Originally Posted By friendofdd It has been brought to my attention recently that Floridians are far superior to SoCalers. Wondering why, I did some research and found it is true. Their exceedingly better culture cannot be compared to any other. You know you're a Floridian if.... • 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 love bug 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 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 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. • 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. • You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools. • You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim. • You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas. The sight of another bulldozed orange grove brings a tear to your eye. - You watch movies at home in complete silence, but go to the theater to talk on the cell phone, chat with your neighbor and generally avoid paying any attention to the movie. - Going downtown means heading to downtown Winter Garden, Ocoee, Oveido, Clermont, etc. - The sight of costumed characters advertising new homes for sale on the side of the road is an everyday experience. - You wonder how the kid next door can afford that $1495 per month three bedroom apartment until you meet his 12 roommates. - You call a business and hear a pre-recorded voice telling you "para la información en Inglés, prensa dos" and you don't think a thing of it! - A job ad in the Orlando Sentinel says "starting pay in the mid $20k range. 5 years expereince required, must be bilingual, MBA strongly preferred". - The field you drove by on Tuesday is now a WalMart...and it's only Friday! - No matter where you go, some idiot is telling you why "now is the best time to buy a home". - You realize UCF has tougher entrance requirements than Harvard for some programs due to lack of available space/increasing population. - Your neighbor really loves it here, and will continue to love it for about 24 months. - You say to yourself "I've never seen this many people in a Wlagreens before - and I'm from Chicago!" - You start thinking the American flag only has one star, three red stripes, and two white ones. - You lose all ability to give directions. - Hot water comes out of both taps - Having a tree in your living room does not necessarily mean it's Christmas - Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is "What if I get knocked out & end up lying on the pavement & cook to death! It may be raining in your front yard and not in your back yard. You can't grow any good vegetables cause your yard is useless sand and by the time you drag the water hose to water the poor squash plants, they wilted and dried up. Your neighbors from up north think tropicals in the landscape are awesome, until we get a hard freeze in January. You find lizard skeletons underthe sofa.
Originally Posted By Labuda While I am not a Floridian, I've been there often enough that I totally get some of these - especially love bug season. EGADS, that's a horrible time to be driving in Florida!
