You Know You're From The Northwest When You...

[the_wind_the_sea]

My friends and I created this crazy thing at lunch one day.... Have fun! I was amused by what we came up with!

--Can tell different types of salmon apart
--Rather live in Washington than Flordia
--Complain that California Rolls aren't sushi
--Walk around outside without a jacket in thirty degree weather
--Shorts are a thing of mystery
--After a while, seafood is the same
--The taste of saltwater is okay

That's all I can remember.... ^_^ Yes, I am nuts!!

[Negima]

@the_wind_the_sea
To all but the 'shorts' one I say "So true, so true..."

- You don't use an umbrella until the rain has reached the amount matching a hurricane
- You forget where you put your sunglasses because you can't remember when was the last time you used them.
- You know the name of the state that's between Seattle and San Fransico (I've had to explain to many people in Japan where Oregon is.)
- You sometimes forget what the word "tan" means.
- To you, there are only 2 seasons; The rainy season and summer.

[Teshinun]

I like this idea, but i think you have to gear it more towards costal Washington and Oregon; not necisarily British Columbia, Montana and Idaho.  I'm not sure the general public in Boise Idaho would share the same knowledge of salmon or tastes in seafood  But anyhow, here's a few addtions...

- Can pronouce the following correctly; Oregon, Spokane and Siskiyou.
- Consider 35 inches of rain in a year to be a drought.
- Identify with Salem as a state capitol

[rosaryblue]

.....when you complain that it's hot at 75 degrees.

[superjaz]

when you say "its raining"
you say "its raining "
not "its raining "

[hikaru_maxwell]

...when you never leave home without your umbrella (because even summer isn't safe from rain.)

...you make sure all of your bags are waterproof

...you wear a bathingsuit under your clothes, because then getting soaked through your outfit isn't quite as bad.

[shadowfox]

.....when you complain that it's hot at 75 degrees.

so true -_- i hate the temp. above 70 degrees ^^

[shadowfox]

when you say "its raining"
you say "its raining "
not "its raining "

true as well ^^

[soupisgreen]

I love the rain, but I live in centeral Washington so it dosn't rain very much. I want rain. :cry:

[khayman]

when sun hurts your eyes.

Gimme blue sunlight (cloud filtered!). You can keep this yellow sunlight.

[the_wind_the_sea]

^_^

--You don't mind driving the coast
--Planes scare you
--You take buses or trains more

[rosaryblue]

....where breakfast is a cup of coffee.  Lunch and dinner, too.

[Negima]

- You know how to say "it's raining" about 10 different ways.
(It's raining, it's misty, it's drizzling, etc.)

[Kyuubi]

-you spend most of your free time on the kumoricon forums

[khayman]

....where breakfast is a cup of coffee.  Lunch and dinner, too.

I didn't realize that was a NW thing. But did you mean coffee? Or espresso?  

[Kyuubi]

-when you just walk in the rain in a t-shirt and shorts while everyone else is in jeans, long sleeve shirt, a rain coat, and an umbrella

[the_wind_the_sea]

--The rain doesn't phase you
--When it doesn't rain for more than two weeks, you begin to panic

[Heidy]

-you dress in layers cuz you never know what the weather is going to be like one min. to the next.

- you get confused by the big bright yellow ball in the sky that shows in other parts of the world.  

- most of your shoes are all weather hiking style

- you can hear the diffrence accent from an Washington people and Oregon people.

[Heidy]

-you dress in layers cuz you never know what the weather is going to be like one min. to the next.

- you get confused by the big bright yellow ball in the sky that shows in other parts of the world.  

- most of your shoes are all weather hiking style

- you can hear the diffrence accent from an Washington people and Oregon people.

sorry it's late I didn't mean to type so poorly

[Negima]

- you can hear the diffrence accent from an Washington people and Oregon people.

There's an accent?  :?

....where breakfast is a cup of coffee. Lunch and dinner, too.

- and the coffee drink has a minimum of 5 words to order it; average is 10.

- When people say Washington, you don't think of D.C.

[Heidy]

There's an accent?  :?

you better believe it...  

