25 Ways to know if you are a TRUE Floridian...

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25 Ways to know if you are a TRUE Floridian...

• 1. Socks are only for bowling.
• 2. You never use an umbrella because the rain will be over in five minutes.
• 3. A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
• 4. Your winter coat is made of denim.
• 5. You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
• 6. You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
• 7. Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
• 8. You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
• 9. You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
• 10. You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
• 11. You dread love bug season.
• 12. You are on a first name basis with the hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley, Frances, Ivan, Jeanne, Wilma, Irene, Cheryl, Rita, Mary, Alison
• 13. You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.
• 14. You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
• 15. 'Down South' means Key West.
• 16. Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
• 17. You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
• 18. You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
• 19. A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
• 20. You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.
• 21. You've hosted a hurricane party.
• 22. You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee , Thonotosassa and Micanopy.
• 23. You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
• 24. You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.
• 25. You recognize Miami-Dade as 'Northern Cuba.'