You Know You’re From So Cal When…
YOU KNOW YOUR FROM SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WHEN…
The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway.
You go to the beach and see that real lifeguards actually do look like the lifeguards from Baywatch
Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.
You drive next to a Rolls Royce and don’t notice.
You begin to “lie” to your friends about where you are (i.e. “Yeah I’m like 20 minutes away”) - when you know that it’ll take you at least an hour to get there).
You drive to your neighborhood block party.
You don’t exterminate your roaches, you smoke them.
In the “winter”, you can go to the beach and ski at Big Bear on the same day.
You eat a different ethnic food for every meal
If your destination is more than 5 minutes away on foot, you’re definitely driving.
Calling your neighbors requires knowing their area code.
You know what In N Out is and feel bad for all the other states because they don’t have any.
You don’t stop at a STOP sign, you do a California Roll.
You really can never be too rich or too thin.
You’ve partied in Tijuana at least once.
You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.
You eat pineapple on pizza.
Bars card. For real.
Your cell phone has left a permanant impression on the side of your head.
You think that Venice is a beach.
The waitress asks if you’d like “carbs” in your meal.
You mourned for Tupac and not for Biggie
You know who the tinsel underwear dude in Venice Beach is. ( the guitar guy on skates lol)
You call 911 and they put you on hold.
You have a gym membership because it’s mandatory.
The gym is packed at 3pm…on a workday.
You know that if you drive two miles in any direction you will find a McDonald’s or a Starbucks.
You know what “sigalert”, “PCH”, and “the five” mean.
Getting anywhere from point A to point B, no matter what the distance, takes about “twenty minutes”.
The Terminator is your governor
You can’t remember . . . is pot illegal?
It’s barely sprinkling rain and there’s a report on every news station: “STORM WATCH”
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from California
Yes....we know Janie is a great dancer, just like Jacob!
CC Said,
But doesn’t everybody eat pineapple on their pizza??? and count on Starbucks and McDonalds to be at every corner? or better yet..2 Starbucks in the same shopping center (Vons shopping center..) And In-N-Out…(the reason why Jarrid moved back to So Cal) well and the promise of one day getting a motorcycle:) By the way they have In-N-Out in Arizona and Nevada too!
July 18, 2005 @ 10:09 pm~*~Heather & Family~*~ Said,
:mrgreen::oops:OMG Carrie that is so me (all of it), I cant believe you found that..haha. I have to share that to my inlaws cause they dont understand why I drive to my mom-in-law’s house when its across the parkinglot and why I drive to take my trash out when its in the same parkinglot. There is one starbucks in this town and it is across the highway from McDonalds. And In-N-Out is the Rally’s in this town also I can bet on it along with Carls Jr. being Hardee’s. I am considered “weird” cause I do like pinapple on my pizza, but permitted not to order it..LOL dang pure meat eaters! hahaha.
~Thanks for sharing, it makes me feel sain again!~
July 19, 2005 @ 11:59 amCarrie Said,
mmm pineapple on pizza is the best in the west!!! i want a piece right now!
July 19, 2005 @ 12:18 pmerik Said,
carrie, when have you partied in tj?
July 19, 2005 @ 4:29 pmPam Said,
Hey, wait, I like pineapple pizza…
July 19, 2005 @ 4:50 pmbigD Said,
carrie doesn’t even know what tj stands for.
July 19, 2005 @ 6:53 pmanna Said,
yummmmm….. Extra Pineapple! We’ll order Little Cesars when you come down and have a party in the condo!!!!!!!!
July 19, 2005 @ 9:41 pmanna Said,
Darn it….. I did it again, Carrie can you fix my comment?! Thankyou
July 19, 2005 @ 9:43 pmHeath C. Said,
HAHA!!!
Um…I don’t think anyone told you all, but Pineapple on pizza is kinda nasty. But this one time, in band camp, I mean iver in Korea, I was feelin weird after the gym and I got a slice with EVERYTHING on it, and a slice of the pineapple weirdness…..so I’m kinda weird too.
Oh and I feel sorry for the other states that don’t have Paul Bunyon Burgers….Ha!
July 19, 2005 @ 9:49 pmbigD Said,
carrie i think you should leave it. so everyone can see the true anna. i wonder how many times it will take her to learn.
July 19, 2005 @ 10:03 pmCarrie Said,
umm erik i didnt write this so cal thingy i just found it. meaning…. all of the above doesnt apply to me.
but yes, i have partied in tj many times, cos im cool like that
July 19, 2005 @ 10:16 pmChad Said,
I think Carrie should ask when the little man last partied in tj. And then ask him to actually spell out the name of the town, and we’ll all see if his B in English is very true or not.
July 19, 2005 @ 10:30 pmErik Said,
dude, “the little man” can whoop your butt. and yes, i have been to tijuana. like i said, “I got a ‘B’ in enlish”
July 20, 2005 @ 4:10 pmPam Said,
In “enlish” huh?
Pineapple on pizza is seriously old school, from way back when my ‘rents were just married. And we STILL get our pizzas like that. But I was born in Cali, so maybe it rubbed off while “we” were there…
July 20, 2005 @ 4:16 pmbigD Said,
you know your from so cal. when….. you go out state and become dissapointed that they don’t have quality mexican food.
July 20, 2005 @ 6:48 pmCarrie Said,
Yes, I miss the delicious quality food that El Asador would produce.
dang it!
July 20, 2005 @ 8:36 pm