You know you're from Portland when...

I was reading Southern Fried Girl who lives in New Orleans and she had one of these lists, "You know you're from New Orleans..." I didn't know if there was a Pacific NW version, so I did a google search and found one which of course I had to amend to suit my needs. I think these lists are funny, because even if you're not from the area that you're reading the list, it gives you a picture into life there.

I think everyone should find one of these lists from their area and post it on their site, that would be fun.

You know you're from Portland when:

1. You never throw aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
2. You use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
3. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee and you don't feel at all weird spending five minutes doing it.
4. You have a "coffee" budget line in Quicken.
5. You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
6. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Coffee People.
7. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
8. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima, and Willamette.
9. You consider swimming an indoor sport.
10. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark—while only working eight-hour days.
11. In the summer, the sun is still shining at 9:30 at night.
12. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
13. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
14. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
15. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.
16. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
17. You say, "The mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
18. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear a sweatshirt.
19. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60.
20. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain. (Not me, not athletic!)
21. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
22. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
23. You measure distance in hours.
24. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. (The temperature will often rise over 30 degrees from 7:00 am to 4:00 pm.)
25. In the summer, 5:00 in the afternoon is the hottest time of the day.
26. When you go away for a long weekend, you go to the mountain, the beach, or the desert.
27. It doesn't really matter what your kids Halloween costumes look like; because they will be under a raincoat in the dark.
28. You understand what it means when someone is giving you directions and they say, "find a bridge."
29. You can name all of the bridges in order from South to North. (Sellwood, Ross Island, Marquam, Hawthorne, Morrison, Burnside, Steel, Broadway, Fremont.)
30. When someone asks you a question like, "Did you have fun at the park?" You look at them, pause, and thoughtfully reply, "I did."
31. You go to Nordstroms, Meier and Franks, and Fred Meyers to shop. (Candians add u's, Portlanders add s's.)