A Gardeners Forum Forums General Discussion The Banter Hall floridians

Since i had this from my home state of florida, i thought i'd contribute it to the collection

You might be a Floridian if.....

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 Withlacoochie.

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
Bumperstickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, Bush (George or Jeb!)

You were 8 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!

Northerners think native Floridian means they came here from "New York or New Jersey before the age of 30".


any you need explained, just ask

Funny stuff, Jiffy. I bet there is a California one if I looked hard enough.

tina, i'm surprised someone hasn't emailed you one from ca.

there is a funnier one for my hometown, can't find it yet though.

I just cruised and found one that I liked.

gotta ask about the sting ray shuffle????

and.....these are especially ME!

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.

when in warm, shallow coastal waters, if you step on a sting ray, you shuffle quick because they are fast with their tails, which have a poison filled barb on them. they aren't usually fatal, but the barbs hurt and the wounds get infected very easily. think catfish barb times 10.

I'm loving the almost summer,summer ...etc.. complete opposite of here.

tam, i mapquested from my house to yours, it is 27 hours and 1600 miles. you are closer to me than bill and cindy!

but, with 1800 miles between florida and you, now you know how many miles it is between almost summer and almost winter