You know you've been in [state/region/city] to long when...

[LoveRespectPeace]

Oh, god! Shopping is horrible. I've been to the KoP like twice and hated it. I get lost in the Springfield mall (two floors, both in a straight line). Strath is my Haven.

[denmarksoccer]

You got lost at the Springfield Mall? That has to be a first.

[paradoxgirl]

the springfeild mall is really lame. getting lost in it is more understandable than getting lost in your school, when you've already been there for 3 years....so dont feel bad

[sweetcoop]

I got lost in my school after i had been there for 3 years

[Pleiades]

I like never get lost. I knew my way around the high school by second block on the first day. It took other people weeks I've been told numerous times that i have an awesome sense of direction. My parents always ask me directions to places.
My brother is awful with that kind of stuff. He still gets lost in that mall from Mall Cop. It's kinda sad because that mall is really small.

[sweetcoop]

Hey the mall is probably bigger than my school

[boilerup!]

You know you're from Chicago when...
-It's pronounced "Chi-caw-go" NOT "Chi-caaa-go"
-You say you're going "downtown" when you go into the city (or Loop) (people never understand me when I say that in Indiana, they usually say "uhh we don't have a downtown..")
-You put unneccesary prepositions at the end of sentences
-Saint Patrick's day is the biggest and best holiday ever
-You have a "front room" not a living room or family room
-People who pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois must be beaten severely
-Everything is 15 minutes away
-You had school cancelled because of cold, ice, snow, floods, and heat
-"The lake" is Lake Michigan (and it's the next best thing to southern california)
-Your idea of a great get away vacation is going to the Wisconsin Dells...along with the other thousands of Chicagoians who had the same idea.
-You either live on the Southside, Northside, or Westside. But Westside shouldn't even be considered part of Chicago. Stupid suburbs
-"Da" is a proper definite article
-Sears Tower is and always will be the tallest building in the world
-There is no such thing as Macy's. It will always be Marshall Field's
-You ride your bike/rollerblade on LSD. Not the drug, Lake Shore Drive.
-The thought of dipped Itatlian Beef from Pop's/Portillo's/ or anywhere for that matter makes you drool...
-Northwest Indiana should NOT be considered part of Chicago. It's part of Indiana and it should stay that way. (I moved to NW Indiana after living in
Chicago)
-At least half of the people in your family are cops or fireman

[2win]

You know you've lived in Katy,TX too long when you can see a difference from how it looked 8 years ago.

[kspad]

You know youve been in Michigan too long when you always make the names of stores plural (ex. Meijers instead of Meijer)

[[ [ not marykate ] ]]

you know you've been in Wakefield (MA- not NH! ) too long when you
...only expect school to be canceled if there's over a foot and a half of snow
...know/understand why we call it "fakefield" (and actually call it that yourself)
...hate Melrose sports teams
...Pahk yah cah in Havihd yahd
...have lost count of how many times the prospect st. gates have gotten stuck
...local store owners know you by name
...recognize total strangers walking the lake when you drive by
...you get so used to the sound "blue roof's" air horn in the summer, you barely notice it