You might be a Floridian if....

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 03:14 PM

You might be a Floridian if.....

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"Down South" means Key West.

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

You think no one over 70 should be allowed to drive.

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 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.

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 Christmas.

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.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, 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, and a confederate flag.

You were eight years old before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 12 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 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." The south ends in the Ocala/Gainesville area, and then North Cuba begins.

You might be a Floridian if

I thought this was funny, most of it is true!

Frisky Feline · 04-07-2009, 03:18 PM

LOL!!

My parents live there for about 23 years. I visited them last week. she keeps complaining to me about toooo many floridian who have been overweight everywhere in their hometown and orlando. I admit that i do notice too. I just found it so strange because i always thought that people who can work out outside in florida than whose peeps lives in northeastern.

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 03:23 PM

and anything below 70 is "chilly"

Frisky Feline · 04-07-2009, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Babyblue

and anything below 70 is "chilly"

ha ha that's waht my parents told me to bring the warmup clothes in the morning. It was only 66 degrees. I wore short and sweater top in the morning chatting with them last week.

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Frisky Feline

ha ha that's waht my parents told me to bring the warmup clothes in the morning. It was only 66 degrees. I wore short and sweater top in the morning chatting with them last week.

I bet you thought it was warm!!

Last weekend was warm and wonderful! Now it is chilly again for the next few days. lows in the 50s and highs in the 70's... Thanks to the cold front that came through yesterday.

Frisky Feline · 04-07-2009, 03:38 PM

yep, i told my mom, " do you want 20's degree or 66's?" she said, "shush".

Lucky for us that last week was perfect weather all week except it was raining in the early morning but beautiful in florida. Once we got back home last friday and saw snow came down but it was only flurries. Today is the worst one that we got more flurries but the grounds do not hold snow any longer and they are melting fast.

rockin'robin · 04-07-2009, 04:31 PM

HAHA! So true, sooooo true!...I wear flippers and sandals 365 days of the year!...And shorts most all the time! Been a Floridian since 1972 !! Lots of festivals here....shrimp festival, crawfish festival, Bluegrass, etc., and of course the Kingfish Tournament....it's all good!...Ever seen those bumper stickers that say ....."we don't care how you do it up North"!...HAHA! J/K here! No insult to you Northerners!...Ahh, I can't deal with cold weather! And yeah...it's been freeky cool here for a few days!....My A/C is off and almost turned the heat on last night!...But just put on 2 pairs of socks and my old flannel granny long gown! Snuggled up with my Pomeranian....and all was warm!...Sunny days ahead!...Old man sun is already "peeking" thru the clouds!

Byrdie714 · 04-07-2009, 05:45 PM

You know you're a Floridian when the house that you bought--is now foreclosed.

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Byrdie714

You know you're a Floridian when the house that you bought--is now foreclosed.

I hear that!! happened to many of Floridians...

Sad, but true!!

naisho · 04-07-2009, 05:56 PM

Funny stuff!

How about, if you say, "Look, Jesus (or Mary?) is on my cheese sandwich!"

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by naisho

If you say, "Look, Jesus is on my cheese sandwich!"

ummm. OK. Not sure if that is a Floridian one but... alright.

Religious figures on items, are more of a religious thingy ma jig.

AlleyCat · 04-07-2009, 06:31 PM

I've been to Florida many times, and one year I got a tattoo. My friend and I went to Disneyworld the next day and I chose to wear a bikini top with shorts so the tattoo could dry off and not rub on my clothes. It was about 70 that day (late February.) Which is a piece of cake considering I'm from Minnesota. And all the other people in the ride lines at Disneyworld looked at me funny - several even asked if I was crazy "for wearing shorts and a bikini in frigid temperatures".

Oceanbreeze · 04-07-2009, 06:33 PM

You might be a Floridian if.....

"Down South" means Key West.

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

You think no one over 70 should be allowed to drive.

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 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.

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 Christmas.

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.

You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, 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, and a confederate flag.

You were eight years old before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 12 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 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." The south ends in the Ocala/Gainesville area, and then North Cuba begins.

And, "Up North" means mainland Florida!

Bottesini · 04-07-2009, 06:34 PM

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

This applied to El Paso TX where I lived for many years.

Thanks God bugs freeze to death in Iowa!!

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 06:35 PM

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And, "Up North" means mainland Florida!

Yup!!!

Once you are off the islands! Any island off of Florida... You are on the mainland!

Maria · 04-07-2009, 06:38 PM

Yea, I read all that. There's one thing I hate about Florida -- bugs, especially frogs and ants.

Some friends of mine gave me some warnings about snakes to watch out for!

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Bottesini

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

This applied to El Paso TX where I lived for many years.

Thanks God bugs freeze to death in Iowa!!

Oceanbreeze · 04-07-2009, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Babyblue

Yup!!!

Once you are off the islands! Any island off of Florida... You are on the mainland!

It's funny. I don't live in Key West, but near there. When my parents travel to Miami, they always say ..."We're going up on the mainland tomorrow." It's incredibly funny to me, even now, and I've lived here for 10+ years now!

