You know your from Long Island if………………………….
Jones Beach is the best place in the world to see a concert. CASE CLOSED
Billy Joel said it best "Either you date a rich girl from the North Shore or A cool girl from the South Shore "What’s the big deal about the Hamptons?
If you’re not from Long Island or NYC, you’re not from New York
You don’t go to Manhattan, you go to the "City"
You never, ever want to "change at Jamaica…"
You never realize you have an accent until you leave.
You can name at least three bands that came from Long Island.
You curse. A lot!
Is Huntington really that cool?
You’ve been to Utopia at least once.
The damn geese are everywhere!
If your parents didn’t, your grandparents lived in the city.
At some point in your life you or someone you know has owned an animal that came from North Shore Animal League.
You walk around the mall aimlessly.
You drive around you town with your friends, and that’s the most exciting part of your evening.
On the weekend, your evening consists of seeing a movie, going bowling, or playing pool.
When you walk in the city and you see two men holding hands…it’s normal to you.
No word ends in an ER, just an A.
You feel like you know Howard Stern.
You live in the shadow of the greatest city in the world, but you never go there.
When you’re away from Long Island, you love it and when you’re there, you don’t You know that the beach sucks during the day and is the most magical place in the world at night.
You know the exact point at which Suffolk turns into Nassau simply on intuition.
You’re still waiting for a bridge to Connecticut You’ve tried to use your father’s monthly ticket to ride the LIRR. It Worked!
No matter what you do, you end up at the diner. Your distant future might involve the state of Florida.
High School sports aren’t that important.
You’ve never been to Times Square on New Year’s Eve.
You’ve tried to find the Amityville Horror House.
Each one of your diverse friends mercilessly makes fun of their own background.
You love the salty smell of the ocean.
The most exciting day of your summer is when all tickets to every Jones Beach show go on sale.
You know White Castle is terrible for you. But, you periodically "Get the Crave".
You want the Yankees to stay in the Bronx, but would probably go to more games if they moved to Manhattan.
You felt slighted when Snapple sold out.
You don’t associate Fire Island with gay men.
You watched a game show and wondered, "why are these people so happy that they won a trip to New York?"
When you hear Billy Joel’s "Scenes From an Italian Restaurant" you try to figure out what places on Long Island he’s talking about.
You know that parts of the "Godfather" were filmed on Long Island.
You always liked Billy Joel, but as soon as you leave, you love Billy Joel.
At some point in your life, you’ve gone clamming.
You’ve been to the Tanger Outlets and came home with nothing to show for it.
You have or someone you know has fallen asleep on the LIRR and ended up in one of these places; Babylon, Port Washington or Hicksville.
You have been to Mulcahay’s on Thanksgiving Eve, the largest ladies night of every year.
You think Islip MacArthur airport is cute and you enjoy watching it grow up.
You’ve missed that "Drunk Train", the 2:42 out of Penn and had the dreaded wait unit 5:30.
Your parents took you to Nathans or Carvel.
You hate the radio commercials for the Dublin Pub.
Public Beach? What’s that?
You can correctly pronounce place like, Happauge, Commack, Islip, Islandia, Connetquout, Massapequa and Patchogue.
You know the location of 6 malls and a dozen McDonalds and 36 7-11’s.
You grew up thinking Chinese Food was a basic food group.
Oh, your parents are from Brooklyn? So are mine. Your elementary school promoted dodge ball as the top gym activity.
You were upset when all the Roy Rogers turned into Wendys.
You consider nachos and cheese at the Coliseum to be a suitable dinner date.
There’s nothing better on this earth than New York Pizza.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friend from Long Island !!!!
