Signs That Show You Are from Philadelphia (pronounced "Philly")
22. You Hate Dallas, you love the Iggles
21. You realize that a favorite dessert is "wawder ice" (it comes in flavors like lemon, churry, & strawburry ).
20. You find yourself using "Yo" and "youse" when talking long-distance to your family members.
19. You know how to spell Schuylkill.
18. You pronounce ACME as "ACK - A - ME.
17. You think $2,500 a year for insurance on a 1977 Toyota Corolla is a bargain.
16. You find yourself at a nice restaurant thinking, "I wonder if they have cheese steaks?"
15. You can sleep soundly through gunfire and ambulance sirens.
14. You visit New York City and are impressed by how clean it is.
13. You believe the car on your left, with turn signal flashing and the driver pointing at your lane, wants you to close the gap with the car in front of you.
12. You know what kind of cheese goes on a real cheesesteak.
11. Street people greet you by your first name.
10. You don't think Wawa sounds funny.
9. You don't want a cheese steak that isn't on an Amoroso roll.
8. Your parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, and uncles all live on the same block in a row house.
7. You know who Jim O'Brien is and how he died.
6. You can't imagine breakfast without scrapple or lunch without Tasteycake
5. You're still not sure about Jerry Penacolli.
4. You know a vacation down the Jersey Shore is better than going to an island (there's more stuff to do, plus you know everybody).
3. You know where to find the Rocky statue.
2. You know only tourists go to Geno's, Pat's, and Jim's for authentic cheesesteaks. You go only if you're drunk and it's 3:00 a.m.
AND THE NUMBER ONE SIGN YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PHILLY
1. You buy soft pretzels at a traffic light without wondering where the guy goes to wash his hands--if you did, you wouldn't care!
