
(Coming down from my trip to Costa Rica by watching my hometown team cap an unlikely playoff qualifying season with a victory over the first place Broncos. The Chargers are the first 4-8 team to end up winning the rest of their games and make it into the playoffs! To all the rejoicing Charger fans, a list from my friend Monique Bedard Manning that lets ...)

You know you are from San Diego if...
-Your high school had a surf team~
-You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamacha, Jamul, Cuyamaca, and El Cajon~
-There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, Almost Summer, and Oh Hey Look Its Summer Again~
-Chula-juana is a real town.~
- Your house is worth more than some small countries~
- You know what MB, OB , and PB stand for~
-Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this~
- You can determine the accuracy of someone's "I'm ghetto" claim by knowing their high school. For example, El Camino High School or Crawford High School~
-You see weather forecasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren't remotely surprised. The Micro Climate Weather~
-You've gone to Mt. Helix in July and known you still need a jacket~
- You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for bonus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium~
- You have a favorite- the WAP or the Zoo~
- You've been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center ~
- You still call it the Del Mar Fair~
- You say "I'm going to the track" and people know what you mean~
-You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom is~
-A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town~
-There's a North County , a South County , and an East County but no Central County ~
-"Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan Moves You!"~
-You know what it means when two guys are walking in Hillcrest~
-You know what it means when a girl in a short skirt is walking on El Cajon Blvd
-You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking structure traffic after a Padres game~
-You know what "The Merge" is, and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour~
-You've been to Belmont Park
-You've taken the Coaster and laughed at people sitting in traffic on the 5~
-You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa and maybe you remember Serra Mesa too!
-You've gone to Sea World on a warm day and sat in the first few rows at the Shamu Show to get cooled off~
-You've been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5 and the 15~
-There are more bands than people~
-Your house doesn't have air conditioning~
-You know its San Diegan, not San Diegoan, or San Diegoite~
-Everyone has their favorite beach~
-No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops~
-You live on, near or are surrounded by hills~
-You hate tourists and their bad driving. GET OFF THE ROAD NORTH DAKOTA, NOBODY WANTS YOU HERE. SERIOUSLY. GO HOME~
-You have family and or friends that have moved to Arizona ~
-You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel at Seaport Village ~
-You know someone who doesn't own pants, and have a neighbor who doesn't seem to own a shirt~
-You know what Santa Ana's are, and that they have literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana~
-If the menu doesn't have California burritos on it, forget it, its not real Mexican food~
-If you're NOT from San Diego.... That sucks
3 comments:
Very good!
A few missed:
Every fast food Mexican place ends in "bertos"
The only city where jets come so close to high rise buildings when landing.
There are more Cubs fans at Chicago/Padres games at Petco.
When it rains, stay home because there will be 500 accidents during rush hour.
Breakfast at the beach, A hike and picnic in the mountains for lunch and star gazing in the desert with a campfire all in one day.
Thanks for reminding me why I love San Diego so much!
Bob
Born at Grossmont Hospital 1960
Loved the list....hated the game recap and pix above it!! Hiw was Costa Rica?
Oh and one more: You know what "Jungle Juice" is
ABBY
Brother Bob I assume :) good adds!
Abby, the Raiders have been down so long it is no longer fun to kick them... please get well soon so that we can reignite the rivalry. I hope you and yours had a good holiday season :) Call me and I'll tell you about CR.
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