Stolen from Lauren...
Had to, so true!
You know you're from FL if:
You are aware that Disney costs money (even if you do have a season pass) so no, you don't go there EVERY DAY
You have been to Wal-Mart at 10:30 at night.....and the parking lot was full.
You know that you can't be on the fence between FSU and UF.
Its not "Sweetened Iced tea" its Sweet Tea.
You were shocked when you went to a place where people wore stockings/socks and real shoes.
You know that if you want to get anywhere english wont help, the only language to know is spanish
You run in the rain during a huricane
You wont even board up your windows unless its a class four
Tan lines, especially if you swim or play water polo, never go away
Youve Eatin Gator
Someone famous went to your middle school
You take sick days and go to the beach, only if the waves are good
Publix, where shopping is a pleasure, only at 11:30
You go to Taco Bell at midnight after Homecoming
You need a sweatshirt and jeans when it gets in the 60s
you've stolen avocados, limes, mangoes, and coconuts from your neighbors
your bus driver in highschool knew only spanish and would stop to pick up coconuts
you hate shredded coconut cuz you've had the real stuff
you know that minute maid doesn't count as orange juice
you know starfruit aren't that exciting
you could catch lizards before you could read
you could snorkel before you could ride a bike
you actually can't remember a time you couldn't snorkel, swim, identify various tropical fish, or knew that a tickle stick was for lobster
you look at hurricanes as an opportunity to get to know your neighbors
you've been out of the sun for months and still have tan lines even though you never conciously out the effort forth to tan
Marine Science was offered in high school, this usually meant a trip to either John Pennekamp or swimming with dolphins.
You've taken a boat to go out and eat lunch, instead of driving
You know that once you get sand in your car, it's nearly impossible to ever get rid of it all.
The Turnpike is under construction, year round. The same with 95 and 75.
Going on vacation means going some place with 4 seasons.
You know at least one person who has a pool in their back yard, that hasn’t used it in at least 2 years.
Everything is said to be 15 min. away, yet it still takes you 20 min. to get there.
You know what portables are, and how much they suck if the AC is broken and you have your last class of the day in one.
Every room in your house has a ceiling fan.
You might not know Spanish, but know how to curse in it.
You’ve had sun poisoning, yet still don’t wear sun block every day.
can recognize the smell of orange blossoms and the beach
you have seen sea oats
you wear two sweaters, long pants, a scarf, two shirts, thermal underwear, and FLIPFLOPS in mid-January
you get tan lines by walking around campus
you could swim before you could read, write, or dress yourself
you think its weird that people up north call subs "hoggies"
and when ur upnorth and its summer normal temp and u wear a sweatshirt ppl call you a freak
You have to call your friends ahead of time and have them put you on the "guest list" if you want to go visit.
You can't paint the outside of your house without the approval of the Homeowners Association.
You give directions, using North, South, East and West, instead of just left and right.
You ask people where their accent is from
You Make fun of people with accents
You Take a road trip to the Keys, just for the day because you feel like it
You Skip class because its a beautiful beach day
You Go to the beach in the middle of November
You Get winter clothes on sale in the middle of winter
You go to the local bar or pool hall to have a good time with your friends cuz you know there aint shit to do other than that! (Unless you live in Miami)
You take the highway almost everywhere you go (even if its just to Home Depot)
You know which streets to avoid because they are underconstruction
You have really good excuses for the police in case you get pulled over after curfew during a hurricane
Your only innate sense of directions are "toward the beach, away from the beach.."
If you were somewhat disappointed if a hurricane that had your name was lame..
You know what a highway is, but what the heck is a freeway?
There was no point in fixing the holes in the road..they'd only come back in a few weeks anways..
"Hurricane? There was a hurricane?? Really??? I thought it was just....more rain..."
You know what a "sun shower" is...
If you land at MIA and your plane gets a gate right away, or your bags come off the plane in a timely manner, something is terribly wrong.
If you're on time to a party, they're still setting up.
Highways being closed at 2 am so a movie can be filmed actually cause traffic.
Everytime you look at the downtown skyline, there seems to be another crane.
You know Busch Gardens is so overrated.
