You know you're from Utah when....
Though I live here, I am not "from" here, also - not Mormon - so living and raising kids here has been very interesting
- You know what fry sauce is made of.
- Green Jell-o with cabbage mixed in doesn't seem strange. Ew. it is strange. When I first moved here I brought a salad to a potluck that contained avocado and artichoke hearts. You would have thought those came from another planet with the reaction I got. To be fair, this was 18 years ago, but still...
- You can pronounce Tooele. (two-willa)
- The U is not just a letter... and neither is the Y. (University of Utah, BYU, in case you wondered)
- You have actually eaten funeral potatoes. (I have indeed)
- You are not surprised to hear words like "Darn," "Fetch," "Flip," "Oh My Heck," and "Shoot." I forbid my children to use the expression "oh my heck" and so far, it 's worked.
- The largest liquor store is the state government. Oh yes, not only the largest, it is the ONLY place that sells anything but beer and wine coolers. I visited Trader Joe's in Cali while visiting my daughter last week and broke the law crossing the state line with alcohol purchased out of state.
- 30% humidity is muggy and almost unbearable.
- You know the difference between a "steak house" and a "stake house." I do indeed.
- You've broken down on the highway and somebody stops to help you. This is one of the best things about living in this state, people really are very kind.
- You can see the stars at night. Is incredibly beautiful.
- Your kids believe the deer hunt is a national holiday. We do not hunt.
- You drink Coke from a brown paper bag. Not being LDS, we don't have to.
- You think Jack Daniels is a country-western singer.
- You negotiate prices at a garage sale.
- You can make Jell-O salad without the recipe.
- Your father-in-law thinks Ronald Reagan was a liberal.
- Hotel rooms all have the Book of Mormon.
- You learn about the Mormon Church by taking history in elementary school.
- You live in a state where Democrats always come in third place, unless a zoo animal is running. Then they come in fourth.
- Schools stay open, even if two feet of snow falls overnight, but close for the opening of hunting season.
- You don't have to breathe cigarette smoke until you walk outside the building.
- Every driveway has a mini-van and a pick-up truck.
- You make a toast with red punch at your wedding reception.
- You have more raw wheat stored than some Third World countries. I personally don't but...
- You and all your friends come to your mother for a haircut in her kitchen.
- You measure Kool-Aid by parts per million. I hate kool-Aid
- You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Utah.