You know you're from Vancouver when...
1. You make over $250,000 and still can't afford a house.
2. You know that "doing the Grind" is not a type of dance move but
something measured in minutes (for some, perhaps hours)
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a
conversation in English.
4. You know what these acronyms mean: PNE, VPL, GVRD, YVR.
5. You're shocked when it snows in the winter.
6. You've had a California roll for lunch.
7. You know more than ten ways to order coffee.
8. You know how to pronounce Coquihalla.
9. A really great parking space can move you to tears.
10. Your next-door neighbour grows weed.
11. The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sun
glasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
13. The gym is packed at 3 PM... on a work day.
14. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese
and Thai food.
15. You watch the weather from a Seattle TV station because it's more
accurate.
16. You pass an elementary school and the children are all busy with
their cell phones or pagers while waiting for their personal rides home.
17. You're sure you're the only one on the road with a REAL driver's
license.
18. You don't even listen when the local forecast announces "chance of
showers."
19. The more expensive the car, the worse the driver.
20. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Second Cup, and Tim
Horton's coffees.
21. You feel guilty throwing aluminium cans or paper in the trash.
22. You're not surprised to see geese throughout the whole year.
23. You can't remember... is pot still illegal?
24. If there's a day of snowfall, however, you consider not going to
school or work.
25. You realize there are far more Rainbow flags in the city than
Canadian flags.
26. You think nothing of skiing in the morning and golfing in the
afternoon in the early Spring seasons.
27. You know what IndoCanadian and First Nations means.
28. You know to stay away from the public restroom at the corner of Main
and Pender.
29. Your weekend wear consists of Lulu Lemon, Taiga, Mountain Co-op or
similar facsimile.
30. You can say "the Sea-to-Sky highway" without batting an eyelash.
2. You know that "doing the Grind" is not a type of dance move but
something measured in minutes (for some, perhaps hours)
3. You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a
conversation in English.
4. You know what these acronyms mean: PNE, VPL, GVRD, YVR.
5. You're shocked when it snows in the winter.
6. You've had a California roll for lunch.
7. You know more than ten ways to order coffee.
8. You know how to pronounce Coquihalla.
9. A really great parking space can move you to tears.
10. Your next-door neighbour grows weed.
11. The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sun
glasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
12. Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
13. The gym is packed at 3 PM... on a work day.
14. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese
and Thai food.
15. You watch the weather from a Seattle TV station because it's more
accurate.
16. You pass an elementary school and the children are all busy with
their cell phones or pagers while waiting for their personal rides home.
17. You're sure you're the only one on the road with a REAL driver's
license.
18. You don't even listen when the local forecast announces "chance of
showers."
19. The more expensive the car, the worse the driver.
20. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Second Cup, and Tim
Horton's coffees.
21. You feel guilty throwing aluminium cans or paper in the trash.
22. You're not surprised to see geese throughout the whole year.
23. You can't remember... is pot still illegal?
24. If there's a day of snowfall, however, you consider not going to
school or work.
25. You realize there are far more Rainbow flags in the city than
Canadian flags.
26. You think nothing of skiing in the morning and golfing in the
afternoon in the early Spring seasons.
27. You know what IndoCanadian and First Nations means.
28. You know to stay away from the public restroom at the corner of Main
and Pender.
29. Your weekend wear consists of Lulu Lemon, Taiga, Mountain Co-op or
similar facsimile.
30. You can say "the Sea-to-Sky highway" without batting an eyelash.
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