You know you are in____________ when__________

[MandyH]

You know you're in Mississippi when school is closed due to a mention of snow....
Businesses literally close down on the opening day of deer season because everybody calls in sick....
You hang your clothes on the line in January....
The mosquitos sting instead of itching....
Dem, yonder, ain't and y'all are actual words....
You see old toilets in the yard used for planters.....
Old cars are never scrapped they just kind of disappear into the yard....
You inherit guns instead of money....
I could go on for days!!!

 

[Josie]

You know your from the Fresno when you remember when it snowed in back in '97, which you didn't actually see, but a friend took pictures of some wet spots on her car and told you it was melted snow, so you know it happened

 

[krturpie]

In Maryland, first you need to get used to the dialect (imagine a quaint country lilt with just a tiny hint of Elizabethian English influence thrown in):

You know that you're in Maryland if people tell you you're in Merlyn.

They might also give you directions to Bawlmer.

You know that you're in Maryland if you keep your money in a benk and warsh your cloths.

then there's the geography:

You know that you're likely from Maryland if you tell everyone else in the country that you're from Washingon, D.C. (only you call it Warshington and give yourself away).

You know that you're in Maryland if the Western shore is east unless you've gone to the Eastern Shore.

You know that you're in Maryland if the state has a decent pan handle, but a leaky pan (look at a map, you'll see what I mean).

You know that you're in Maryland if the Mason-Dixon Line is the border to the North, but you're still not sure that you're in the South.

In fact, everyone to the north thinks we are in the South, but everyone in the South thinks we're in the North. It's been that way since the Civil War... or was that the War between the States?

You know that you're in Maryland if nearly every bloody county, old town or city is named after some bloody place or person in 17th century England, the state sport is jousting, and the state flag is a coat of arms... no it doesn't have a coat of arms on it... it is a bloody Tory coat of arms, and the Queen doesn't mind stopping by to visit.

You know that you're probably from Maryland if you accept all of that without being an Anglophile.

You know that you're in Maryland if the state university's mascot is a turtle... which proudly appears at every sporting event... even track.

You know that you're in Maryland if Downtown means the District of Columbia.

You know that you're in Maryland if there are two beltways in the state: the Baltimore beltway and The Beltway.

and the politics:

Politics? What politics?

You know that you live in Maryland if you keep wondering when that piece of swamp that the Feds took from us to build D.C. will be sucked into an abyss, taking your state and half of Virginia with it.

and the cuisine:


You know that you're in Maryland when the crabs never come out of a freezer.

You know that you're in Maryland if you have three spices: salt, pepper, and Old Bay.

You know that you're likely in Maryland if you're sampling raw oysters on the Chesapeake, and insist that they're good, even while gagging.

 

[LilPeeps]

You know you're from Massachusetts when:

There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house and that is how you give directions

If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three or more different names

You know what a "regular" coffee is

You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house

You can navigate a rotary without a problem

You never say "Cape Cod" you say "The Cape"

You order iced coffee in January

You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round

You know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one

You know what they sell at a "packie"

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left

As a kid, there was more than a foot of snow on the ground, and you STILL had to listen to the radio to see if they'd declare it a snow day to cancel school

A Crown Victoria = Undercover Cop

You know that a yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through ... and that a red light means 2 more can

Six inches of snow is considered a dusting

You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Gloucester, Billerica, Haverhill, Leominster, and Cotuit

You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language

 

[therealsilkiechick]

you know your from PA when......

ya know more than 5 amish people by first name basis.

no matter what time of year it is you see yards decorated with black and gold for the steelers or penguins or pirates.

every winter ya consider moveing south but never do.

ya say yins, worser, crick instead of creek, pellow instead of pillow, warsh instead of wash, crans instead of crayons.

ya live by punxy phil and refer to him as a rat.

ya go to gobblers knob to see phil see his shadow again to get drunk and meet people.

ya go to family reunions and go fishing just to avoid the inlaws.

one night ya have no snow the next day ya wake up with 3ft of it and can't open ur door.

ya know how to get ur car out of a ditch with a jack.

you have 2 deer tags and don't see a deer all season.

cigerettes cost more than a gal of milk and they both cost more than a gal of gas.

ya go to the store to buy eggs and there 200 cartons of white eggs and only 4 of the brown.

there is 6 bars and no hotels in the town ya live in.

in the winter you wish for summer and the summer u wish for winter.

your deer riffle is considered over kill for a mouse.

you refer to the largest mountain in the state as a hill.

your gov requires u to have a chaufeur license to take amish around to the stores.

the penalty for stealing a horse in your county is still hanging.

you call your child by their siblings names till ya get the right one.

the wild hogs are really escaped farm pigs.

ya can't buy fireworks from a stand if you are a pa resident.

you have more than one person listed on megans law liveing in ur town.

everyone you know from school has been in jail but you've only been there to visit.

someone you know is considered a terrorist because years ago they where convicted of bombing the local magistrait building with a 30-06 shell and a cigerette, rotfl.

the fire dept starts fires cause they are bored and need something to do.

ya need photo id to buy spray paint at walmart.

ya need photo id to buy zippo fluid and flints at any store.

and i'm sure there is more,lol.
silkie

 

[krturpie]

Hey Silkie! So they warsh things up there too? LOL! My folks live up there too, out by Mercersburg.


