You know your from Long Island >>>>>>>>>>>>
You know you're from Long Island when...
1. Flip-flops are normal, even in January.
2. You know exactly what they mean when they say 'Don't change at
Jamaica.'
3. You know that The Drift Inn and Neptune's are in the same building, but
you also know that they are NOTHING alike.
4. Screw the SAT, you know the exact pronunciation of Islip, Wantagh,
Commack, Mattituck, Shinnecock, Quogue, Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge, Mineola,
Islandia,Massapequa, and Patchogue.
5. You and your friends are going to the beach, but the word beach never
comes up in the conversation. Instead, it sounds something like
this...'Well, we could go to Jones, but Robert Moses is closer, the North Shore is too
rocky...whatever lets go to the Hampton's.'
6. You have no idea what Jimmies are, or why someone would want to put them
on their ice cream
7. You have never used 'wicked' as an adjective
8. You know that Americana Manhasset is not a type of coffee
9. You know that it's possible to take Jericho all the way to Queens...but
you would never EVER do it
10. Parallel parking in your drivers ed class was pointless...you only had
to do it next to one car
11. You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost
never go there.
12. When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're home,you don't.
13. You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from
New York.
14. You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on
intuition.
15. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to 'The City.'
16. You never realize you have an accent till you leave.
17. Everything north of the Bronx is 'upstate.'
18. At some point in your life you've gone clamming.
19. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city.
20. You'd pay $11.50 for a movie.
21. You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
22. You know where the Commack Motor Inn is.
23. Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
24. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
25. You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.
26. No, you don't want mustard on that burger!!
27. You can't understand why a diner would ever close.
28. You've had a seagull poop on your car.
29. You don't really see the big deal about the Hampton's, unless you got
smashed at the Boardy Barn.
30. You know White Castle is terrible for you and it gives you a stomach
ache, but you periodically 'Get the Crave.'
31. You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more
games if they moved to Manhattan.
32. You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
33. You've missed that 'Drunk Train,' the 2:42 out of Penn, and had the
dreaded wait until 5:30. 34. You or someone you know has owned an animal that
came from North Shore Animal League.
35. You've never taken an MTA bus.
36. The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
37. You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
38. You know which parts of the Godfather were filmed on Long Island.
39. You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
40. You miss whiffle ball and running through sprinklers.
41. Billy Joel said it best, 'either you date a rich girl from the North
Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore.'
42. You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up
in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.
43. You know that there is a big different between any of the other
Hampton's, and Hampton Bays
44. The Belt Parkway *****!
45. You've been stuck in a traffic jam for more than 2 hours (without
moving).
46. Your parents took you to All American, Nathans or Carvel (on the way
home from the beach).
47. You don't have to go far to see your family.
48. You remember Grumman.
49. You know the color of the water at Jones Beach is not BLUE!
50. You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendy's and Arby's
closed for good.
51. You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and
Ronkonkoma.
52. Paying $35 for a haircut doesn't sound so crazy.
53. You think the people from Brooklyn are 'da wunz dat tawk wit a accent.'
54. You went sledding in the sumps.
55. You knew of Massapequa before the Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco
nightmare.
56. You think going to Queens is a hike.
57. The first time you heard the term 'Long Island Iced Tea' you were
somewhere else and you laughed.
58. When you live somewhere else and are astounded to see that people
actually stop at yellow lights.
59. Its rare to get really bad bagels or pizza on Long Island, almost as
rare as it is to get good bagels and pizza anywhere else.
60. You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
61. You've partied in the woods at least once in your life.
62. You know what Pilgram State and Sweet Hallow Road are...and you are
NEVER going again
63. You are never more then 20 minutes away from the water.
64. You have been to at least one concert at jones beach.
65. When you hear 'the end', you think of Montauk Point, Orient Point
never
crosses your mind.
66. Wandering around Fire Island trashed is an acceptable plan for any
night.
67. Doing 90 over the Robert Moses bridge or on Ocean Parkway is perfectly
fine.
68. When you say that you are going to 'the outlets', Tanger is implied.
69. You have a friends who swears they saw Billy Joel somewhere in Oyster
Bay
70. When people ask 'where are you from?' you answer Long-Guy-Land and
automatically assume everyone in the world knows that answer means New
York.
1. Flip-flops are normal, even in January.
2. You know exactly what they mean when they say 'Don't change at
Jamaica.'
3. You know that The Drift Inn and Neptune's are in the same building, but
you also know that they are NOTHING alike.
