You Might Be A Floridian IF --
"Down South" means Key West
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings.
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A hill is any point 50 feet above sea level.
You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
Anything under 90 is just warm.
You've hosted or attended a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
You understand the futility of 'exterminating' cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Withlacoochee.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

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