You pray for a hurricane so that you dont have to go to school because it is used for an evacuation shelter
You dont understand why people live up north
You make fun of people with suntan lotion on their noses
you were 12 before you had ridden on a subway or been to a train station, or you still have yet to do this
if you've been to the nasa space center at least twice
if you've ever decorated a palm tree instead of a christmas tree
if you refer to hurricanes instead of years. example:" when andrew hit..."
if counting electoral votes takes at least two times
if you know the meaning of "double bush-whacked"
you have more flip-flops than actual shoes
you have seen/killed cockroaches bigger than your fist
in order to get to your nest class in high school, you had to actually walk outside
you enjoy rain and think every storm is going to pass over within a few minutes
Seeing lizards or geckos is no big deal, not even the baby ones that sneak up on you in the shower
You know EXACTLY what SEA LICE is, when the season is, and all the tricks of how to kill them
If there is no coast/beach nearby, you have absolutely NO sense of directional orientation (its so sad, because i do that lol)
You were told that Santa came through some OTHER opening in your house because you didn't have a chimney
Getting beer at a gas station and drinking on the beach at night with your friends counts as "going out".
We are shocked when we meet someone who’s never been to Disney. (i swear it amazes me when someone says they haven't been)
You know the best way to protect your lawn furniture is to throw it in your pool.
Mango’s aren’t “exotic” fruits to you.
When it hit 50 people are pulling out ski jackets, scarf’s, hats and gloves.
There is a CVS, Walgreens, 7-11 or any combination on each corner.
You have to get your "slurpee fix" regularly, or someone gets hurt.
You laugh at "Key Lime Pie" on the menu in anywhere but Florida.
A speed bump (or speed hump as some places now have) is referred to as a "mountain."
Living at 22ft above sea level means you can see all the roofs in your neighborhood.
You can see the sun rise in Daytona and the sun set in Clearwater, same day.
Its a Shopping Cart, not a buggy.
They're SNEAKERS not tennis shoes.
Its a soda, not pop.
For not fer
Its Aunt not ant
A route not a root
if you've ever been in another state had a conversation with a fellow Floridian about the grocery stores in the area and which ones were the closest to Publix.
you have been to disney so many times, you think the magic kingdom has gone downhil, and it is upsettingl. remember when it was actually magical? back in the day when you had to buy different color tickets for each ride? nowadays the people mover is still telling us about our lives in the year 2000, and for christ sake there are weeds in the lawn, and the midnight parade has lights burnt out. i remember when epcot was opened
"its 95 degrees out yet you wear a sweater anyways because its about to turn 60 in the building you just walked in"
you wear a spaghetti strap and flip flops...in mid December...with no need for a jacket.
you have seen rednecks who hate black people and black people who hate rednecks all living on the same street.
there are 10 churches within a five-mile radius.
you have trouble deciding which publix to go
youve preplanned which ride to get the disney fast pass for
you laugh when u hear it is 17 degrees in Nyc and ur on the beach sippin pina coladas
...generators and plywood are impossible to get with a Cat 3 or better coming withing 300 miles of your location!
you see GRAND PRIZES for a trip to Florida and wonder where the heck they took those pictures
You went to Grad Nite or Grad Bash and only travelled 3 hours or less to get there.
the menu at the chinese resturant is in spanish.
If you sleep through hurricanes or worked during one
You have a beach umbrella screw-mount to keep it from blowing away.
You can name at least 5 different shells.
You think all grass is rough like St. Augustine grass.
You think anything less than SPF45 is worthless.
The highest elevation within 50 miles is the landfill.
Plywood mounting hardware is permanently attached to the sides of your windows.
You hate spanish moss.
You know why flamingos are pink.
You know the difference between a palm fron and a palmetto fron.
You know what a palmetto is.
you can tell the difference between a roach and a palmetto bug
You know that Florida's Turnpike has the toll cards you have to keep or risk paying the full toll for 100 miles or so of travel in between Lantana and Yeehaw Junction.
You know why people use the Turnpike instead of I-95.
You can pronounce Chokoloskee and the other 10,000 island names in that chain.
You look on your Orange Juice for the grove the oranges came from.
You know where Zephyrhills is and have been there even if just passing through.
You wonder why Marion County and Ocala even have exits on I-75 when you are rushing through at 90 MPH.
You know who Henry Flagler was and the big railroad he built.