Your post make me think of another MD one:

You're probably from Maryland if you think you can understand everyone from PA, VA, WV, and DE, but not DC.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

yup we do,lol. well not me but most say it. drives me crazy specially when people say pellow!! hmm. i don't know where that place is never heard of it. where is it close to?

 

[krturpie]

my grandmother from PA used to refer to us as "yous", but i picked up the local "you all" growing up in MD.

 

[azchickadee]

You know you're in Phoenix when the top news story of every newscast is the fact that it's sprinkling and the reporters are pointing to the raindrops on the ground.

 

[TransplantedTexan]

You know your in Wisconsin when people talk like this -

AIN'A (Ayna)
Used in much the same manner as the Canadian HEY, this term is usually found at the end of a sentence, such as "We should get us a coupla cold brews, aina?" Closest literal translation would be "Isn't that so?"

BETATAH (Buh-TAY-tuh)
This is a starchy tuber grown and eaten in Wisconsin. Known as a potato outside of the state, this vegetable is usually eaten with meat.

BRANDY
Distilled wine. Wisconsin consumes 90% of the brandy produced in the US. It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it.

BRAT (Braht)
Short for Bratwurst, Wisconsin's favorite sausage. Brats contain pork, beef, and spices. Lots of spices. A brat-fry is the social equivalent of the New England Clambake or the Texas Barbeque. Brats are not fried at a brat-fry, they are grilled over charcoal, simmered in a beer-and-onion broth, then served on a bun with mustard, onion, kraut, and a cold brew.

BREW (Brew-Ha, Brewski, Brewster)
A bottle, can, or glass of beer. Also known as SUDS, BARLEY-POP, BARLEY-SODA, GOLDEN FOAMY, and MALTED MOTHERS MILK.

BUBBLER
A drinking fountain. Originally named after the valve, which caused the water to "bubble up" when turned on. Ask where the water-fountain is, and the Wisconsinite will direct you to the nearest wishing well.

CANNIBAL SANDWICH
Raw ground sirloin served on dark rye bread and covered with thin-sliced raw onion. Obviously invented by someone who hated to cook, this is definitely an acquired taste.

CHEESE-HEAD
Originally coined as a derogatory term by the flatlanders to the south, the name has been adopted and may be used freely.

COOLER BY THE LAKE
Meteorological condition where temperatures are lower in the immediate vicinity of Lake Michigan (the big pond). Most uttered phrase during summer weather reports.

DAIRY AIR
Also known as HEIFER-MIST. Although some may think that this natural by-product of the dairy industry smells like manure, to a dairy-farmer it smells a lot like money. Just watch where you're walking.

DEER HUNTING
The Wisconsin version of Marti Gras. Each November, thousands of male residents go up north to drink a brewski and bag a bambi.


GEORGE WEBB
Bar-time four star restaurant. Most often populated from 6:00 A.M. to 11:30 P.M. by police officers.

IMPORTED BEER
This is any variety of brewski that is not produced in Milwaukee. When you ask for an imported beer in a Milwaukee tavern, you'll probably get a Coors.

MOO JUICE (Mooooo Juice)
Simply put, milk.

PASTY (PASTE-Y)
Meat, potatoes, and vegetables wrapped in a pie crust and baked. Imported to Wisconsin by Cornish lead miners.

SCHNECK
Any sweet pastry, roll, or doughnut. The proper way to eat a schneck is to dunk (doonk) it in your coffee.

SMELT FRY
In early spring, a small fish known as a SMELT migrates towards the shore of Lake Michigan during the night to spawn. Thousands of Wisconsinites show up at the piers with huge nets to catch the little buggers. They are then taken back to the tavern, beheaded, gutted, fried, and eaten (washed down with lots of brewski's). Truly, a right of spring.

Pop
If you want a carbonated soft drink, ask for a pop. . If you ask for soda, or a coke, you'll get that smug grin that says "not from around here, are you?"

SHEEPSHEAD
This has nothing to do with the Godfather. It also has nothing to do with sheep. It is a card game. You have to be born here to understand it. It is played with only 30 of the 52 cards. Yes, sheepshead players are not playing with a full deck.

STOP'N GO LIGHTS
Traffic signals to you, but isn't that dull? After all, one light means stop, the other means go, so what else would you call them?

UP NORT (pronounced "Up North")
Where people go for vacation, fishing, or hunting. A very general term, up north is sometimes reached by traveling East or West. Anywhere 100 miles or more from where you are, and in a generally northern direction may be considered "up nort".

UPer (Yooper)
A native of Michigan's upper peninsula (UP). For these people, up north is Canada.

WINTER (Also known as a "WISCONSIN WINTER")
This is one of Wisconsin's two seasons which lasts approximately 9 months. The other season is the ROAD CONSTRUCTION season, lasting roughly 3 months.

Ya Der Hey!
One can judge the sobriety of a Wisconsinite by the way he answers this question: "Hey Stan, wanna Brewski?" If the answer is "Ya Der Hey!", then Stan is only on his first six pack of Blatz. If he answers "Not now no more, eh?!" then he could only bowl a 110, and probably would not pass a blood-alcohol test (even if he studied for it).

Turn da corner round - this means to take a turn at a intersection. As in - " Go up der en turn da corner round left."