YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SAN DIEGO WHEN...
From Floz House via Facebook:
1. You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penesquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamul and El Cajon!
2. There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, Almost Summer and oh, Hey look it’s summer again.
3. Your house is worth more than some small countries.
4. You know what IB, OB and PB stand for.
5. You know what “marine layer” means.
6.You grew up thinking everyone ate avocados daily and fish tacos weekly.
8. You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium or maybe some of you also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium!!
10. You lived on California or Carne Asada burritos from Alberto’s/Roberto's/Cotijas/Aliberto's and all the other "to's"
11. You remember and or totaled your car on the Old Black Mountain Road before the 56 was built.
12. You still call it the Del Mar Fair. And everyone knows what you’re referring to when you say, "I'm going to the track.”
13. In high school you went looking in La Jolla for an area of houses built strictly for small people - referred to as “the munchkin houses” - due to the fact that they were inhabited by some of the actors who played Munchkins in the Wizard of Oz film.
14. You remember when Bonita, Lemon Grove, La Mesa, and Spring Valley were "in the sticks."
15. You understand what May-gray and June-gloom means.
16. There's a North County, South County, and an East County - but no Central County.
17. You know what "the merge" is and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour.
19. You've gone to Sea World on a warm day and sat in the first few rows at the Shamu Show to get cooled off.
20. You've been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5, the 8 and the 15. (*Bonus* You say "the" before freeway names.)
22. No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a tank top, shorts and flip flops.
23. You've been to the desert, the mountains and the beach all in one day.
24. You know that Ramona, Santee and Lakeside are where the "cowboys" live.
26. You've gone to the Zoo to just go on a walk.
28. You know what the "Santa Anas" are and that they have nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana.
29. You know what real Mexican food and real salsa looks and tastes like.
30. You remember when "Mission Valley" was only cow pastures.
32. You know that you have to leave at the crack of dawn to find parking at the beach, or risk parking in front of someone's million dollar bungalow and waking a mile+
34. You've watched fireworks over the bay while enjoying a bonfire.
35. You've dated, are related to, are married to or have a story about a Marine or Navy guy/gal…
36. You avoid the Gaslamp Quarter during ComicCon or love SD Comic Con
38. You still call it “The Fair” or “North County Fair” even though they changed the name when Westfield Malls bought it.
39. You know what a Red Tide is and what Bioluminescence is.
41. You rode the Coaster in MB
42. You went to the Bacchanal to see bands
43. You know about the Proctor Valley Monster
45. You whine when it sprinkles
47. You know that "Jamacha" is pronounced Ham-a-shaw, not Jamaica
48. You know that the "homegrown "albums were produced by KGB radio 101.5
49. You went to the Rocky Horror Picture Show every week at The Strand
50. When visiting Coronado, you took a boat not a bridge
51. When you had to pay a toll to cross the bridge
And if you've moved away, your love for SD stays with you💓
We are so lucky to live here!