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

It's funny. I don't live in Key West, but near there. When my parents travel to Miami, they always say ..."We're going up on the mainland tomorrow." It's incredibly funny to me, even now, and I've lived here for 10+ years now!

I know the Feeling. Especially being born on an Island! Off the Florida Coast!

diehardbiker · 04-07-2009, 07:49 PM

Hey, evidently I am NOT Floridian! None of them in list would fit me.

Damn, Im gonna miss Winter!

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AlleyCat

I've been to Florida many times, and one year I got a tattoo. My friend and I went to Disneyworld the next day and I chose to wear a bikini top with shorts so the tattoo could dry off and not rub on my clothes. It was about 70 that day (late February.) Which is a piece of cake considering I'm from Minnesota. And all the other people in the ride lines at Disneyworld looked at me funny - several even asked if I was crazy "for wearing shorts and a bikini in frigid temperatures".

Just like my friends from Ohio. That are visiting Florida for spring break. Yesterday! Windy and chilly. I had a pair of jeans, and a t-shirt on. They had their bathing suits and shorts on. They asked me if I wanted to join them to see the Manatees. I said no. It is pretty windy and chilly, out on the beach. They just laughed and told me, that it is very warm compare to where they live.

rockin'robin · 04-07-2009, 07:58 PM

For sure ur a Floridian...if you've got an alligator in ur dog house....

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 08:01 PM

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Originally Posted by rockin'robin

For sure ur a Floridian...if you've got an alligator in ur dog house....

Sad but true. Seen it in the news several times.

Might be a Floridian.... if you had a gator eat or attack your dog before.

rockin'robin · 04-07-2009, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Babyblue

Sad but true. Seen it in the news several times.

Might be a Floridian.... if you had a gator eat or attack your dog before.

HAHA!...How about them 'gators on a stick...people walking them at the fair or flea markets?...I had one a few years ago! Cute!...(NOT a real 'gator!)

Babyblue · 04-07-2009, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by rockin'robin

HAHA!...How about them 'gators on a stick...people walking them at the fair or flea markets?...I had one a few years ago! Cute!...(NOT a real 'gator!)

I have seen those!!! The plastic little things, kids walk around with ...Chomping,
when the pull the trigger!!

Might be a Floridian..... if you actually ate Gator meat! Yummy!!!

~*Kaelei*~ · 04-09-2009, 06:57 PM

I love Florida, I been there many times and man, it's soooo warm! I love it... but sadly I live in State of Washington where it's freezing! Last year in April, I was visiting Orlando Florida for 15 days and I loved it, it was so warm. Even though it was warm, I wore Jeans and sweatshirt most of the time because I get cold easily and I do consider 70 to 80 degrees a bit chilly. But On hot days while I was in Florida, I was just wearing shorts and tank top with bathing suit under it.

I may not be Floridian.... but I am in heart.... I just love it!

Babyblue · 04-09-2009, 07:01 PM

I have had a person from up north tell me that even when the temps are down in the 40's it feels so cold to them... Due to the humidity level is still somewhat there. They tell me that a dry cold, is more bearable like the dry heat.

Dunno if it is true..or not.

Oceanbreeze · 04-09-2009, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Babyblue

I have had a person from up north tell me that even when the temps are down in the 40's it feels so cold to them... Due to the humidity level is still somewhat there. They tell me that a dry cold, is more bearable like the dry heat.

Dunno if it is true..or not.

I wouldn't know, but I CAN tell you that I'm from MD, so anything below 60 degrees is freakin' cold to me! Of course, now that I live in FL and have for 10or so years, everything below 70 degrees is freakin' cold to me!

web730 · 04-09-2009, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Oceanbreeze

I wouldn't know, but I CAN tell you that I'm from MD, so anything below 60 degrees is freakin' cold to me! Of course, now that I live in FL and have for 10or so years, everything below 70 degrees is freakin' cold to me!

Yup! I know what it was like since I grew up in Indiana and now a Floridan for almost 7 years. It certainly gets funny!

It has to do with the body temperament adjusting once living in Fla after a while, rather after 2 or 3 years depending on.

Say if it gets 60 degrees here being a Floridan, it feels mere like 45 degrees aka midwest's 45 degrees in a sense... while for a midwestern or easterner it would feel like warm, not so cool.

Babyblue · 04-09-2009, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by web730

Yup! I know what it was like since I grew up in Indiana and now a Floridan for almost 7 years. It certainly gets funny!

It has to do with the body temperament adjusting once living in Fla after a while, rather after 2 or 3 years depending on.

Say if it gets 60 degrees here being a Floridan, it feels mere like 45 degrees aka midwest's 45 degrees in a sense... while for a midwestern or easterner it would feel like warm, not so cool.

This friend, I am speaking of, when she said... It feels colder in Florida than does in Colorado.

She said that the dry cold is more bearable. The humid, damp, misty, cold was worse. She moved back up to Colorado, before the winter was over.

I do understand how one can adapt, and adjust to the Florida weather.

Many do say the humidity effects the temps one way or another.

Dunno... I have never seen snow, or experienced the dessert dry air.