[Seraph]

I've heard from my dad that our accent is to pronouce each and every syallybe.

[Negima]

you better believe it...    

I've heard from my dad that our accent is to pronouce each and every syallybe.

Huh, that's the first time I heard about it and I was born and raised in the NW.

[khayman]

You get SAD (seasonal affective disorder)....


...in the Summer.

[Kei-Kei]

You know you're from the Northwest when....

You know the exact time of each and every Mount St. Helens eruption. No matter how minor or major.

You've never heard of another coffee shop other than Seattle's Best and Starbucks.

Your daily routine includes stopping at the local Starbucks

You have an air conditioner and can't remember the last time you had to use it.

You don't own an air conditioner

You know where you've seen a real tower like Mr. Burns's in "The Simpsons"

For Oregonians:

You know how to say "Aloha" correctly.

[Negima]

- Even when it's freezing cold outside, you still eat ice cream

- You think you're state's official state color should be gray

- When you travel to another region outside the NW, you wonder where all the coffee shops have gone

(Oregonians)
- you know how to say Willamette correctly

[superjaz]

rout A takes 5 minits but is in the rain rout B 10 min but is coverd, we take A and we have a unbrella in you back pack but don't use it

[the_wind_the_sea]

^ You know what that means and what it applies to. ^_^

[Comechatcha]

The baristas at your local coffee shops (yes, all of them) know you by first name, order, hobbies, and prefered mode of dress.

You consider fog so thick you can't see a yard in front of you a nice morning.

[Teshinun]

The baristas at your local coffee shops (yes, all of them) know you by first name, order, hobbies, and prefered mode of dress.

You consider fog so thick you can't see a yard in front of you a nice morning.

Evil, Evil washington for infesting the northwest ( and gradualy the rest of America ) with baristas.  Coffee is a vile liquid, bleh.  The world should consume Mountian Dew for their caffeine drink needs.

[khayman]

The baristas at your local coffee shops (yes, all of them) know you by first name, order, hobbies, and prefered mode of dress.

You consider fog so thick you can't see a yard in front of you a nice morning.

Evil, Evil washington for infesting the northwest ( and gradualy the rest of America ) with baristas.  Coffee is a vile liquid, bleh.  The world should consume Mountian Dew for their caffeine drink needs.

I agree, coffee is vile. Espresso, however, is godly.

[Kyuubi]

you know when you are from the northwest when you hear Marching bands practicing at 8:30 at night

HAHAHAH IM ONE OF THEM

[the_wind_the_sea]

You BBQ in the rain
Steak is a natural part of your diet
You're a vegan
Instant rain storms are part of your life (Like Seattle had yesterday! ^_^)

[khayman]

Steak is a natural part of your diet^_^)

Nyet, that can't really be a NW thing. Vegan is quite popular around here.

[Negima]

Evil, Evil washington for infesting the northwest ( and gradualy the rest of America ) with baristas.  Coffee is a vile liquid, bleh.

If it is spreading, it's doing it slowly.  I went on a road trip across the country and saw maybe ONE Starbucks outside the NW.

I'm more of a hot chocolate person.

[Teshinun]

Evil, Evil washington for infesting the northwest ( and gradualy the rest of America ) with baristas.  Coffee is a vile liquid, bleh.

If it is spreading, it's doing it slowly.  I went on a road trip across the country and saw maybe ONE Starbucks outside the NW.

I'm more of a hot chocolate person.

The reason you didn't see them is because you're not used to having to look for them.  In Portland Oregon there are 31 starbucks stores.  As a comparison, the state of Oklahoma has 22 stores spread acrost the state.  So while starbucks has definatly spread acrost the nation, they simply haven't finished building them all yet.  But it's spread much farther than that.  There are 31 stores in Kuwait, 147 stores in Taiwan, 60 in malaysia and the list of contries goes on.  Yes, someday the drinkers of Starbucks will conquer the world.  All except for the brave revolutionaries who continue to drink Mountian Dew, long live DEW! ... and hot chocolat too, I s'pose it's a good dew alternative.

Now, back on topic.

