You know you're from Vancouver if....

“1) Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.

2)You make over 250,000 a year, and STILL can't afford a house.

3)You take a bus and are shocked that 2 people are carrying on a conversation in English.

4)Your child's 3rd grade teacher has purple hair, a nose ring & is named Breeze.

5)You can't remember........Is pot illegal???

6)You've been to more than one baby shower, that has two mothers & a sperm donor.

7)You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown & can tell the difference between Kenyan & Ethiopian.

8)You also know which Yaletown resturant serves the best arugula.

9)A really great parking spot can move you to tears.

10)A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia, and crotchless
chaps...... And you don't even notice.

11)The guy at Starbucks at 8:30 AM in the baseball cap & sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.

12)A woman gets on the bus with live poultry.....And you don't even notice.

13)Your car insurance costs as much as your mortgage payment.

14)The gym is packed at 3 PM ...... On a work day.

15)Your hairdresser is straight, your plumber is gay, the woman who delivers your mail is into BDSM, and your Mary Kay rep is a guy in drag.

16)The weatherman talks about weather in other parts of the country, as if we really care.

17)You pass an elementary school and the children are all busy with their cellphones, pagers & PDA's and are waiting for their personal rides home.

18) You're the only one on the road with a REAL driver's license.

19)The weather forecast calls for possible sunny periods, some cloudy periods, and a 60% probability of rain showers .....AND EVERY DAY IT'S THE SAME!

20)The more expensive the car, the worse the driver....

21)You can't remember........Is pot illegal???”

“11)The guy at Starbucks at 8:30 AM in the baseball cap & sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.






I'm sold. I'm moving to Vancouver.”

“That place sounds very confusing.”

“i'm with skully! i have GOT to get out there...i can't remember why, though... ;-)”

“What're the stalking laws like in Vancouver? Just asking.”

“HEY! was that directed at moi? well, hardy-F'in-har! ;-)”

“Well, actually, I was inquiring on my own behalf, re Georgie porgee. Does someone have a guilty concience? Heeheeheh.”

“oh yeah, gotta get a grip on the paranoia, LOL! i forget why i have that... ;-) well, it was worth it, because i got to use the phrase "hardy-F'in-har!"

who's Georgie porgee?”

“LOL! You may want to go back through and read the entire thread, but apparently there's no guarentee you'll remember it when you're done. LMAO!”

“9)A really great parking spot can move you to tears.


Someone told me there is a patron saint of parking spaces. So just start praying when you are driving aroudn the parking lot...”

“Vancouver, you mean like in Canada? Sounds like Seattle. Now I know Vancouver is only a few miles from Seattle, but there's a national border there, right? And I thought Canadians were all white, mild mannered devotees of the British throne.”

“22. You drive south of the border to buy groceries.”

“Is pot illegal?”

“It is probably cheaper than Canadian cigs.”

“LOL Joshman - Pretty soon all, of those basement grow ops, will be switching over to tobacco”

“You know you're in Vancouver if you're neighbors are Tonya Harding or child molestors and a bunch of.... oh you mean Vancouver, B.C.. I thought you meant Washington.”

“The patron saint of parking lots is Saint Jude. Also, outsiders often don't know that a tanned Vancouverite is really just rusty. Just kidding, love the place.”

“LOL Gremlin - By this time next week, I'll be getting "rusty" sippin' Magaritas on the beach in Mexico. Good bye rainy Vancouver!”

“I'm glad the rest of North America is catch up to California. Gives us something to do.”