04-07-2009, 06:33 PM	#13 (permalink)
Oceanbreeze I disappear at will Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: S. FL Posts: 7,839	You might be a Floridian if..... "Down South" means Key West. "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola. You think no one over 70 should be allowed to drive. 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 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. 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 Christmas. 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. You pass on the right and honk at the elderly. You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches. You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, 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, and a confederate flag. You were eight years old before you realized they made houses without pools. You were 12 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 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." The south ends in the Ocala/Gainesville area, and then North Cuba begins. And, "Up North" means mainland Florida! __________________ "You can blow out a candle, but you can't blow out a fire. Once the flame begins to catch, the wind will blow it higher." ~Peter Gabriel

04-07-2009, 06:34 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bottesini Bodhar agus leath dall Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Middle of dog pack Posts: 16,083	You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches. This applied to El Paso TX where I lived for many years. Thanks God bugs freeze to death in Iowa!! __________________ It's a joke Nathan!

04-07-2009, 07:49 PM	#20 (permalink)
diehardbiker Stuck in New York! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 7,168	Hey, evidently I am NOT Floridian! None of them in list would fit me. Damn, Im gonna miss Winter! __________________ Please do not follow unless your driving REAL 4x4 with LOW! FUN is standard...PAVEMENT is optional.... Plus Jeep Wrangler owner too.

04-09-2009, 06:57 PM	#26 (permalink)
~Kaelei~ Wishing Upon A Star Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Vancouver, Washington Posts: 1,354	I love Florida, I been there many times and man, it's soooo warm! I love it... but sadly I live in State of Washington where it's freezing! Last year in April, I was visiting Orlando Florida for 15 days and I loved it, it was so warm. Even though it was warm, I wore Jeans and sweatshirt most of the time because I get cold easily and I do consider 70 to 80 degrees a bit chilly. But On hot days while I was in Florida, I was just wearing shorts and tank top with bathing suit under it. I may not be Floridian.... but I am in heart.... I just love it! __________________

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04-07-2009, 03:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Provoke, Pounce, Purr Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,693	LOL!! My parents live there for about 23 years. I visited them last week. she keeps complaining to me about toooo many floridian who have been overweight everywhere in their hometown and orlando. I admit that i do notice too. I just found it so strange because i always thought that people who can work out outside in florida than whose peeps lives in northeastern.

04-07-2009, 03:23 PM	#3 (permalink)
Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 7,539	and anything below 70 is "chilly"

04-07-2009, 03:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
Frisky Feline Provoke, Pounce, Purr Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,693	yep, i told my mom, " do you want 20's degree or 66's?" she said, "shush". Lucky for us that last week was perfect weather all week except it was raining in the early morning but beautiful in florida. Once we got back home last friday and saw snow came down but it was only flurries. Today is the worst one that we got more flurries but the grounds do not hold snow any longer and they are melting fast.

04-07-2009, 04:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 2,782	HAHA! So true, sooooo true!...I wear flippers and sandals 365 days of the year!...And shorts most all the time! Been a Floridian since 1972 !! Lots of festivals here....shrimp festival, crawfish festival, Bluegrass, etc., and of course the Kingfish Tournament....it's all good!...Ever seen those bumper stickers that say ....."we don't care how you do it up North"!...HAHA! J/K here! No insult to you Northerners!...Ahh, I can't deal with cold weather! And yeah...it's been freeky cool here for a few days!....My A/C is off and almost turned the heat on last night!...But just put on 2 pairs of socks and my old flannel granny long gown! Snuggled up with my Pomeranian....and all was warm!...Sunny days ahead!...Old man sun is already "peeking" thru the clouds!

04-07-2009, 05:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
Byrdie714 Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 8,946	You know you're a Floridian when the house that you bought--is now foreclosed.

04-07-2009, 05:56 PM	#10 (permalink)
naisho Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,007	Funny stuff! How about, if you say, "Look, Jesus (or Mary?) is on my cheese sandwich!"

04-07-2009, 06:31 PM	#12 (permalink)
AlleyCat Chicken in a Cat Suit Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,736	I've been to Florida many times, and one year I got a tattoo. My friend and I went to Disneyworld the next day and I chose to wear a bikini top with shorts so the tattoo could dry off and not rub on my clothes. It was about 70 that day (late February.) Which is a piece of cake considering I'm from Minnesota. And all the other people in the ride lines at Disneyworld looked at me funny - several even asked if I was crazy "for wearing shorts and a bikini in frigid temperatures".

04-07-2009, 06:38 PM	#16 (permalink)
Maria Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 10,140	Yea, I read all that. There's one thing I hate about Florida -- bugs, especially frogs and ants. Some friends of mine gave me some warnings about snakes to watch out for!

04-07-2009, 07:58 PM	#22 (permalink)
rockin'robin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Jacksonville, Florida Posts: 2,782	For sure ur a Floridian...if you've got an alligator in ur dog house....

04-09-2009, 07:01 PM	#27 (permalink)
Babyblue Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 7,539	I have had a person from up north tell me that even when the temps are down in the 40's it feels so cold to them... Due to the humidity level is still somewhat there. They tell me that a dry cold, is more bearable like the dry heat. Dunno if it is true..or not.