you know you're a Floridian when....

[HighHorse]

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 degrees is chilly.

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

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. You don't know them as Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances; you know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.

You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.

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

'Down South' means Key West.

Flip-flops are everyday wear. .Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.

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

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season,
tourist season and summer. (I really loved this one!)

You've hosted a hurricane party.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee and Micanopy.

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 and New Years.

You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba.'

The next to last one is one of my favorites.....We do it every year so we can have a fire in the fireplace

[barefoot rider]

I can not only pronounce Okeechobee correctly I LIVE there! I can also pronounce Boca Raton and Alachua right. And alligators under 6 feet are the reptile equivalent of a teacup poodle(an ankle biter!) While it is time for the end of Snowbird season alas that means the beginning of Lovebug Season.

[mymaxx]

Well I have never been through YeeHaw Junction But I have been through Molasses junction does that count.

And I shop at Winn Dixie (The Beef People)

[KatieMae]

hahahahaha!!!!
OMG. I must be hardcore Floridian.
Because I was sitting here nodding my head to everything.
Except the "you were 25 before you met someone who couldn't swim"
Because, well.. I'm not 25 yet! HAH

[CatFromFL]

You know you're a Floridian if....


X Socks are only for bowling. (or for European tourists to wear with their Sandals)

X You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes. I thought that umbrellas are for keeping the sun off of babies.

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

X Your winter coat* is made of denim. *Note "coat" is singular

X 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. N/A

X Anything under 70 degrees is chilly. (husband thinks 50 is "freezing"and wants to put coats on horses- he is nuts)

X You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

X You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix. (this is the Absolute TRUTH!)

X Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005. (we only had a few blue tarps but we are inland near Ocala, a lot of generator fuel smell filled the neighborhood and swimming pools were the only source of horse safe water in quanities. We all have wells and had no power. )

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark. Never lived here as a kid

X You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for. Except to the weather people.

X You dread love bug season.

X You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. You don't know them as Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances; you know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.

X You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave. (And you avoid restaurants on weekends until they leave)

X You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

X 'Down South' means Key West.

X Flip-flops are everyday wear. .Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.

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

X You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

X A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

X You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer. (I really loved this one!) Me too!

X You've hosted a hurricane party.

X You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee and Micanopy. ( Add Okahumpka and Panasofkee)

X You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself. So true, I spit out my coffee !

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

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

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

X You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba.'



I got so many X's I must be official...........
Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?

[WalliBoy]

Originally Posted by CatFromFL

You know you're a Floridian if....


X You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

and all the road signs have double letters .... - I used to play double letter game with my family on the way up to Orlando, and whoever finds the most double letters , wins.

Also, I will add,

X your car windows are down everyday in the middle of winter in "south florida".

[HighHorse]

Originally Posted by WalliBoy

and all the road signs have double letters .... - I used to play double letter game with my family on the way up to Orlando, and whoever finds the most double letters , wins.

Also, I will add,

X your car windows are down everyday in the middle of winter in "south florida".

Sooo true.