You Know You Are An Arizonian When...

I found this online and find it absolutely hilarious. It’s a list of things for you to realize you now live in AZ and can now say you are from AZ instead of the actual state you are from because you read this list and laugh or agree to it. I would like to share them because I think it’s pretty funny now that I have been here for more than 3 years and I can laugh (and agree) to most of these.

1. You buy salsa by the gallon.
2. Sunscreen is sold year round and kept right at the checkout counter.
3. You can attend any function wearing shorts and a tank top.
4. Your Christmas decorations are hung while it’s still 90 degrees outside.
5. You think a red light is merely a suggestion.
6. You think someone driving wearing oven mitts is clever.
7. Most of the restaurants in town have the first name "El" or "Los".
8. You think 60 tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
9. You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
10. Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
11. You no longer associate bridges (or rivers) with water.
12. You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.
13. You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
14. You can say 115 degrees without fainting.
15. Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
16. You can be in the snow, then drive for an hour and it will be over 100 degrees.
17. Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
18. People break out coats when temperature drops below 70 degrees.
19. You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
20. The pool can be warmer than you are.
21. You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
22. Most homes have more firearms than people.
23. Kids will ask, "What's a mosquito?"
24. People who have black cars or black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed to be from out-of-state or nuts.
25. You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
26. The AC is on your list of best friends.
27. Monday Night Football starts at 7:00 instead of 6:00.
28. You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
29. You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
30. The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
31. You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro", "Ocotillo", "Tempe", "Gila Bend", "San Xavier", "Canyon de Chelly", "Mogollon Rim", "Cholla", and "Ajo".
32. It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is walking on the streets.
33. You experience third degree burns if you touch any metal part of your car.
34. You know better than to get into a car with leather seats if you're wearing shorts.
35. Announcements for Fourth of July events never end with "in case of rain......"
36. When someone asks how far you live from a location, it's always in terms of minutes, not miles.
37. Everyone's smiling and talking about the great weather on rainy days.
38. You have to explain to out-of-staters why there is no daylight savings time.