you know you're from the PNW when...
a friend just sent this to me...my comments in itals...
The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy:
1. You know the state flower (mildew). rhododendrons...silly.
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash. shouldn't everyone?
3. Use the phrase "sun break" and know what it means. I still have that awful guilty feeling if I'm inside and the "sun's out"...
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee. only if you're a recent transplant
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
we actually had 2 and a canoe
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
again - recent transplants - my dad would NEVER go to a nice restaurant w/out a jacket. Me? I prefer fleece.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "WALK" signal.
8. You think that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.
Well if there's no snow, there are no glaciers & hence, it's not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.
And I can tell the difference between someone who moved there with Microsoft & a 4th generation PNWer...ahem.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
don't forget Copper River and...
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Yakima and Willamette.
I used to think the PNW had the market on tough names until I went to Louisiana...Try saying Tchoupitoulas when you've had too many .
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
Well yeah...unless you want to be shark bait.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
That's actually something I didn't really know (at least Thai) until I moved to NYC.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark, while only working 8 hour days.
Welcome to life in NYC!
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho. It's called "being prepared"...
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers." Try explaining to a New Yorker the difference between "misting" and "drizzle"...
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon, and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even though you can't see through the cloud cover.
20. You note, "The mountain is out", when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka. hiking boots are for hiking...parkas are for Alaska & for tourists.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
We have a rule in our family about no socks with sandals...
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
That's SO California...mountains are for hiking and climbing - not for Californians with a death wish.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
I've always used an umbrella...the tourists are the ones who don't know how to walk down a street w/out running into people w/their umbrellas...
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time. sunglasses??
26. You measure distance in hours. I still don't know how many miles it is between Olympia and Vancouver but I can tell you it take 3 hours to get there...and an hour and a half to get to downtown (Seattle of course).
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day. we actually didn't have a/c in our last house...
28. You design your kids' Halloween costumes to fit under a raincoat.
Do you know how many times I had to be a GHOST?
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall). Everyone knows there are only the following seasons - Tourist Season, Ski Season (see Tourist Season) and Off Season (when the tourists finally get sick of the rain & LEAVE).
The Pacific Northwest According To Jeff Foxworthy:
1. You know the state flower (mildew). rhododendrons...silly.
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash. shouldn't everyone?
3. Use the phrase "sun break" and know what it means. I still have that awful guilty feeling if I'm inside and the "sun's out"...
4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee. only if you're a recent transplant
5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
we actually had 2 and a canoe
6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
again - recent transplants - my dad would NEVER go to a nice restaurant w/out a jacket. Me? I prefer fleece.
7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "WALK" signal.
8. You think that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.
Well if there's no snow, there are no glaciers & hence, it's not a real mountain.
9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.
And I can tell the difference between someone who moved there with Microsoft & a 4th generation PNWer...ahem.
10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
don't forget Copper River and...
11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Yakima and Willamette.
I used to think the PNW had the market on tough names until I went to Louisiana...Try saying Tchoupitoulas when you've had too many .
12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
Well yeah...unless you want to be shark bait.
13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.
That's actually something I didn't really know (at least Thai) until I moved to NYC.
14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark, while only working 8 hour days.
Welcome to life in NYC!
15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho. It's called "being prepared"...
16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers." Try explaining to a New Yorker the difference between "misting" and "drizzle"...
17. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
18. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon, and not just a state of mind.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even though you can't see through the cloud cover.
20. You note, "The mountain is out", when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka. hiking boots are for hiking...parkas are for Alaska & for tourists.
22. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.
We have a rule in our family about no socks with sandals...
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
That's SO California...mountains are for hiking and climbing - not for Californians with a death wish.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
I've always used an umbrella...the tourists are the ones who don't know how to walk down a street w/out running into people w/their umbrellas...
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time. sunglasses??
26. You measure distance in hours. I still don't know how many miles it is between Olympia and Vancouver but I can tell you it take 3 hours to get there...and an hour and a half to get to downtown (Seattle of course).
27. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day. we actually didn't have a/c in our last house...
28. You design your kids' Halloween costumes to fit under a raincoat.
Do you know how many times I had to be a GHOST?
29. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall). Everyone knows there are only the following seasons - Tourist Season, Ski Season (see Tourist Season) and Off Season (when the tourists finally get sick of the rain & LEAVE).
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