YOU KNOW YOU'RE A FLORIDIAN IF...

-Socks are only for bowling or golf.

 -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 is chilly...and requires your winter coat or only sweatshirt.

 -You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.

 -You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

 -You could swim before you could read.

 -You have to drive north to get to The South.

 -You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix but you can only afford Winn Dixie.

-Speaking of Winn Dixie you know that not only is their soda 5- 12packs for $10 but you can also get Peach Flavor and its good! And you hate Pepsi so much you prefer Dr Chek!

-Every other house in a golfing 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 doing much about.

-You dread lovebug season.

-You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley ,

Frances , Ivan and Jeanne.

-You know what a snowbird is and you hate them for not tipping the server.

-You know why flamingos are pink.

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

-You were twelve before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.

-"Down South" means Key West.

-"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

-You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive without retaking the driving test!

-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 is only for "Southerners" that live in the mountains where it is cold!

-An alligator once walked through your neighborhood and probably lives in your "lake" (drainage pond).

-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 February.

-It's not soda, cola, or pop. it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"

-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. ( Space Mountain during the Electric Light Parade!)

-You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches and ants.

-You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee, Immokalee, Matlacha, Chattahoochee, ocoee.

-You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.

-Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, Nascar, Go Noles, a confederate flag, "If it's snowbird season, why can't we shoot them?!", "When I retire, I'm going to move up north and drive real slow!",

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

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

-You get angry when people say " Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH."

-You've worn shorts, gone swimming and used the A/C on Christmas.

-You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!

-You recognize Miami-Dade as " Northern Cuba ".

-You know that any restaurant worth a dollar was born right in your own backyard! (Red Lobster, Outback, Burger King)