You know you're from Chicago if
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You know you're from Chicago if YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CHICAGO IF...
The "Living Room" is called the "front room" (pronounced "fronchroom").
You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do.
You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines".
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've even had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?"
or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with."
Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it
and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink "pop."
You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.
You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy,Eisenhower,
Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates "expressways"
You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"
You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
You refer to Chicago as "The City".
"The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986.
No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you
immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.
You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!
You read "The Trib".
You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!
You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".
You understand what "lake-effect" means.
You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.
You have ridden the "L".
You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708,312, & 815
You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.
(CHICAGO CLASSIC!!)
You respond to the question "Where are you from?" with a "side" example:
"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE."
You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet.
The "Living Room" is called the "front room" (pronounced "fronchroom").
You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. You become irate at people who do.
You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 15 minutes away.
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines".
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
You've even had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?"
or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with."
Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it
and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You drink "pop."
You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different roads.
You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy,Eisenhower,
Dan Ryan, and the Edens. But you call the interstates "expressways"
You refer to anything South of I-80 as "Southern Illinois"
You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
You refer to Chicago as "The City".
"The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in a series of 35 played in January of 1986.
No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown" you
immediately assume they're talking about Downtown Chicago.
You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!
You read "The Trib".
You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!
You know what goes on a Chicago Style Hot Dog.
You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is.
You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".
You understand what "lake-effect" means.
You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.
You have ridden the "L".
You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847,630,773,708,312, & 815
You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter.
(CHICAGO CLASSIC!!)
You respond to the question "Where are you from?" with a "side" example:
"WEST SIDE", "SOUTH SIDE" or "NORTHSIDE."
You know what the phone number is to Empire Carpet.
Last edited by IronFist; Nov 19, 2003 at 06:33 PM.
i miss home, evil school keeps me away 
Funny stuff. I never saw this thread, but I can relate to almost all of it. They have been playing the Empire commercials since I was a kid (or earlier). How could you ever forget that? They've got you from Childhood! hehe.. That company has really been around a long time, still basically the same advertisment.
... if the area inbetween two houses is called a "gangway." Yea, I totally grew up in Chicago but none of my friends here in the burbs know what the hell a gangway is. I ask them what that area is called and the all say and swear that it's an alley. They don't even know what that is? That's just sad.....
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