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

[rocketman1555]

here's a new game all you do is finish this sentence by adding a state, region, city, or country and then how you know you've been there to long

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

i'll start with

you know you've been in Texas to long when ya'll and ain't are used daily.

[dudeincolorado]

You know you've been in colorado to long when you ALWAYS have a jacket with you

You know you've been in colorado springs to long when you wake up at 4 in febuary to see a parade or is it december oh well

You know you've been in colorado too long when you start noticeing accents this place is like accent intolerent

You know you've been in the pikes peak region too long when you ski in march

You know you've been colorado too long when you socks with your sandals

[gneissisnice]

You know you've been in Long Island too long when you refer to New York City as "the city" and everyone else goes "What city?". Then you say "THE city".

[rocketman1555]

You know you've been colorado too long when you socks with your sandals

i do that anyway, because i don't like wearing shoes

you know you've been in TX to long when you get used to 90+ degree weather

[starpug]

You knoow you've been in The New England Area too long when you start refering the area as Red Sox Nation.

[rocketman1555]

you know you've been in rhode island to long when you know all of the roads in it and the bordering states

[sweetcoop]

you know you have been in colorado too long when you know the correct way to pronounce Buena Vista

you know you have been in colorado too long when it snows 5 in. and you don't expect school to be cancled

you know you have been in the rocky moutian area of colorado too long when you expect your first baseball practice to be shoveling of the field

[dudeincolorado]

you know your in the souther region of colorado to long when you not surprised that theres a staff band playing before the awards

[sweetcoop]

very true

[andrewwski]

you know you have been in colorado too long when you know the correct way to pronounce Buena Vista

you know you have been in colorado too long when it snows 5 in. and you don't expect school to be cancled

you know you have been in the rocky moutian area of colorado too long when you expect your first baseball practice to be shoveling of the field

You know you live in Buffalo when it snows 2 feet and you don't expect school to be canceled. You don't clear your driveway until there's at least 10 inches.

You know you live in Buffalo when you cringe at the term "buffalo wing." (It's called a chicken wing already, get it right people.)

You know you're from Buffalo when (you may have to be from Buffalo to understand them):

--- You use the word "the" before the numbers of expressways, like "the 290," "the 90," "the 400" and so on. And you've never used the term "freeway" seriously.

- Half the change in your pocket is Canadian.

-You save Canadian change to use at toll booths and parking meters.

- You've held a "waveathon" at four way stop intersections ("No, you go...")

- When someone speaks of a "family restaurant," you think of names like "The Olympus," "The Acropolis," and "The Agean," not Denny's.

-You can tell what part of town someone is from their accent. Especially dat der Chickatavaga town der, an' de freggin' Wesside.

-You break out the shades and shorts when the temperature goes higher than 50 for the first time of the year.

-You think of a high school, not a cartoon, when you hear references to "South Park."

-Your house has a "Florida room" and an above ground swimming pool.

-You think driving is better in the winter, because the potholes are filled in with snow.

-Your grocery shopping list includes rock salt.

-You think Halloween lasts for two days.

-You think it's acceptable to take off work for Dingus Day, and you actually know what Dingus Day is.

-You know all the words to the Canadian National Anthem.

-You go to Niagara Falls for the casino and the outlet mall, but often forget about the waterfall.

-You spend hours planning drives to avoid toll booths.

-You consider a drive that is more than 25 minutes excruciatingly long.

-You add an apostrophe-s to the names of most businesses - Blockbuster's, Rite Aid's, Olive Garden's (not that you would eat there), Wal-Mart's, Target's, and so on.

-You think that, when the traffic light turns from yellow to red, it means "make a really, really fast left hand turn."

- You can accurately judge the social status of someone by the first two digits of their telephone number.

-You think a 150,000 square foot supermarket is small.

-You bake with soda and drink pop.

-You eat orange chocolate.

-You have the phone numbers to more than five pizzerias on speed dial.

-You can easily spell and pronounce last names like Wojciechowski, Ricigliano, and Callaghan.

-Your parents ever threatened to send you to "Father Baker's."

- You think you're paying outrageously high taxes to subsidize the New York City subway system.

- You think you're paying outrageously high electricity bills to subsidize cheap electricity in New York City.

- You think you're still paying tolls on the Thruway to subsidize repairs to expressways in New York City.

-You think that Canada lies west, not north of the United States.

- You complain more when the temperature rises above 90 than when it falls below zero.

-You feel guilty when you throw away cans and bottles when you're in another state.