You're a true Floridian if....

You won't pull off the road just to look at an alligator.
You realize that the only reason for Georgia's existence is to provide extra billboard space for advertising Florida.
You understand the utter futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You understand the only escape from mosquitoes is death.
You wear a sweater when it gets below 70 degrees.
You don't even consider Miami a nice place to visit.
You can remember when there was no good reason to go to Orlando.
You don't yell "SHARK" when you see a group of porpoises playing in the surf.
Your definition of "waterfront property" doesn't include condominium apartments on man-made canals 20 miles from the ocean.
You laugh when Northerners say that Florida doesn't have a change of seasons, because you know the rates are much lower after Labor Day

Socks are only for bowling.
You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes..
A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
Your winter coat is made of denim.
You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
Anything under 70 degrees is chilly.
You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
You dread love bug season.
You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley or Hurricane Frances. You know them as Andrew, Charley , Frances , Ivan, Jeanne & Wilma......
You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave..
You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.
'Down South' means Key West ..
Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church, but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
You know the four seasons really are:
hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Withlacoochee and Micanopy.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas and New Years.