I’m not a native, but I’ve been living in San Diego since 1995 (about 12 years). I’ve found something fairly amusing today on other blogs (don’t recall which one), so I would like to share what is considered a “true San Diegan”:
You know you’re a true San Diegan if….
1. Your high school had a surf team
2. You know who Biff and Skippy were
3. You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla , Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, Jamacha, Jamul, Cuyamaca, and El Cajon
4. There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, Almost Summer, and Oh Hey Look Its Summer Again
5. Your house is worth more than some small countries
6. You know what MB, OB, and PB stand for
7. Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you’re surprised when other areas don’t have this
8. You see weather forecasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren’t remotely surprised. The Micro Climate Weather
9. You’ve gone to Mt. Helix in July and known you still need a jacket
10. You’ve tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for bonus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium
11. You have a favorite- the WAP or the Zoo
12. You been on a MB/PB pub crawl on St. Patrick’s Day (you think)
13. You’ve been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center
14. You still call it the Del Mar Fair
15. You say “I’m going to the track” and people know what you mean
16. You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom are
17. A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town
18. There’s a North County, a South County, and an East County but no Central County
19. You know what it means when a girl in a short skirt is walking on El Cajon Blvd
20. You’ve gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking structure traffic after a Padres game
21. You know what “The Merge” is, and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour
22. You’ve been to Belmont Park
23. You remember when the roller coaster was a dilapidated piece of junk that didn’t run for years
24. You’ve taken the Coaster and laughed at people sitting in traffic on the I-5
25. You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa and maybe you remember Serra Mesa, too!
26. 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
27. You’ve been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5 and the 15
28. Your house doesn’t have air conditioning, and doesn’t need it
29. You know it’s San Diegan, not San Diegoan, or San Diegoite
30. Everyone has their favorite beach
31. No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops
32. You have family and or friends that have moved to Arizona
33. You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel at Seaport Village
34. You know someone who doesn’t own pants, and have a neighbor who doesn’t seem to own a shirt
35. You know what Santa Ana’s are, and that they have literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana
36. If the menu doesn’t have California burritos on it, forget it, its not real Mexican food
37. You remember when the admission to the fair included the headlining band!
