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You Know You're From Seattle/Bellevue if......
1) You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
2) You throw an aluminum can in the trash and feel guilty.
3) You use the words "Sun Break" and know what it means.
4) You know more than 10 ways to order a cup of coffee.
5) You never go camping without waterproof matches and ponchos.
6) Half your friends work at Microsoft or Boeing.
7) You know the exact location of fifteen drive-through espresso stands in your neighborhood.
8) You stand on the corner of a deserted street, in the rain, waiting for the "Walk" signal.
9) You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
10) You obey all traffic laws except "Keep right to pass".
11) You forget that you added the turn signal light option to your car.
12) You can taste the difference between Starbuck's, Tully's and Seattle's Best Coffee.
13) You consider swimming an indoor sport.
14) You think if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.
15) You know what they mean by "Today's Forecast: Rain followed by showers" and "Tomorrow's Forecast: Showers followed by rain".
16) You know the difference between Japanese, Thai, Chinese and Vietnamese food.
17) In the winter, you go to work in the dark, come home in the dark and only work an eight hour day.
18) You understand what people mean when they say "pop".
19) You consider a floating bridge a pain in the butt, not an engineering marvel.
20) You know what lutefisk is.
21) You feel overdressed wearing a suit or a dress to a really nice restaurant.
22) You can point to 2 volcanoes, even when you can't see through cloud cover.
23) You personally know someone from Alaska.
24) You feel like you have grown up with Bill Gates and can't figure out why people can be so mean to him.
25) You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
26) You find a wallet, in a good neighborhood, with $500 in it and you return it to the owner.
27) You know how to pronounce: Multnomah, Willamette, Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Rainier and Enumclaw.
28) You used to live somewhere else, but won't admit it in public.
29) You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
30) You love to have a "half-caf/half-decaf, non-fat Mocha grande with rasberry and whip".
31) The bride and groom registered at R.E.I.
32) You are amazed at an accurate weather forecast.
33) If someone ran your car off the freeway, you might drown.
34) You put on your shorts as soon at it hits 50 degrees, but still wear your hiking boots and Goretex parka.
35) You switch to sandals when it hits 60 degrees, but keep your socks on.
36) You have actually ridden your mountain bike on a mountain.
37) You'd be miffed if the store were out of your favorite brand of water.
38) Fifteen blocks away is a good parking spot AND
39) You knew the view from Frasier's apartment was fake the minute you saw it!