You know Key West and Key Largo are better known for being in songs than for having beaches.
You know Spanish or (French) Creole fluently enough to order at McDonalds or Burger King depending on where in the state you are.
You wonder why anyone would want unsweetened tea.
You aren't startled by stingrays or sharks at the beach like you are when a palmetto bug flies near you from out of nowhere.
you can taste the difference in all the different brands of orange juice.
you know that orlando has at least 4 major rush hours
you know what to do if pulled out by the undertoe
Its only a few hours drive from "coast to coast."
You think places like Tallahassee are extremely hilly.
You don't own any raingear even though it rains all the time.
you've been told you have to come inside at night, not because you may get kidnapped or something, but because there are too many misquitos.
you've been to the beach when you're the only one there, and love it
You live in a gated community or know at least 3 people who do.
Basement? What's that?
You NEVER buy pumpkins more than a week before Halloween.
You've eaten a cheeseburger in paradise and didn't find it to be nearly as good as Jimmy Buffet described it.
You know the difference between real Key Lime pie and its imitators.
You could honestly care less about space shuttle launches.
You don't understand why people slow down so much on the Interstate during heavy rainfall.
You can tell it's summer (or spring, for that matter) by the fact that cars will pass the parking spaces that are closest to a store's entrance for one that has even two inches of shade.
The line from your bathing suit is visible year-round.
A day at the beach isn't a vacation that you've been saving up for your whole life.
You're tired of hearing people up north complain how hot is in the summer when they only have to deal with it for 3 or 4 months.
You've been to a bar that is half country, half hip-hop.
You wonder why frogs and lizzards insist on committing suicide by coming into your house or jumping into your pool.
a yellow light does not mean slow down, but speed up
The leaves never change color in the Fall.
Palm trees do not fascinate you...but maples, oaks, and birches do, especially in autumn.
70 is sweater weather.
Miami is only an hour away. Ft. Lauderdale is even closer- and you can fly out of there to any other part of the world
If you're one of those unfortunate souls who live in a fifty-year old house with no pool-- breaking into your neighbor's yard and pool-screen when they go up North becomes a right of passage.
You smack people in the face when they actually shop at "Ron Jons."
The letters F.C.A.T make you pull hair.
If you've ever had to have someone explain what raking leaves or shoveling snow is for...because why would you want to get rid of such FUN things?
Sand Castles are practically second nature.
Mosquitos.
You were heartbroken when they changed the Hanna Barbera ride at Universal to the Jimmy Neutron ride.
You know that TS Ernesto was a pansy of a storm....you've seen worse storms on a summer afternoon
You have a stockpile of bottled water in your garage
You're favorite season is the Dry season (as opposed to the Wet Season)
You can tell the difference between a lizard and a gecko and have at least 5 of them in your house at any one time
You take a weekend vacation to the bahamas
You are almost totally oblivious to insects unless they are the size of small rodents.
All your "autumns" have been bright green, not multicolored. All your "winters" have been bright green, not white.
You know that the leaves actually fall off the trees around March, WITHOUT changing colors first, and then the trees are bare for about a week before they start flowering.
You have central AC that is running for about eleven months, and one tiny space heater for the whole apartment that you get out for January and then put in the back of the closet again.
The "Four Seasons" is a piece of music by Vivaldi, not anything related to reality.
You can't imagine the sun setting at any other time than between the hours of 6pm and 7pm, all year. When you go up north, you are amazed that days really get longer and shorter.
You've never worried about it being to cold for your slutty nurse/hula girl/other skimpy clothing involving Halloween costume.
You are confused by cheerleaders wearing turtlenecks.
You anticipate hurricanes since you might get a few days off school. And if they don't come, you already have hurricane days built into the calander creating three or four four day weekends each year. (I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL A WEATHER DAY IN JAX IS!?!?! they don't even get hurricanes!!!)
You know there are actually bears in FL
Even though half the state population claims to abhor country music, there are still four or five country songs that EVERY SINGLE PERSON knows.
You explain where you're from to people by referring to how far from Orlando or Miami it is.
You know somebody thats made it across Alligator Alley in an hour and a half. (it takes more than an hour!?!?! since when?)
turn signals are an option.
u don't really have and ice cream man but a corner store where u buy ice cream.
you get north of atlanta and start getting pale because the sun doesn't work right up there.
