You Know You Are From Seattle If.....

You're certainly from Seattle if you ...

• 1. Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
• 2. Throw an aluminum can in the trash and feel guilty.
• 3. Use the words 'sun breaks' and know what it means.
• 4. Know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee.
• 5. Complain about Californians as you sell your house to one for twice its value.
• 6. Never go camping without waterproof matches and ponchos.
• 7. Half your friends work at Microsoft or Boeing.
• 8. Know the exact location of fifteen drive-thru espresso stands in your neighborhood.
• 9. Stand on a deserted street corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.
• 10. Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
• 11. Obey all traffic laws except "Keep right except to pass."
• 12. Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Veneto's.
• 13. Consider swimming an indoor sport.
• 14. Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.
• 15. Know exactly what they mean by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain" and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers." (Just like Eskimos are said to have twelve words for snow.)
• 16. Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food.
• 17. In the winter, go to work in the dark, come home in the dark, and only have an 8 hour day.
• 18. Understand what people mean when they say "pop." (Translation: soda)
• 19. Consider a floating bridge a pain in the butt, not an engineering marvel.
• 20. Know what lutefisk is.
• 21. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a really nice restaurant.
• 22. Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see through the cloud cover.
• 23. Personally know someone from Alaska.
• 24. Feel like you've grown up with Bill Gates and can't figure out why people can be so mean to him.
• 25. Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
• 26. Find a wallet with $500 and give it back to the owner.
• 27. Know how to pronounce: Sequim, Puyallup, Rainier, and Issaquah.
• 28. Used to live somewhere else but won't admit it publicly.
• 29. Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.
• 30. Knew immediately that the view out Frasier's window was fake.
• 31. Ever ordered a half caff/decaf, nonfat mocha Grande with raspberry whip (or know what it is).
• 32. Attended a wedding where the bride and groom registered at REI.
• 33. Are amazed at an accurate weather forecast.
• 34. Heard someone ran their car off the freeway and asked if they drowned.
• 35. Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
• 36. Switch to your sandals when it gets above 60, but keep the socks on.
• 37. Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
• 38. Would be miffed if the store was out of your favorite brand of water.