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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 know it's best not to be on the 405 at 4:05 pm.
You know what neighborhood someone lives in by the degree of damage incurred during the riots.
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 10" mean.
If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you're definitely driving.
You can't fall asleep without the lull of a helicopter flying overhead.
When tourists ask where they can get souvenirs, you direct them to Venice Beach.
You know Hollywood has a "lake".
You don't stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.
You've lost your car in the Century City Shopping Center parking lot.
You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don't notice.
You've started crossing a street and returned to the curb when the DON'T WALK sign started flashing.
Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.
You eat pineapple on pizza.
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" girl... just don't use any big words around em. Anyone from "323" or "213" is in a neighborhood you wouldn't want to be in at night. Best area code: 310!
You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald's or a Starbucks.
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 think you are better than the people who live "Over the Hill". It don't matter which side of the hill you are currently residing, you are just better than them, for whatever reason.
You live 10 miles from work. It takes you 60 minutes to get home.
You personally know at least 3 people who have been in a movie or TV show.
You know that not everyone in Beverly Hills is a millionaire.
You've gotten parking tickets from parking in the red zone in front of your house.
You really can never be too rich or too thin.
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?"
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Los Angeles.