** You know your from florida if your county has a certain way of saying it and you throw up your sign...
ex; "DDUUUUUUVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL"
OR
"Throw Dem L's Up" (Ft.lauderdale)
Seeing a golf cart rolling down the street with a middle schooler driving is NOT an unusual sight.
You simply can't stand seeing crew socks and sandals worn together.
You own a hawaiian shirt as a joke.
You have worn crew socks, sandals, a hawaiian shirt, a camera around your neck, shorts, and a map for halloween because you forgot to put a costume together and it's all you had in your closet...
** You recognized the jail scene from the Pirates ride when the first movie came out and were extremely disappointed after they changed the ride to better match the second movie because it just isn't the same...**
You laugh at people carrying maps around the parks because they can't find space mountain...
Besides Mt. Trashmore, space mountain, splash mountain, and thunder mountain are the biggest mountains you've ever seen!
You own mouse ears that are over 10 years old...
You always remember to bring a plastic bag for you cell phone and keys when you go to a theme park so they don't get destroyed on the water rides..
***even though your phone isn't in the best condition since you jumped in the pool last week with it still in your pocket. lol
you've had to explain to someone up north that Florida knows only 2 seasons; summer and hurricane season.
you've long since memorized the layout of every theme park in orlando, and you rarely have to wait long in line because you know when to go.(sad but true)
you remember when CVS was eckerds.
...you rarely feel insect bites anymore.
...you learned to swim before you learned how to walk.
you see people fully clothed at the beach and wonder if you should go over to them and explain how things really work
you never understood the concept of mothballs
they're called bobcats cause there aint no fuckin mountains
if you're driving down 301 on the way to UF (from jacksonville), you KNOW to do the speed limit. speed traps are the devil!
the morning rush hour is from 6am to 10am, the evening rush hour is from 3pm to 7pm, and friday's rush hour starts thursday morning.
You're from somewhere else.
You live five minutes from the beach but you never go to it.
You know there is actually a place called "Greenacres."
You've had class canceled because of campus flooding and had to sit in one class for four hours till the water receeded.
You know there's a difference between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. A very big difference.
You know to look out for Webster and Waldo. Speed traps.
Your favorite past time is to freak out tourists by telling them the “big drop” is coming on rides long before it actually is, just to hear them yell.
there are really only 5 kinds of trees... palm trees, cypress, melaleucas, oak, and other random varities that people plant when they want something different from the other 4.
you actually know how to spell and pronounce melaleuca, you will curse them every day of your life for as long as you live in Florida, and you laugh when some cluesess snowbird actually calls them "pretty". They're not pretty, they're not nice trees, and they should have stayed in Australia where they belong.
you've heard rumors of it actually having snowed in Florida once or twice, but those are fairy tales that are classified alongside the tooth fairy and bigfoot.
If you get very very excited when leaves start changing colors elsewhere...
If hills are quite amazing
If you've met very few people or none at all who can't swim. In fact, you didn't know that was an option.
If your from Ft. Lauderdale, you get angry when people say they are from there but really mean "Pompano".
**You remember Sawgrass Mills before they built the Oasis.
You don't understand how USF is considerd south
You know which turnpike plazas have starbucks.
You know that evil that is the 1 light on Marathon Key.
you dispise yellowcard, because you know they are from J-ville NOT california.
You know someone who knows New found Glory.
If your from south florida, you know the rival that is St. Thomas, Cardinal Gibbons, Northeast, and American Heritage.
you know the difference between bradenton and brandon.
Niceville isnt a made-up place and you know it.
you can do all 4 disney theme parks in 1 day.
Grad night isnt foreign to you.
you know at least one person who as punched mickey mouse.
you know a least one person who IS mickey mouse.
You don't pay state income tax.
You don't have to look for coins to pay tolls because you've got the Sun Pass.
You've left stuff outside to dry and then it's gotten rained on.
It only takes 5 min to go from the ghetto to where the millionaires live
***You know never to drink the tap water
You KNOW that Key Lime pies are NOT GREEN!!!
