You’re from the West Coast when…
- You make over $250,000 and still can’t afford to buy your own house.
- The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone.
- The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway.
- You know how to eat an artichoke.
- You drive to your neighborhood block party.
You’re from New York when…
- You say “the city” and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan.
- You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building.
- You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can’t find Wisconsin on a map.
- You think Central Park is “nature.”
- You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
You’re from Colorado when…
- You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
- You tell your husband to pick up granola on his way home and he stops at the day care.
- A pass does not involve a football or dating.
- The top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail.
- Your bridal registry is at REI.