You know you're from the northwest when you have trouble finding a Starbucks east of Idaho

[khayman]

Evil, Evil washington for infesting the northwest ( and gradualy the rest of America ) with baristas.  Coffee is a vile liquid, bleh.

If it is spreading, it's doing it slowly.  I went on a road trip across the country and saw maybe ONE Starbucks outside the NW.

I'm more of a hot chocolate person.

I haven't tried it yet but you know Starbucks has some sort of rich chocolate drink? It looks like a cross between hot chocolate and pure melted chocolate lol.

[superjaz]

i have not heard of that , but then i rarly go to star bucks only if my mom stops by my expernice has been that hot chocolate for coffie places suck

[Negima]

The reason you didn't see them is because you're not used to having to look for them.

Hmm, good point.

Back to the "You're from the NW when...."

- You wonder how anyone can live in an area with little rainfall or isn't near an ocean.

- it's pouring rain and it's still considered a drought.

- You don't laugh at sport teams with names like "beavers" or "ducks" (unless you're a rival which is understandable)

[the_wind_the_sea]

--A usual day consists of you wondering if the weather man is right or wrong.
--You learn not to trust the weather man during the summer.

[EvilMonkey]

You have at least 10 different ways to describe how hard it's raining

When you think of casinos you think of native americans, not Las Vegas

Allergies cause you to hate summers

You keep meaning to waterproof your backpack

You actually used to like the Blazers

[BlackjackGabbiani]

...asparagus is a year-round food.

...stores inside other stores are commonplace

...you really only need one pair of pants

...heck, you really only need one *outfit*

...volcanoes? Pshaw, no big deal

[Dustin]

...you really only need one pair of pants

>__>;;

<__<;;

Actually....I have two.

They're the same style, so people think I only have one pair of pants.

You know you're from the northwest when you look outside, see it raining on the left side of the sky, the suns out on the right side, and you're not surprised at all.

Also, when it rains super hard one day, and its bright as summer the next day, you're not shocked.

[the_wind_the_sea]

You know you're from the northwest when you look outside, see it raining on the left side of the sky, the suns out on the right side, and you're not surprised at all.

That's been so true up here in Auburn the past couple of days! ^_^;;; It's sunny right now and there are uber dark clouds looming over.

--It can be really bright out, but colder than hell.

[Negima]

- You have a theory that the weather reporters secretly get together once a day to throw darts at a board to determine the weather for the week.

- The only natural disaster you fear is a forest fire.  (Over here in Japan we get earthquakes about once a month and we're currently entering Typhoon season.)

Words for "Rain":
Rain, Heavy Rain, Light Rain, Mist, Heavy Mist, Light Mist, Drizzle, Heavy Drizzle, Light Drizzle, Sprinkling, Shower, Heavy Shower, Light Shower, Partial Rain (and I'm sure there are others.)

[Dustin]

You know you're from the northwest when you look outside, see it raining on the left side of the sky, the suns out on the right side, and you're not surprised at all.

That's been so true up here in Auburn the past couple of days! ^_^;;; It's sunny right now and there are uber dark clouds looming over.

--It can be really bright out, but colder than hell.

My town this past weekend had their annual Rhododendron Festival this past weekend. Friday was sunny. It POURED Saturday, and Sunday it was sunny, again.

Only the tourists found it weird. Our town triples in population throughout this time, due to the Festival being in its 98th year, this year.

[Crystantia]

You've visited the mountains and beach in one day and it's still light out.

Your wearing a parka with tank top because it might get hot out.

All you notice when going somewhere else is how brown everything is..

You carry a cup around.

Oregonians also eat the most ice cream of any state.

Buses are free (if a student) or come every 10 mins and there are    alternate forms of feasible transportation than cars.

you know the exact route of Lewis and Clark.

you know what a tributary is..

[the_wind_the_sea]

--You have come to the conclusion that no matter how hard you try, you get only two seasons. Sun and Rain
--You can experiance all four seasons in one day.

[hikaru_maxwell]

--The fact that it's NOT raining is a reason to break out the summer clothing.

[the_wind_the_sea]

It's 90 degrees out and you're still dressed in jeans and a sweater.
You go through three 24 oz bottles of water in a day