You know how to pronounce the word "conch"
You LOVE the phrase, "If it's tourist season, WHY can't we shoot them??"
if during a category 3+ you go outside to "check things out" while the eye is passing
You know you're from FL if:
You are aware that Disney costs money (even if you do have a season pass) so no, you don't go there EVERY DAY
You have been to Wal-Mart at 10:30 at night.....and the parking lot was full.
You know that you can't be on the fence between FSU and UF.
Its not "Sweetened Iced tea" its Sweet Tea.
You were shocked when you went to a place where people wore stockings/socks and real shoes.
You know that if you want to get anywhere english wont help, the only language to know is spanish
You run in the rain during a huricane
You wont even board up your windows unless its a class four
Tan lines, especially if you swim or play water polo, never go away
Youve Eatin Gator
Someone famous went to your middle school
You take sick days and go to the beach, only if the waves are good
Publix, where shopping is a pleasure, only at 11:30
You go to Taco Bell at midnight after Homecoming
You need a sweatshirt and jeans when it gets in the 60s
you've stolen avocados, limes, mangoes, and coconuts from your neighbors
your bus driver in highschool knew only spanish and would stop to pick up coconuts
you hate shredded coconut cuz you've had the real stuff
you know that minute maid doesn't count as orange juice
you know starfruit aren't that exciting
you could catch lizards before you could read
you could snorkel before you could ride a bike
you actually can't remember a time you couldn't snorkel, swim, identify various tropical fish, or knew that a tickle stick was for lobster
you look at hurricanes as an opportunity to get to know your neighbors
you've been out of the sun for months and still have tan lines even though you never conciously out the effort forth to tan
Marine Science was offered in high school, this usually meant a trip to either John Pennekamp or swimming with dolphins.
You've taken a boat to go out and eat lunch, instead of driving
You know that once you get sand in your car, it's nearly impossible to ever get rid of it all.
The Turnpike is under construction, year round. The same with 95 and 75.
Going on vacation means going some place with 4 seasons.
You know at least one person who has a pool in their back yard, that hasn’t used it in at least 2 years.
Everything is said to be 15 min. away, yet it still takes you 20 min. to get there.
You know what portables are, and how much they suck if the AC is broken and you have your last class of the day in one.
Every room in your house has a ceiling fan.
You might not know Spanish, but know how to curse in it.
You’ve had sun poisoning, yet still don’t wear sun block every day.
can recognize the smell of orange blossoms and the beach
you have seen sea oats
you wear two sweaters, long pants, a scarf, two shirts, thermal underwear, and FLIPFLOPS in mid-January
you get tan lines by walking around campus
you could swim before you could read, write, or dress yourself
you think its weird that people up north call subs "hoggies"
and when ur upnorth and its summer normal temp and u wear a sweatshirt ppl call you a freak
You have to call your friends ahead of time and have them put you on the "guest list" if you want to go visit.
You can't paint the outside of your house without the approval of the Homeowners Association.
You give directions, using North, South, East and West, instead of just left and right.
You ask people where their accent is from
You Make fun of people with accents
You Take a road trip to the Keys, just for the day because you feel like it
You Skip class because its a beautiful beach day
You Go to the beach in the middle of November
You Get winter clothes on sale in the middle of winter
You go to the local bar or pool hall to have a good time with your friends cuz you know there aint shit to do other than that! (Unless you live in Miami)
You take the highway almost everywhere you go (even if its just to Home Depot)
You know which streets to avoid because they are underconstruction
You have really good excuses for the police in case you get pulled over after curfew during a hurricane
Your only innate sense of directions are "toward the beach, away from the beach.."
If you were somewhat disappointed if a hurricane that had your name was lame..
You know what a highway is, but what the heck is a freeway?
There was no point in fixing the holes in the road..they'd only come back in a few weeks anways..
"Hurricane? There was a hurricane?? Really??? I thought it was just....more rain..."
You know what a "sun shower" is...
If you land at MIA and your plane gets a gate right away, or your bags come off the plane in a timely manner, something is terribly wrong.
If you're on time to a party, they're still setting up.
Highways being closed at 2 am so a movie can be filmed actually cause traffic.
Everytime you look at the downtown skyline, there seems to be another crane.
You know Busch Gardens is so overrated.
