYYY I still have to dial 718.

I've always been confused by people who cite 7 digit phone numbers.  when i was younger and didn't realise the whole world/country wasn't like NYC, I would say "what's the rest of the number, this is only 7 numbers!" to people and think they were insane for giving a look, etc... actually I still think it's pretty silly to only give 7 numbers...
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Don't forget, we in NYC have to dial 1 as well as the area code no matter where we're dialing.  And there's also 917 for cell numbers too.

[T'Mar of Vulcan]

I'm sure there is still a lot of culture mix between SA and Holland.

I wonder why that is?!!

Dutch *sounds* a lot like Afrikaans and I know what Dutch people are saying, but the two languages are very different in print and I had no idea what was going on when I had to read a Dutch novel in university...

[Bethalize]

You know you're from Cambridge, UK when...

You not only understand sentences like "This project is a collaborative effort across the Eastern region and its partner counties to ensure the distribution of access points to the innovative services available to local and semi-local enterprises in the rural and financial sectors from the higher education institutions and independent boides partnering in the SMELL project" - but you can get through them without going to sleep AND you don't see anything wrong with them.

Even if you can't program a computer you get geek jokes.

It would hurt you to buy a new PC when you can make it for so much less and you wish people would just learn about Linux.

You worry about the quality of your food and buy organice and local to cook at home but when you go out for dinner it's always in a group of six or more to an Indian.

When a tourist asks you where the Univeristy is you point them at the nearest old-looking building.

 

[ginlyn32]

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[Suze]

Ginger

Most of your Hoosier ones can be said of Ohio too. At least the little backwoods that I live in. But then again we are close to the Indiana border, so maybe some of them just leaked over.

[hobish]

You know you're from New Jersey when...

You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.

You've been seriously injured at Action Park, even though it close years ago. (It was a water park. The hills have the best sledding around.)

You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree.

You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

You knew that the last question had to do with driving.

You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny.

Every year, you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know where every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits is.

You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

You've never pumped your own gas.

You know that a WaWa is a convenience store, and probably live within walking distance of one.

You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation.

You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.

You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row.

You think the Olive Garden is crap and should have never opened any restaurants in New Jersey.

You pronounce "water" as wooder.

You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.

You've spent St Patrick's day in Belmar.

Your drinking water should not be used for drinking.

Your town has more water restrictions than people living in "dry" states i.e. Arizona, and Nevada.

Potholes are as common as mosquitoes.

[Sibby]

You know you're from New Jersey when...

You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.

You've been seriously injured at Action Park, even though it close years ago. (It was a water park. The hills have the best sledding around.)

You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree.

You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

You knew that the last question had to do with driving.

You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny.

Every year, you had at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know where every "clip" shown in the Sopranos opening credits is.

You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

You've never pumped your own gas.

You know that a WaWa is a convenience store, and probably live within walking distance of one.

You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation.

You don't understand why there aren't more 24-hour diners elsewhere in the country.

You know what skeeball is and you can get three 50's in a row.

You think the Olive Garden is crap and should have never opened any restaurants in New Jersey.

You pronounce "water" as wooder.

You have mandatory recycling. Enforced by law.

You've spent St Patrick's day in Belmar.

Your drinking water should not be used for drinking.

Your town has more water restrictions than people living in "dry" states i.e. Arizona, and Nevada.

Potholes are as common as mosquitoes.

Let's not forget "you aren't familiar with left hand turns"  (re: "You know how to properly negotiate a Circle. "...)

j/k   

[hobish]

Oh, Sibby, you're right. When my little cousins came out to visit from Michigan, my uncle told them they're going to New Jersey, "where you have to turn right to turn left"

[TheaterDiva1]

You know you're from NYC if...

You dial 1 plus the area code to talk to your next-door neighbor, who may / may not have the same area code.

You've watched Seinfeld, S*x and the City or any movie filmed in NYC and identified shooting locations.

You know you're from Long Island if...

Distance and location are measured by exits (I'm at exit 62 off LIE - the club's just a couple of exits furthur."

There are always at least 2-3 7-11's within a mile of you.

You've lived here for at least five years, and you STILL don't know what constitutes a typical winter here.

You totally relate to Billy Joel.

[dings]

You know you're from Colorado when...

People move onto the highway at 15 miles an hour.

You have absolutely no recognizable accent.

You have a broken windshield. [SO true!!!!!]

When giving directions, you never say "Turn left, turn right", it's always go West, then South.

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.

You think "South Park" is a place to stop for gas on your way to Buena Vista.

You know the correct pronunciation of Buena Vista.

You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna.

You get depressed after one day of foggy weather.

You think that formal wear is ironed denim.

North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those damned liberals keep moving in from.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.

You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt and Birkenstocks.

You see your East Coast relatives now more than when you lived there.

You think gun control is a steady hand.

You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.

You've stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.

You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but can't get to work if there are 4 inches of snow.

When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.

Your car insurance costs more than your car.

You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.

You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight.

Driving directions usually include 'Go over ____ Pass...'

You've gone skiing in July. You've gone sunbathing in January. They were both in the same year.

You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream

You know the elevation of a town, but not its population.

