42 Ways To Know You’re from New England
You just might know a thing or two about seafood and always prepared for a drastic change in temperature. These were all submitted by our always-hilarious WOKQ fans on our Facebook page.
You're a true fan of the Pats (you know from before the Brady years)
When you give distance in time and not miles
You know lobster is more than just a tail
When you know what "jimmies" are
When you say “caw” not “car”
When there's a Dunkin’ Donuts on every corner
When things are "wicked awesome," not very awesome.
When it's too cold to walk the beach on a 45 degree day in October, but the beach is PACKED on a 45 degree day in March
When you know what "Moxie" is
You turn on the A/C and the heat in the same day.
You love all four seasons: Fall, Winter, Mud and Construction.
You can drive out of 50 degree weather and drive into a snow storm.
Drinking ice coffee all winter
You know what "fluff" is.
When it's 40 degrees out and you see people with shorts on and convertible tops down.
When your tradition is that, after the last trick or treater comes, the storm window is put on the storm door.
When you can drive into three states in one hour.
Allen's coffee brandy is your drink of choice
When a comfy fall outfit is flip flops, shorts, a flannel and your Carhartt.
You know what the blizzard of ‘78 was.
When you are out shoveling snow in shorts
Baked beans for breakfast
When you call the driveway the door yard
You have trouble pronouncing the letter "R" in words.
When you visit the West Coast and they all think you’re from Boston.
When you can get all the seasons in a day
When it's race weekend and the track is packed like it's last minute Christmas shopping.
You buy your Halloween costume so that you can wear your winter coat underneath it.
When you pahk the carrr at the barr and put a quata in the meta!
When good jeans is dressed up
You Go to the Big E. Every year
You go on vacation and people can pin down exactly where you're from just by your accent.
You studied out of history and/or geography books that did not include Connecticut as part of New England.
You bleed Boston Red
You know what a Whoopie Pie is
You keep a stash of clothes in the trunk because of all of the weather changes.
Fall colors in any other state just aren't as beautiful
You drink water from a bubbler (rather than a fountain)
When you own nine championship hats since 2001!
When you can't get there from herea ayuh
When you say you’re about to have a nutty and only the New Englanders know to back off
You look forward all year to apple picking, warm apple doughnuts, and even as an adult you are tempted to jump in every single pile of leaves you see
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