Sent in by Desiree Holmes Scherini
 

Only in San Diego . . . .

 

Your high school had a surf team~

 

You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla,

Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamacha,

Jamul, Cuyamaca, and El Cajon~

 

There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite

Summer, Almost Summer, and Oh Hey Look Its Summer

Again~

 

Chula-juana is a real town.~

 

Your house is worth more than some small countries~

 

You know what MB, OB, and PB stand for~

 

Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish

related, and you're surprised when other areas don't

have this~

  

You see weather forecasts for four different climate

zones in the same county, and aren't remotely

surprised. The Micro Climate Weather~

 

You've gone to Mt. Helix in July and known you still

need a jacket~

 

You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for bonus

points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy

Stadium~

 

You have a favorite- the WAP or the Zoo~

 

You've been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at

the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center~

 

You still call it the Del Mar Fair~

 

You say "I'm going to the track" and people know what

you mean~

 

You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom is~

 

A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town~

 

There's a North County, a South County, and an East

County but no Central County~

 

"Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan Moves You!"~

 

 

You know what it means when two guys are walking in

Hillcrest~

 

You know what it means when a girl in a short skirt is

walking on El Cajon Blvd~

 

You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking

structure traffic after a Padres game~

 

You know what "The Merge" is, and will plan your

entire day around not being on it during rush hour~

 

You've been to Belmont Park~

 

You've taken the Coaster and laughed at people sitting

in traffic on the 5~

 

You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa,

Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa~and maybe you remember

Serra Mesa too!

 

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~

 

You've been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5

and the 15~

 

There are more bands than people~

 

Your house doesn't have air conditioning~

 

You know it's San Diegan, not San Diegoan, or San

Diegoite~

 

Everyone has their favorite beach~

 

No matter what the weather is, there is always someone

walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops~

 

You live on, near or are surrounded by hills~

 

You hate tourists and their bad driving. GET OFF THE

ROAD NORTH DAKOTA, NOBODY WANTS YOU HERE. SERIOUSLY.

GO HOME~

 

You have family and or friends that have moved to

Arizona~

 

You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel

at Seaport Village~

 

You know someone who doesn't own pants, and have a

neighbor who doesn't seem to own a shirt~

 

You know what Santa Ana's are, and that they have

literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana~

 

If the menu doesn't have California burritos on it,

forget it, its not real Mexican food~