You never pack away your coat and sweaters.

You can name only two people you know who were actually born in Colorado.

[Sibby]

You know you're from NYC if...

You dial 1 plus the area code to talk to your next-door neighbor, who may / may not have the same area code.

You've watched Seinfeld, S*x and the City or any movie filmed in NYC and identified shooting locations.

You know you're from Long Island if...

Distance and location are measured by exits (I'm at exit 62 off LIE - the club's just a couple of exits furthur."

There are always at least 2-3 7-11's within a mile of you.

You've lived here for at least five years, and you STILL don't know what constitutes a typical winter here.

You totally relate to Billy Joel.

Don't forget this one
You know you are from LI when you think 'the passing lane' = 'the right [side] lane'

[IndianInlaw]

Romes7329, you forgot to mention that the Coop is full of students, not chickens.

And the T is not just a letter.

You know the original name of Government Center.

You avoid The Zone.

You've ever answered your phone "Mary Baker Eddy".

You pronounce the C in Quincy as a Z.

You are NOT the Phantom Gourmet.

You get extra credit if you know why Evacuation Day is so special only in Boston.

Gosh this is fun!

[IndianInlaw]

You live in Western MA, if:

You know that the potholes in Shelburne Falls are not in the roads.

If the restroom in your elementary school was called "the basement", even if it was on the 3rd floor.

You read the Valley Advocate.

You remember Mountain Park...or Riverside

You've been to the Big E

Arlo Guthrie is your neighbor.

You've been snowed on in Goshen.

You avoid "The Flats"


You're glad you live in Western MA.

[freakyfemme]

You know you go to Bishop's when.....

...You wear jeans and a T-shirt to the dining hall on a weekend morning, and people ask you why you're "all dressed up."  Yes, I've done that.

....Your weekend consists of getting drunk at a concert at the Maysen on Thursday night, spending Friday at home recovering, then getting drunk at a basketball game on Friday night, spending Saturday at home recovering, getting drunk at the on-campus bar on Saturday night, and spending Sunday at home recovering, and then half-assedly writing a paper on Sunday night, and complaining that your prof "didn't give you enough time to do it properly." Not now, but MAYBE during my Frosh week.

.....More than half of your dishes and silverware were once the property of the dining hall Silverware, maybe, but I draw the line at actual dishes.

.....Same as above, but with "furniture" in place of "dishes and cutlery." Same as above.

.....You've had poutine from Capitane Grec, Village Grec, Pizzaville, Pizza Mivan, Jerry's, AND McDonald's, and you have a preference for one particular place over another.  Nope, poutine is gross to me.

.....You know not to go to Pizzaville and actually order PIZZA, but you quite enjoy going there for breakfast. Never done that either....breakfast at Pizzaville is more for the "hangover brunch/Walk of Shame" crowd.

.....You know that poutine comes in many varieties, including meatball, chili, pepperoni, vegetarian, and oh yeah.....regular sauce and cheese. I know that, but only because of the multiple rainforests' worth of take-out menus that pollute my mailbox every week.

.....You know what a "slider" is. Yup.  It's poutine on a pita lined with bacon.

.....You can eat multiple sliders in one sitting without puking, or you know someone who can. I can't, and I'm veggie anyway, but I knew two guys who had a slider-eating contest.....if one guy won, the other had to grow a beard, and if the other guy won, the first guy had to shave off his beard.

.....When someone offers you a mysterious alcoholic purple beverage, you don't think anything of it, you just thank them and drink it down.  A few times during first and second year, but not now.

.....Yes, you DO know Mike, Murray, and Murgatroid, they're your profs. Yup.

.....The line, "Sorry, the train came" absolves you from being late for absolutely anything (a little background......there's only one road that goes from campus into town, and it intersects the only set of railroad tracks in town, and sometimes the train takes about half an hour to pass).  Yup.

.....One or more of your profs have seen you drunk. Never, I drew the line there even during my wild days.

.....You've seen one or more of your profs drunk. Definitey.

.....It doesn't faze you at all to walk into town and see a whole (mismatched) living room set on someone's lawn, as if it's SUPPOSED to be there, not waiting for the garbage truck or anything like that.  Yup.

....Losing your wallet isn't a big deal, because you know someone will find it and return it to you, usually that very same day.  Yeah, I've been there.

....People leave money, iPods, cell phones, laptop computers, and musical instruments unattended, and come back the next day to find them exactly where they left them.  Of course.

....You spend one night abusing your body with energy drinks so you can pull an all-nighter to finish an assignment, and the next night abusing your body with alcohol to celebrate.  I used to, but not anymore.

.....People are either Leafs fans, Habs fans, Sens fans, or they stay the hell out of it.  Yeah...I stay the hell out of the T.V. room during hockey games, because things can get UGLY.

.....Purple tie-dyed T-shirts, purple face paint, purple mardi gras beads, and gigantic purple foam hands are mandatory wardrobe staples.  I actually do have a purple tie-dyed shirt, I wore it to a basketball game once...and left at halftime because people were shouting obscenities and throwing things.

....Sweat pants with writing across the rear end are a fashion statement.  Ugh, don't get me started....