You're from the West Coast when ...
 | You make over $250,000 and still can't afford to buy your own house. |
| The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell phone. |
| The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway. |
| You know how to eat an artichoke. |
| You drive to your neighborhood block party. |
You're from New York when ...
| You say "The City" and expect everyone to know you mean Manhattan. |
| You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State Building. |
| You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map. |
| You think Central Park is "nature." |
| You think eye contact is an act of aggression. |
You're from Colorado when ...
| You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car. |
| You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home ... and he stops at the day care. |
| The top of your head is bald, but you still have a ponytail. |
| Your bridal registry is at a wilderness store. |
-----------------A Final Thought ...
"But then, I'd have to leave 'The City.'"
- Nationally televised statement by a homeless man in New York City, when asked why he remained homeless when he could live with his family in Florida.