~Your high school had a surf team~
~You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, 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 forcasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren’t remotely surprised. The Mirco 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~
~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 it’s 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 doesnt have California burritos on it, forget it, its not real mexican food~