You know you're from (insert place here) when...your fave?

[Min]

Though it might not be as fun for those not familiar with Sweden and Swedish customs, here's a few about my corner of the world.

You know you're a Swede when:

- you're appalled at the thought of not removing your shoes when entering a home
- you celebrate midsummer by eating rotted fish and dancing around a giant, flower-covered phallos
- you sound like you're singing when you speak
- you've had five cups of coffee, and it's not lunch yet
- you bring your own bags to the grocery store
- you think England, Ireland and France owe you a fortune in back taxes because of unpaid danagäld
- you think fika is the most important meal of the day
- you know why you don't put the salt licorice candy in the same bag as the rest of the loose candy
- you're obsessed with making foreigners pronounce your name just right
- you know when a blonde is not a blonde
- you become confused when foreigners complain about college tuition
- you avoid taking forest walks in October
- you start laughing when someone tells you about their religious faith, until you realise they're not joking
- Christmas is December 24th, and there's no jul without a julebock
- you realise you don't remember what the bank notes look like
- full frontal nudity in a movie is no big deal
- you have a dalahäst somewhere in your house
- moose warning signs are a common sight
- you look like a living question mark when foreign friends complain about healthcare costs
- if you can't ride a bike or swim, you're considered strange
- +5C and sun is t-shirt weather
- everyone is too polite to take the last cookie, leaving a single, lonely cookie on the plate
- you become shocked and surprised when you see someone smoking
- you consider Finland to be a Swedish province
- "det finns inget dåligt väder - bara dåliga kläder" - "there is no bad weather - only bad clothing"
- you call the King "Knugen"

[quidam]

You know you're from Pittsburgh Pa (or are living entirely too close to it) when:

-You can correctly identify "jumbo" as a luncheon meat.
-Everyone around you randomly puts an r sound in words that don't have r's, making "wash" into "warsh" or worst yet, pronouncing it: "worsh".
-You believe that Pittsburgh is the best at every sport in the world, except, of course, the silly sports that don't matter. (like basketball)
-when you go to another town, order "chipped ham" at the grocery, and get very frustrated over the fact that they have no clue what you want, even if you explain it in great detail.
-when you end random sentences with "n'at"
-In order to understand the local dialect, you must not only know English, but also Polish, Irish, German, Russian, and Ukrainian
-It never occurs to you that you can speak other languages, because you think it's all normal English
-If a common tourist souvenir in your region is a translation book
-You think it is perfectly normal to top a sandwich with both coleslaw and french fries

Somebody needs to post a Texas one. I need to know if I've retained any of my roots, or if I'm doomed to be identified only as a Pittsburgher. (I try to fight it)

[richila]

You know when you're from Texas when:
1. Nothing scares you more than a broken A/C.
2. You refer to all soda as Cokes-except Dr. Pepper.
3. You measure distance in time-not miles.
4. Your Pastor wears boots - mine also taught us to throw a lasso at Vacation Bible school.
5. Y'all is both singular and plural.
6. Fixin'to is one word.
7. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Ennis, Waxahachie, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Mexia, Waco, and Amarillo.
8. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel. (Asked my father and got permission at 6.)
9. Whataburger is the alpha and omega of hamburgers. Amen.
10. The longest part of a road trip is getting out of Texas.

[Min]

-when you go to another town, order "chipped ham" at the grocery, and get very frustrated over the fact that they have no clue what you want, even if you explain it in great detail.

Wait, what is chipped ham?

[OkamiKodomo]

From my years in Orlando, FL

They have a "Disney Section/Aisle" in your local Wal Mart
The only place you CAN'T find Disney gear is at Universal Studios (and if you work at Universal Studios, you have to explain to everyone WHY that is)
More traffic jams are caused by tourists looking at "that giant 6ft tall grey bird" standing on the side of the road than by actual accidents (Sand Cranes, FYI)
You know what a "trail worker" is (Hint: it has nothing to do with nature trails)
You would rather walk barefoot in the street than in the grass or sand because you've stepped on a Fire Ant hill before
You know not to swat at the giant roaches because they will become airborne
You can spot the New Englanders/Northern Europeans in the winter because they're the only ones still wearing shorts
When the temperature manages to get below 70F you're breaking out the hoodies. If it gets below 50, you get out your parka.
Nobody you know is actually born in Orlando (including yourself)
You refer to Miami as "God's Waiting Room" and Cocoa Beach as "Dirt Beach"

[MeltedCaramel]

Haha, oh gosh, this thread is so much fun to read everyone!!! It is so interesting how many similarities I'm finding (and also how many fellow members are from PA!! Is there a hidden Dollieh Wasp Nest here that I have no clue about? ). Also, Min Chipped Ham might be one of those local things. It's chopped up ham, trimmings, spices and seasonings all put into a big loaf that's then sliced very thin like cold meat strips on sandwiches.

[Vetinari]

You know you're from Cambridge (UK) when...

*your favourite takeaway is "Hong Kong Style" French Toast... (It's a delicious buttery melty deep fried heart attack on a plate with added peanut butter and maple syrup)
*you know ASBO is an evil Swan not a restraining order
*you'd rather be at Oxford than St Johns!
*you know Engineer Pennies are Evil
*you cycle everywhere
*There are more tourists than locals
*most buildings are more than 600 years old.
*you're constantly bemused during the morning commute when some poor twerp tries to drive over the rising bollards and impales their car
*Cindies is the Only Nightclub in the city
*The train station is nowhere near the centre of the city... ¬.¬
*Pirate Punting is a legitimate past-time in the summer months
*Suicide Sunday is a time-honoured tradition
*you know May Week is in June
*when people attach bike-lights to themselves and not to their bikes
*the Van of Life is a crucial source of nutrition - but Never the Van of Death
*Dangerspoons - flying beer glasses
*you bump into the guy who Invented your field in the supermarket at the weekends...
*Brian Blessed v.nearly became the chancellor of the local university - his application speech was incredible and yes it included "Gordon's Alive!!"
*the barman at your favourite pub is just as likely to have a doctorate as your average university professor
*you often see academics wandering around in medieval dress
*when it rains you prepare for floods
*you laugh when people ask where the university is
*when Mill Road is the "dodgy" end of town

Oh wow gonna stop now the list is ridiculous...

[quidam]

-when you go to another town, order "chipped ham" at the grocery, and get very frustrated over the fact that they have no clue what you want, even if you explain it in great detail.

Wait, what is chipped ham?

It is ham that is cut thinner than tissue paper. It is thin to the point that it is just starting to shred. Even with that explanation, it is very hard to find anyone outside of the area who knows how to do it properly.
It is especially liked for bar-b-que ham sandwiches. (With Isley's sauce!)

[MeltedCaramel]

Ah, hah, quidam that's called "shredded" ham around my area of PA. They know it's different from shredded pork and whatnot, they know you just want your cold meat sliced so thin that you can see through it. We get our smoked maple turkey cut that way. Ohhhh, so good! Now I want some!

[yarwel]

Okay I found a few, there not much though I guess.
You know you're from Chicago when...
You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake"
You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog
You understand what "lake-effect" means
You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet!
You can pronounce the suburbs Des Plaines and Lisle correctly.
It’s called the Sears Tower. It will always be called the Sears Tower. The Willis Tower is not a thing.