You know you're (insert nationality here) when...

You know you're Italian when it's Christmas and it's still warm enough to go to seaside. :rolleyes:

Pixu said:
You know you're British when
-You know what a chav is and can identify one with ease

-Pidgeons the size of chickens are a normal sight WHEREVER you are (or is it just me?)

lol, I feel a little British. :lol: And pidgeons are so huge here in Milan that I usually call them turkeys. :lol:
 
You know you're Dutch when you always eat around 6 o'clock.

Whaha. Then I'm not Dutch on that one. We never eat earlier than 7. :p

You know you're Dutch when you walk around in Amsterdam, every tourist asks you where to find a coffeeshop.

Seriously! Tourists see Amsterdam as one massive coffeeshop or something. They don't realize people actually just live there. :lol:
 
Found this list on the Trek BBS.

I put the ones I personally know or have experienced/done/thought/whtever in bold.

You Know You're From Massachusetts When...

The person driving in front of you is going 70 mph and you are cursing him for going too slow.

When ordering a tonic, you mean a Coke...not quinine water.

You actually enjoy driving around rotaries.

You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.

You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit.

You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.

You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.

You know what they sell at a packie.

You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.

You can actually find your way around Boston.

Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.

You know what First Night is.

You know at least one guy named Sean, Pat, Whitey, Red, Bud or Seamus.

You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.

You have never been to Cheers.

When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.

You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.

You have gone to at least one party at UMass.

The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.

You own a "Yankees Suck" shirt or hat.

You think Doug Flutie is the greatest athlete ever.

You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.

You pray for the Red Sox to win the World Series not this season, but in your lifetime.

You know how to make a frappe.

You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.

You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.

You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".

You think that Roger Clemens, Wade Boggs and Derek Jeter are more evil than Whitey Bulger.

You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.

You're aware that there is a town, somewhere in Massachusetts, named Brimfield where they have the biggest outdoor antique market in the world. I've heard of the town that's all.

You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.

You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.

You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.

You know that Ludlow is 90% Portuguese and that Fall River is 90% Lebanese.

You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language. I don't have much of a boston accent but it comes through on occasion.

You've called something "wicked pissa"

You have driven to either Rhode Island, New Hampshire or Vermont for a tattoo.

You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), Tracy Bonham, Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) and Ric Ocasek (The Cars) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you.

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)

Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.

You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round

You still try to order curly fries from Burger King

You order iced coffee in January

You know what candlepin bowling is

You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax - In my defense I was already near the border.

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.

You've bragged about the money you've saved at The Christmas Tree Shop

You know what a "regular" coffee is

There are 20 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house, and that is how you give directions.

If you stay on the same road long enough, it eventually has three different names.

53 degrees is "on the warm side".

You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV.

You call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"

You call a sandwich a "grinda".

You call a water fountain a "bubbla".

You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes.

You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, Peabody, Scituate, Chatham, and Leominster.

You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round.

Paranoia sets in when you can't see a Dunkin Donuts or a CVS.

You've pulled out of a side street, and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.

You fell asleep at a Drive-In movie, and woke up to a Flea Market.

You can navigate a rotary without a problem.

You know what a Flea Market and a Rotary actually are.

You use the words "wicked" "pissa" and "good" in the same sentence.

You know what a frappe is.

Saint Patrick's Day is your second favorite holiday.

You drink tonic and would never consider using it on your hair.

You went to Old Sturbridge Village at least once in elementary school, but never went to Bunker Hill.
 
SaraStar said:
You know you're Dutch when you always eat around 6 o'clock.

Whaha. Then I'm not Dutch on that one. We never eat earlier than 7. :p

You know you're Dutch when you walk around in Amsterdam, every tourist asks you where to find a coffeeshop.

Seriously! Tourists see Amsterdam as one massive coffeeshop or something. They don't realize people actually just live there. :lol:

I don't eat around 6 o'clock every day either! :lol:
 
You know you are spanish when:

-You have a Maria and then your name (hi, I'm Maria Teresa)
-Your father or grandfather is called Manuel (Manolo), José, Antonio, or Juan (my father is Juan, by the way)
-You go crazy for soccer (hala Madrid!)
-A barbeque does not consist of burgers on the grill... Hello! Can you say sardinas?
-You think that 2am is too early to go to bed and that 11am is to early to get out of bed.
-You've ever dropped food on the floor, picked it up, ate it after saying, "Lo que no mata engorda".
-You've been hit by a zapatilla
-People tell you to stop screaming when you`re really just talking (that happens a lot in Andalucia)
-Whenever you're angry, you spout off a torrent of "coño" or "mierda"
-Your mother yells at the top of her lungs to call you to dinner and your in the next room.
-If you just cant imagine anyone not liking spanish food
-If you've been in a two-passenger car with over seven people in it, with a person shouting, "entrar, que caben mas!"
-If you say crazy things like "me cago en diez"
 
You know you're English when you take a brollie with you every where. Oh, and you call it brollie. :lol: *whistles*

-Pidgeons the size of chickens are a normal sight WHEREVER you are (or is it just me?)
It's definitely not just you. :lol:
 
You know your german when all people can smell when you enter the room is sauerkraut. (That's what my grandma's house smells like)
 
I concur with all the fellow English folk who dislike being called British....England til I die I have manya Irish and Scottish mates but I'm still English just like they like to be called Scottish and Irish :p

Charity Shops in bulk round my town. I pass 4 walking to work and its less than a mile.

Moan about the Weather every feckin' day :p

The dialect in the UK is so vast though so it is the safest option for 'foriegners' to say 'British' coz I would be more offended at 'Scottish' than 'British' :lol:

Henieken, Amstel, Kronenberg, Grolsh....Dutch B made beers. Put that together with the finest French made glas..... and you have got your self a Great British Pint :lol:

Thats what I love about our country - take two wonderful tradiotions from foriegn countries and put it together to make the Great British Tradition :p
 
I was actually going over this with my best friend today and we had a hard time coming up with anything that was typical Dutch..

You know you´re Dutch when you can´t come up with anything orginal ;)
 
You know you're American when:

Everything turns into a contest. Gym class football games, who goes to the better school, driving around a circle, parking spaces, paint colors. Doesn't matter, you just want to win it, whatever it may be.

You recognize the accents of people from other states but fail to realize that you yourself have an accent.

At least that's how it seems to me!
 
I think the accent thing goes with anyone around the world. No one thinks they have an accent....its the rest of the world that do :lol:
 
I concur with all the fellow English folk who dislike being called British....England til I die I have manya Irish and Scottish mates but I'm still English just like they like to be called Scottish and Irish
Yeah! I don't like it either. Also when you fill out forms on the internet mainly, and they ask you what country you're from and you go to 'E' and there is no England, but you go to 'U' and there is United Kingdom. Grrr! :lol: The UK is made up of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so which is it? :rolleyes:

Charity Shops in bulk round my town. I pass 4 walking to work and its less than a mile
:lol: In a town near me there are 2 cancer reseachs on the same stretch of road. :lol: I'm not complaining though, they rock. :rolleyes:
 
Charity Shops in bulk round my town. I pass 4 walking to work and its less than a mile
:lol: In a town near me there are 2 cancer reseachs on the same stretch of road. :lol: I'm not complaining though, they rock. :rolleyes:

Ditto, we have 7 charity shops in our town! And our town isn't even that big.
 
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