You Know You're a Floridian If....

[Sarris]

You Know You're a Floridian If....

(For My Florida GZ Brothers and Sisters, otherwise you mat not get it)

Socks are only for bowling.

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.

Your winter coat is made of denim.

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.

Anything under 70 is chilly.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

You could swim before you could read.

You have to drive north to get to The South.

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark.

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.

You dread lovebug season.

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.

You know what a snowbird is and you hate them.

You know why flamingos are pink.

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty small.

You were twelve before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.

"Down South" means Key West

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola

Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or Christmas.

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.

You measure distance in minutes.

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and February.

It's not soda, cola, or pop. it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"

Anything under 95 is just warm.

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides. (Space Mountain during the Electric Light Parade!)

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.

Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, Nascar, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.

You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH."

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!

You recognize Miami-Dade as "Northern Cuba".

[RichInFla]

LMAO....I grew up in South Dade county (Cutler Ridge/Homestead). Hey, I got flip-flops on now !!
Way too funny. I get a couple of these from emails, but this is probably the most comprehensive list !!

[Sarris]

Brother, I was born & raised in Clearwater, Pinellas County. I now live 22 miles north in New Port Richey in Pasco County. There is no better place on earth than Florida.
All the items are true Floridian.

LMAO with ya.

:lol:

[RichInFla]

Except during July & August with full gear commuting around for work !! NOTE: Haven't gotten there yet, but it's coming. By the time I actually start riding to work, hopefully it'll be cooler !!

[mrlmd1]

I moved down here to the panhandle, (Tallahassee and Shell Point on the gulf) from metropolitan NY/NJ 6 years ago, and my first impression of this place was that it was like a foreign country, not even part of the US that I knew or had seen. People are real nice but they talk funny, the food was funny, the good ole boy politics rediculous. But now I can identify with all those comments, and never saw so many in one place. Now even I fit right in, except for the fanaticism about college football (sorry about that). Hard to imagine that a football coach (Bobby Bowden) is the highest paid professional in the whole state, making over $3,000,000/yr. The governor only gets $300,000.
Despite the jokes, this place is great, just hate the damn no-see-ums and the fire ants. And the chad screwups, you forgot that.

Here's a picture of a Florida biker and his babe.