> > "Down South" means Key West
> >
> > "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
> >
> > You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
> >
> > Flip-flops are everyday wear.
> >
> > Shoes are for business meetings and church.
> >
> > No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or
> > Christmas.
> >
> > 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 mountain is any hill 100 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.
> >
> > It's not soda, cola, or pop. It's coke, regardless of brand or flavor,
> > "What kinda coke you want?"
> >
> > Anything under 95 is just warm.
> >
> > You've hosted a hurricane party.
> >
> > You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the
>best
> > rides.
> >
> > You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
> >
> > You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
> >
> > You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Islamorada.
> >
> > You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a
> > boat yourself.
> >
> > Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish,
>NRA,
> > and a Confederate flag.
> >
> > You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
> >
> > You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
> >
> > You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH"
> >
> > You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
>
> >
> > You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!
> >
> > You recognize Miami-Dade as "Northern Cuba"
:I grew up in Chipley.
