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-Your high school had a surf team

-You can correctly pronounce Tierrasanta, La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, San Ysidro, Otay Mesa, and El Cajon

-There are four distinct seasons: Summer, Not Quite Summer, Almost Summer, and Oh Hey Look Its Summer Again

-Chula-juana is a real town

-Your house is worth more than some small countries

-You know what MB, OB, and PB stand for

-Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this

-You can determine the accuracy of someone's "i'm ghetto" claim by knowing their high school. For example, Lincoln, Crawford, or Morse

-You see weather forecasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren't remotely surprised. The Micro Climate Weather

-You've gone to Mt. Helix in July and known you still need a jacket

-You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for bonus points, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium

-You have a favorite- the WAP or the Zoo

-You've been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center

-You still call it the Del Mar Fair

-You say "i'm going to the track" and people know what you mean

-You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom is

-A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town

-There's a North County, a South County, and an East County but no Central County

-"Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan Moves You!"

-You know what it means when a girl in a short skirt is walking on El Cajon Blvd

-You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking structure traffic after a Padres game

-You know what "The Merge" is, and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour

-You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa

-You've gone to Sea World on a warm day and sat in the first few rows at the Shamu Show to get cooled off

-You've been delayed at the Border Checkpoints on the 5 and the 15

-There are more bands than people

-Your house doesn't have air conditioning

-Everyone has their favorite beach

-No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops

-You live on, near or are surrounded by hills

-You hate tourists and their bad driving.

-You have family and or friends that have moved to Arizona

-You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel at Seaport Village

-You know someone who doesn't own pants

-You know what Santa Anas are, and that they have literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana

-If the menu doesn't have California burritos on it, forget it, its not real mexican food

If you're NOT from San Diego.... That sucks