22. You hate Dallas.
21. You realize that your favorite dessert is
"wooder ice".
20. You find yourself using "yo" and "youse guys"
when talking long-distance to family members.
19. You know how to spell Schuylkill.
18. You pronounce ACME "ACK-A-ME".
17. You think that $2,500 a year for insurance
on a 1977 Toyota Corolla is a bargain.
16. You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking
"I wonder if they have cheese steaks?"
15. You sleep soundly through gunfire and ambulance
sirens.
14. You visit New York and are impressed by how
clean it is.
13. You believe the car on your left (with turn
signal flashing and the driver pointing at your lane) wants you to close the gap with the car in front of you.
12. You can't eat french fries without Cheese
Whiz.
11. You call sprinkles on top of your ice cream
cone "jimmies".
10. You don't think Wawa sounds funny.
9. You snub a cheese steak
that isn't on an Amoroso roll.
8. Your parents, brothers,
sisters, aunts and uncles all live on the same block.
7. You know who Jim O'Brien
is and how he died.
6. You can't imagine lunch
without a Tastycake.
5. You're still not sure
about Jerry Penacolli.
4. A vacation down at the
Jersey shore (pronounced "shoore") is better than going to an island (there's more stuff to do, plus you know everybody.)
3. You know where to find the
Rocky statue.
2. You know that only tourists
go to Geno's, Pat's and Jim's for authentic cheese steaks. You only go if you're drunk and it's 3:00! a.m.
AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PHILADELPHIA
1.
You buy a soft pretzel at a traffic light without wondering where the guy goes to wash his hands. And you know what?
You don't even care!