I found this while cleaning out some folders on my hard drive. \u00a0After 8 years in the Orlando area, these I can vouch for. The original list is longer, and I removed the items which don’t apply to non-native Floridians. \u00a0The ones I’ve marked with asterisks I have found to be particularly true.<\/p>\n
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“Down South” means Miami<\/p>\n
“Panhandling” means going to\u00a0Pensacola.<\/p>\n
You think no one over 70 should be allowed to\u00a0drive.<\/p>\n
Flip-flops are everyday wear.<\/p>\n
Shoes are for business\u00a0meetings and church.<\/p>\n
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless\u00a0it’s Easter or Christmas.<\/p>\n
Sweet tea can be served at any\u00a0meal.<\/p>\n
** You\u00a0smirk when a game show’s “Grand Prize” is a trip or cruise to Florida.<\/p>\n
You measure distance in minutes.<\/p>\n
You have a drawer full\u00a0of bathing suits…. and one sweatshirt.<\/p>\n
** You get annoyed at the tourists\u00a0who feed seagulls.<\/p>\n
All the local festivals are named after a\u00a0fruit.<\/p>\n
** A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.<\/p>\n
You think\u00a0everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.<\/p>\n
** You know the four\u00a0seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot and\u00a0Christmas.<\/p>\n
It’s not soda, cola, or pop…its coke, regardless of brand or flavor, “What kinda coke you want?”<\/p>\n
** Anything under 95 is just\u00a0warm.<\/p>\n
** Anything under 70 is chilly.<\/p>\n
** You pass on the right and honk at the\u00a0elderly.<\/p>\n
** You understand the futility of exterminating\u00a0cockroaches.<\/p>\n
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and\u00a0Withlacoochee.<\/p>\n
You understand why it’s better to have a friend with a\u00a0boat than have a boat yourself.<\/p>\n
You’ve worn shorts and used the\u00a0A\/C on Christmas.<\/p>\n
Socks are only for bowling<\/p>\n
You never\u00a0use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes<\/p>\n
** A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from\u00a0the store but everything to do with shade.<\/p>\n
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites<\/p>\n
** You know that no other grocery store can compare to\u00a0Publix<\/p>\n
You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn’t worth waking up for.<\/p>\n
** You dread lovebug season.<\/p>\n
You are on a first name basis with\u00a0the Hurricane list. They aren’t Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances…but\u00a0Charley, Frances, Ivan and Jeanne.<\/p>\n
You know what a snowbird is and you\u00a0hate them.<\/p>\n
You think a six-foot\u00a0alligator is actually pretty average.<\/p>\n
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