Being from the Northwest, I can attest that most of these are true.
You might be from the Northwest if you:
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>* Feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.
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> * Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.
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>* Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.
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>* Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.
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> * Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk"
>signal.
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> * Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's
>not a real mountain.
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>* Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye
>salmon.
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>* Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon,
>and Willamette.
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>* Consider swimming an indoor sport.
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>* Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food.
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> * In winter, go to work in the dark and come home in the dark-
>while only working eight-hour days.
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>* Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.
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> * Are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain, and
>Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."
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> * You can't wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."
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> * Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
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> * Know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of
>mind.
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>* Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see through
>the cloud cover.
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>* Say, "The mountain is out" when it's a pretty day and you can
>actually see it.
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>* Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still
>wear your hiking boots and parka.
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>* Switch to your sandals when it gets above 60, but keep the
>socks on.
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>* Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
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> * Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
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>* Knew immediately that the view out "Frasier's" window was fake.
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> * Buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old
>ones after such a long time.
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>* Switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day. You use a down
>comforter in the summer.
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>* Your grandparents drive 65 mph through 2 feet of water during
>raging rainstorm without flinching.
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>* Design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
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>* Know that driving is better in the winter because almost
>everybody stays home.
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> * Think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas. |