You pray for a hurricane so that you dont have to go to school because it is used for an evacuation shelter
You dont understand why people live up north
You make fun of people with suntan lotion on their noses
you were 12 before you had ridden on a subway or been to a train station, or you still have yet to do this
if you've been to the nasa space center at least twice
if you've ever decorated a palm tree instead of a christmas tree
if you refer to hurricanes instead of years. example:" when andrew hit..."
if counting electoral votes takes at least two times
if you know the meaning of "double bush-whacked"
you have more flip-flops than actual shoes
you have seen/killed cockroaches bigger than your fist
in order to get to your nest class in high school, you had to actually walk outside
you enjoy rain and think every storm is going to pass over within a few minutes
Seeing lizards or geckos is no big deal, not even the baby ones that sneak up on you in the shower
You know EXACTLY what SEA LICE is, when the season is, and all the tricks of how to kill them
If there is no coast/beach nearby, you have absolutely NO sense of directional orientation (its so sad, because i do that lol)
You were told that Santa came through some OTHER opening in your house because you didn't have a chimney
Getting beer at a gas station and drinking on the beach at night with your friends counts as "going out".
We are shocked when we meet someone who’s never been to Disney. (i swear it amazes me when someone says they haven't been)
You know the best way to protect your lawn furniture is to throw it in your pool.
Mango’s aren’t “exotic” fruits to you.
When it hit 50 people are pulling out ski jackets, scarf’s, hats and gloves.
There is a CVS, Walgreens, 7-11 or any combination on each corner.
You have to get your "slurpee fix" regularly, or someone gets hurt.
You laugh at "Key Lime Pie" on the menu in anywhere but Florida.
A speed bump (or speed hump as some places now have) is referred to as a "mountain."
Living at 22ft above sea level means you can see all the roofs in your neighborhood.
You can see the sun rise in Daytona and the sun set in Clearwater, same day.
Its a Shopping Cart, not a buggy.
They're SNEAKERS not tennis shoes.
Its a soda, not pop.
For not fer
Its Aunt not ant
A route not a root
if you've ever been in another state had a conversation with a fellow Floridian about the grocery stores in the area and which ones were the closest to Publix.
you have been to disney so many times, you think the magic kingdom has gone downhil, and it is upsettingl. remember when it was actually magical? back in the day when you had to buy different color tickets for each ride? nowadays the people mover is still telling us about our lives in the year 2000, and for christ sake there are weeds in the lawn, and the midnight parade has lights burnt out. i remember when epcot was opened
"its 95 degrees out yet you wear a sweater anyways because its about to turn 60 in the building you just walked in"
you wear a spaghetti strap and flip flops...in mid December...with no need for a jacket.
you have seen rednecks who hate black people and black people who hate rednecks all living on the same street.
there are 10 churches within a five-mile radius.
you have trouble deciding which publix to go
youve preplanned which ride to get the disney fast pass for
you laugh when u hear it is 17 degrees in Nyc and ur on the beach sippin pina coladas
...generators and plywood are impossible to get with a Cat 3 or better coming withing 300 miles of your location!
you see GRAND PRIZES for a trip to Florida and wonder where the heck they took those pictures
You went to Grad Nite or Grad Bash and only travelled 3 hours or less to get there.
the menu at the chinese resturant is in spanish.
If you sleep through hurricanes or worked during one
You have a beach umbrella screw-mount to keep it from blowing away.
You can name at least 5 different shells.
You think all grass is rough like St. Augustine grass.
You think anything less than SPF45 is worthless.
The highest elevation within 50 miles is the landfill.
Plywood mounting hardware is permanently attached to the sides of your windows.
You hate spanish moss.
You know why flamingos are pink.
You know the difference between a palm fron and a palmetto fron.
You know what a palmetto is.
you can tell the difference between a roach and a palmetto bug
You know that Florida's Turnpike has the toll cards you have to keep or risk paying the full toll for 100 miles or so of travel in between Lantana and Yeehaw Junction.
You know why people use the Turnpike instead of I-95.
You can pronounce Chokoloskee and the other 10,000 island names in that chain.
You look on your Orange Juice for the grove the oranges came from.
You know where Zephyrhills is and have been there even if just passing through.
You wonder why Marion County and Ocala even have exits on I-75 when you are rushing through at 90 MPH.
You know who Henry Flagler was and the big railroad he built.
You know Key West and Key Largo are better known for being in songs than for having beaches.
