So, today I got a email from a family member, you know one of those emails that gets passed to tons of people. It was titled “A True Floridian”, so I read it, like it do every email of its type. Sad thing is its true, I can relate or agree 100% to almost every single thing listed in it, so I guess I am a true floridian! Anyhow here is the email, note its kinda long.

YOU KNOW YOU ARE A FLORIDIAN IF.....

Socks are only for bowling.

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in minute

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 degrees is chilly.

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.

Every other house in your neighborhood had blue slate 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 waking up for.

You dread love bug 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 when they’ll leave.

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

You think New York drivers licenses should only be valid in New York

Flip-flops are everyday wear.

Shoes are for business meetings and church

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

An alligator once walked through 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.

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: hurricane season, love bug season, snowbird season and summer

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.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee

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 Gators, Go Seminoles and a confederate flag.

Your 3 meals a day are: breakfast, dinner and supper.

When meeting someone for the first time you ask the question:

Who do you go for, Gators or Seminoles?

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

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

You’ve worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

You recognize Miami-Dade as ‘ Northern Cuba ‘.

You not only forward this but you understand it!!

Funny aye? Anyhow, I’m out, take care people!