You know you're from .... Meme - Snagged from Fairest1
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when..."
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you.
You know you're from ________ when:
Your whole family works for General Motors or about half the people you know do.
When people from outside of _______ refer to their cities "downtown", out of habit you refuse to go there or immediately get a bad impression of their downtown because you know how undesirable a downtown can be.
You relate going downtown to getting drugs.
You don't understand how to navigate through downtown because of all the one way streets.
South end of town = Mullets.
You realize that almost anywhere but here is much prettier and less dirty.
You know what " the 'shwa" is.
You celebrate "Stephen Colbert Day"
You know that once you can, you will get out of here. You don't know how, but you will. (partial victory- yay school!)
You realize that the city motto "Prepare to Be Amazed" is just propaganda aimed at attracting unsuspecting tourists from Toronto.
And you know that one thing truly amazing about ________ is how such an "amazing" city can have such a bad reputation.
When you say you're from _______, people ask you "why?"
When you say you're going to the local university, you typically stumble or get tongue-tied trying to pronounce the name. (the name is a trick luckily I don't go there but I know people who do)
You know that _______ is WAY better than neighbouring town. <-- I disagree with this one, the neighbouring town listed is in fact nicer.
You rely on Tim Hortons to get you through the day.
Your last name is Mclaughlin.
You know that the OC isn't just a tv show.
It's easier to get to a Tim Hortons than it is to find the police station. But the waiting line at the drive thru is somehow even worse than the wait for the ER at the hospital. (BY GODS THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS I HAVE SEEN BECAUSE OF DRIVE THRU FOR THE TIMMY'S PEEPS SPILLING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHERE EVERYONE BREAKS THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE THAT ROAD LEADS TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY!)
Someone tells you about their hometowns tourist attractions and you think, "tourist attractions...what are those?"
You either think mullets are really cool. Or you dislike them.
You take pride in cheering for the local junior division hockey team .
You go swimming in a lake and come out impressed you haven't developed a rash or contracted AIDS. (or you fear for those who would swim in the lake- why? dear god WHY?~?)
You know that no one will ever be able to decide on which is the best highschool in town.
You make fun of your hometown instead of defending it.
When you don't have enough fingers and toes to count all of your friends/acquaintances that are under 19 and have a baby. *not even including the ones I knew that were under 19 when they had their kids*
You know what "crack time" is/was.
You drive around the "crack time" block about 3 times just to watch the twitchy man who always stands outside of "crack time".
You know The Dungeon isn't a prison...or is it?
When you've almost run into George on his wheelchair at least once in your life
When you can walk down Simcoe Street South and it still looks like it did 20 years ago
You go out to a nearby town and people tell you that you have an ______ accent.
You know that Dennis Edmonton, a member of the rock band Steppenwolf, wrote the song "Born to be Wild" simply because he was born in _________.
You know what Crappy Tire is.
You know the North End used to be farmland...once
You hear about how much your city is growing rapidly, yet it's population has been 150,000 for the past 10 years
There are needles and drugs being sold at ur local playground lol
And you know that even though ______ may have its shortcomings, you love it anyways! <- LIES SHEER LIES!
So that's it, clearly you can research what the city in the blanks is but why? I mean alright, fine if you are warning yourself away but only for that kay? Thnx! <3
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you.
You know you're from ________ when:
Your whole family works for General Motors or about half the people you know do.
When people from outside of _______ refer to their cities "downtown", out of habit you refuse to go there or immediately get a bad impression of their downtown because you know how undesirable a downtown can be.
You relate going downtown to getting drugs.
You don't understand how to navigate through downtown because of all the one way streets.
South end of town = Mullets.
You realize that almost anywhere but here is much prettier and less dirty.
You know what " the 'shwa" is.
You celebrate "Stephen Colbert Day"
You know that once you can, you will get out of here. You don't know how, but you will. (partial victory- yay school!)
You realize that the city motto "Prepare to Be Amazed" is just propaganda aimed at attracting unsuspecting tourists from Toronto.
And you know that one thing truly amazing about ________ is how such an "amazing" city can have such a bad reputation.
When you say you're from _______, people ask you "why?"
When you say you're going to the local university, you typically stumble or get tongue-tied trying to pronounce the name. (the name is a trick luckily I don't go there but I know people who do)
You know that _______ is WAY better than neighbouring town. <-- I disagree with this one, the neighbouring town listed is in fact nicer.
You rely on Tim Hortons to get you through the day.
Your last name is Mclaughlin.
You know that the OC isn't just a tv show.
It's easier to get to a Tim Hortons than it is to find the police station. But the waiting line at the drive thru is somehow even worse than the wait for the ER at the hospital. (BY GODS THE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS I HAVE SEEN BECAUSE OF DRIVE THRU FOR THE TIMMY'S PEEPS SPILLING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHERE EVERYONE BREAKS THE SPEED LIMIT BECAUSE THAT ROAD LEADS TOWARDS THE HIGHWAY!)
Someone tells you about their hometowns tourist attractions and you think, "tourist attractions...what are those?"
You either think mullets are really cool. Or you dislike them.
You take pride in cheering for the local junior division hockey team .
You go swimming in a lake and come out impressed you haven't developed a rash or contracted AIDS. (or you fear for those who would swim in the lake- why? dear god WHY?~?)
You know that no one will ever be able to decide on which is the best highschool in town.
You make fun of your hometown instead of defending it.
When you don't have enough fingers and toes to count all of your friends/acquaintances that are under 19 and have a baby. *not even including the ones I knew that were under 19 when they had their kids*
You know what "crack time" is/was.
You drive around the "crack time" block about 3 times just to watch the twitchy man who always stands outside of "crack time".
You know The Dungeon isn't a prison...or is it?
When you've almost run into George on his wheelchair at least once in your life
When you can walk down Simcoe Street South and it still looks like it did 20 years ago
You go out to a nearby town and people tell you that you have an ______ accent.
You know that Dennis Edmonton, a member of the rock band Steppenwolf, wrote the song "Born to be Wild" simply because he was born in _________.
You know what Crappy Tire is.
You know the North End used to be farmland...once
You hear about how much your city is growing rapidly, yet it's population has been 150,000 for the past 10 years
There are needles and drugs being sold at ur local playground lol
And you know that even though ______ may have its shortcomings, you love it anyways! <- LIES SHEER LIES!
So that's it, clearly you can research what the city in the blanks is but why? I mean alright, fine if you are warning yourself away but only for that kay? Thnx! <3