You Might Be A Floridian IF

(Sent to me by my cousin Jean)

YOU MIGHT BE A FLORIDIAN IF:

• "Down South" means Key West
• You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools. (Who needs a pool when you live on a lake? Oh, wait...our next door neighbors.)
• You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim. (Other than my mother who was from Alabama)
• "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
• It's not soda, cola, or pop...it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"
• You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
• 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 lived in 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 Christmas.
• 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.
• You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
• You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
• You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Withlacoochee.
• You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
• You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
• You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important! (I don't know this one)
• You recognize Miami-Dade as " Northern Cuba" (except for the parts that are Southern New Jersey)