You know Spanish or (French) Creole fluently enough to order at McDonalds or Burger King depending on where in the state you are.
You wonder why anyone would want unsweetened tea.
You aren't startled by stingrays or sharks at the beach like you are when a palmetto bug flies near you from out of nowhere.
you can taste the difference in all the different brands of orange juice.
you know that orlando has at least 4 major rush hours
you know what to do if pulled out by the undertoe
Its only a few hours drive from "coast to coast."
You think places like Tallahassee are extremely hilly.
You don't own any raingear even though it rains all the time.
you've been told you have to come inside at night, not because you may get kidnapped or something, but because there are too many misquitos.
you've been to the beach when you're the only one there, and love it
You live in a gated community or know at least 3 people who do.
Basement? What's that?
You NEVER buy pumpkins more than a week before Halloween.
You've eaten a cheeseburger in paradise and didn't find it to be nearly as good as Jimmy Buffet described it.
You know the difference between real Key Lime pie and its imitators.
You could honestly care less about space shuttle launches.
You don't understand why people slow down so much on the Interstate during heavy rainfall.
You can tell it's summer (or spring, for that matter) by the fact that cars will pass the parking spaces that are closest to a store's entrance for one that has even two inches of shade.
The line from your bathing suit is visible year-round.
A day at the beach isn't a vacation that you've been saving up for your whole life.
You're tired of hearing people up north complain how hot is in the summer when they only have to deal with it for 3 or 4 months.
You've been to a bar that is half country, half hip-hop.
You wonder why frogs and lizzards insist on committing suicide by coming into your house or jumping into your pool.
a yellow light does not mean slow down, but speed up
The leaves never change color in the Fall.
Palm trees do not fascinate you...but maples, oaks, and birches do, especially in autumn.
70 is sweater weather.
Miami is only an hour away. Ft. Lauderdale is even closer- and you can fly out of there to any other part of the world
If you're one of those unfortunate souls who live in a fifty-year old house with no pool-- breaking into your neighbor's yard and pool-screen when they go up North becomes a right of passage.
You smack people in the face when they actually shop at "Ron Jons."
The letters F.C.A.T make you pull hair.
If you've ever had to have someone explain what raking leaves or shoveling snow is for...because why would you want to get rid of such FUN things?
Sand Castles are practically second nature.
Mosquitos.
You were heartbroken when they changed the Hanna Barbera ride at Universal to the Jimmy Neutron ride.
You know that TS Ernesto was a pansy of a storm....you've seen worse storms on a summer afternoon
You have a stockpile of bottled water in your garage
You're favorite season is the Dry season (as opposed to the Wet Season)
You can tell the difference between a lizard and a gecko and have at least 5 of them in your house at any one time
You take a weekend vacation to the bahamas
You are almost totally oblivious to insects unless they are the size of small rodents.
All your "autumns" have been bright green, not multicolored. All your "winters" have been bright green, not white.
You know that the leaves actually fall off the trees around March, WITHOUT changing colors first, and then the trees are bare for about a week before they start flowering.
You have central AC that is running for about eleven months, and one tiny space heater for the whole apartment that you get out for January and then put in the back of the closet again.
The "Four Seasons" is a piece of music by Vivaldi, not anything related to reality.
You can't imagine the sun setting at any other time than between the hours of 6pm and 7pm, all year. When you go up north, you are amazed that days really get longer and shorter.
You've never worried about it being to cold for your slutty nurse/hula girl/other skimpy clothing involving Halloween costume.
You are confused by cheerleaders wearing turtlenecks.
You anticipate hurricanes since you might get a few days off school. And if they don't come, you already have hurricane days built into the calander creating three or four four day weekends each year. (I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL A WEATHER DAY IN JAX IS!?!?! they don't even get hurricanes!!!)
You know there are actually bears in FL
Even though half the state population claims to abhor country music, there are still four or five country songs that EVERY SINGLE PERSON knows.
You explain where you're from to people by referring to how far from Orlando or Miami it is.
You know somebody thats made it across Alligator Alley in an hour and a half. (it takes more than an hour!?!?! since when?)
turn signals are an option.
u don't really have and ice cream man but a corner store where u buy ice cream.
you get north of atlanta and start getting pale because the sun doesn't work right up there.