4. Screw the SAT, you know the exact pronunciation of Islip, Wantagh,
Commack, Mattituck, Shinnecock, Quogue, Ronkonkoma, Hauppauge, Mineola,
Islandia,Massapequa, and Patchogue.
5. You and your friends are going to the beach, but the word beach never
comes up in the conversation. Instead, it sounds something like
this...'Well, we could go to Jones, but Robert Moses is closer, the North Shore is too
rocky...whatever lets go to the Hampton's.'
6. You have no idea what Jimmies are, or why someone would want to put them
on their ice cream
7. You have never used 'wicked' as an adjective
8. You know that Americana Manhasset is not a type of coffee
9. You know that it's possible to take Jericho all the way to Queens...but
you would never EVER do it
10. Parallel parking in your drivers ed class was pointless...you only had
to do it next to one car
11. You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you almost
never go there.
12. When you're away from Long Island, you love it and when you're home,you don't.
13. You think if you're not from Long Island or NYC, you're not really from
New York.
14. You know the exact point at which Queens turns into Nassau simply on
intuition.
15. You don't go to Manhattan, you go to 'The City.'
16. You never realize you have an accent till you leave.
17. Everything north of the Bronx is 'upstate.'
18. At some point in your life you've gone clamming.
19. Either your parents or your grandparents lived in the city.
20. You'd pay $11.50 for a movie.
21. You don't live in Long Island. You live ON Long Island.
22. You know where the Commack Motor Inn is.
23. Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
24. You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11's.
25. You've tried to find the Amityville Horror house.
26. No, you don't want mustard on that burger!!
27. You can't understand why a diner would ever close.
28. You've had a seagull poop on your car.
29. You don't really see the big deal about the Hampton's, unless you got
smashed at the Boardy Barn.
30. You know White Castle is terrible for you and it gives you a stomach
ache, but you periodically 'Get the Crave.'
31. You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more
games if they moved to Manhattan.
32. You think that somehow, the Jets and Giants still play in New York.
33. You've missed that 'Drunk Train,' the 2:42 out of Penn, and had the
dreaded wait until 5:30. 34. You or someone you know has owned an animal that
came from North Shore Animal League.
35. You've never taken an MTA bus.
36. The Long Island Expressway isn't really as bad as everybody thinks.
37. You don't associate Fire Island with gay men.
38. You know which parts of the Godfather were filmed on Long Island.
39. You've paid a $10 cover charge to get into a bar, but got nothing for it.
40. You miss whiffle ball and running through sprinklers.
41. Billy Joel said it best, 'either you date a rich girl from the North
Shore, or a cool girl from the South Shore.'
42. You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up
in one of these three places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.
43. You know that there is a big different between any of the other
Hampton's, and Hampton Bays
44. The Belt Parkway *****!
45. You've been stuck in a traffic jam for more than 2 hours (without
moving).
46. Your parents took you to All American, Nathans or Carvel (on the way
home from the beach).
47. You don't have to go far to see your family.
48. You remember Grumman.
49. You know the color of the water at Jones Beach is not BLUE!
50. You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendy's and Arby's
closed for good.
51. You can spout off all the LIRR stops between Penn Station and
Ronkonkoma.
52. Paying $35 for a haircut doesn't sound so crazy.
53. You think the people from Brooklyn are 'da wunz dat tawk wit a accent.'
54. You went sledding in the sumps.
55. You knew of Massapequa before the Amy Fisher-Joey Buttafuoco
nightmare.
56. You think going to Queens is a hike.
57. The first time you heard the term 'Long Island Iced Tea' you were
somewhere else and you laughed.
58. When you live somewhere else and are astounded to see that people
actually stop at yellow lights.
59. Its rare to get really bad bagels or pizza on Long Island, almost as
rare as it is to get good bagels and pizza anywhere else.
60. You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
61. You've partied in the woods at least once in your life.
62. You know what Pilgram State and Sweet Hallow Road are...and you are
NEVER going again
63. You are never more then 20 minutes away from the water.
64. You have been to at least one concert at jones beach.
65. When you hear 'the end', you think of Montauk Point, Orient Point
never
crosses your mind.
66. Wandering around Fire Island trashed is an acceptable plan for any
night.
67. Doing 90 over the Robert Moses bridge or on Ocean Parkway is perfectly
fine.
68. When you say that you are going to 'the outlets', Tanger is implied.
69. You have a friends who swears they saw Billy Joel somewhere in Oyster
Bay
70. When people ask 'where are you from?' you answer Long-Guy-Land and
automatically assume everyone in the world knows that answer means New
York.
