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 ~