** You know your from florida if your county has a certain way of saying it and you throw up your sign...
ex; "DDUUUUUUVVVVVVVAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL"
OR
"Throw Dem L's Up" (Ft.lauderdale)
Seeing a golf cart rolling down the street with a middle schooler driving is NOT an unusual sight.
You simply can't stand seeing crew socks and sandals worn together.
You own a hawaiian shirt as a joke.
You have worn crew socks, sandals, a hawaiian shirt, a camera around your neck, shorts, and a map for halloween because you forgot to put a costume together and it's all you had in your closet...
** You recognized the jail scene from the Pirates ride when the first movie came out and were extremely disappointed after they changed the ride to better match the second movie because it just isn't the same...**
You laugh at people carrying maps around the parks because they can't find space mountain...
Besides Mt. Trashmore, space mountain, splash mountain, and thunder mountain are the biggest mountains you've ever seen!
You own mouse ears that are over 10 years old...
You always remember to bring a plastic bag for you cell phone and keys when you go to a theme park so they don't get destroyed on the water rides..
***even though your phone isn't in the best condition since you jumped in the pool last week with it still in your pocket. lol
you've had to explain to someone up north that Florida knows only 2 seasons; summer and hurricane season.
you've long since memorized the layout of every theme park in orlando, and you rarely have to wait long in line because you know when to go.(sad but true)
you remember when CVS was eckerds.
...you rarely feel insect bites anymore.
...you learned to swim before you learned how to walk.
you see people fully clothed at the beach and wonder if you should go over to them and explain how things really work
you never understood the concept of mothballs
they're called bobcats cause there aint no fuckin mountains
if you're driving down 301 on the way to UF (from jacksonville), you KNOW to do the speed limit. speed traps are the devil!
the morning rush hour is from 6am to 10am, the evening rush hour is from 3pm to 7pm, and friday's rush hour starts thursday morning.
You're from somewhere else.
You live five minutes from the beach but you never go to it.
You know there is actually a place called "Greenacres."
You've had class canceled because of campus flooding and had to sit in one class for four hours till the water receeded.
You know there's a difference between West Palm Beach and Palm Beach. A very big difference.
You know to look out for Webster and Waldo. Speed traps.
Your favorite past time is to freak out tourists by telling them the “big drop” is coming on rides long before it actually is, just to hear them yell.
there are really only 5 kinds of trees... palm trees, cypress, melaleucas, oak, and other random varities that people plant when they want something different from the other 4.
you actually know how to spell and pronounce melaleuca, you will curse them every day of your life for as long as you live in Florida, and you laugh when some cluesess snowbird actually calls them "pretty". They're not pretty, they're not nice trees, and they should have stayed in Australia where they belong.
you've heard rumors of it actually having snowed in Florida once or twice, but those are fairy tales that are classified alongside the tooth fairy and bigfoot.
If you get very very excited when leaves start changing colors elsewhere...
If hills are quite amazing
If you've met very few people or none at all who can't swim. In fact, you didn't know that was an option.
If your from Ft. Lauderdale, you get angry when people say they are from there but really mean "Pompano".
**You remember Sawgrass Mills before they built the Oasis.
You don't understand how USF is considerd south
You know which turnpike plazas have starbucks.
You know that evil that is the 1 light on Marathon Key.
you dispise yellowcard, because you know they are from J-ville NOT california.
You know someone who knows New found Glory.
If your from south florida, you know the rival that is St. Thomas, Cardinal Gibbons, Northeast, and American Heritage.
you know the difference between bradenton and brandon.
Niceville isnt a made-up place and you know it.
you can do all 4 disney theme parks in 1 day.
Grad night isnt foreign to you.
you know at least one person who as punched mickey mouse.
you know a least one person who IS mickey mouse.
You don't pay state income tax.
You don't have to look for coins to pay tolls because you've got the Sun Pass.
You've left stuff outside to dry and then it's gotten rained on.
It only takes 5 min to go from the ghetto to where the millionaires live
***You know never to drink the tap water
You KNOW that Key Lime pies are NOT GREEN!!!
You know how to pronounce the word "conch"
You LOVE the phrase, "If it's tourist season, WHY can't we shoot them??"
if during a category 3+ you go outside to "check things out" while the eye is passing