You live in the Pacific Northwest if

1. You know the state flower (Mildew).

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement “sun break” and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5 You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. You feel overdressed wearing a suit or nice dress to a restaurant.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the “WALK” signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it’s not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle’s Best, Veneto’s, Pied Cow, Peets Coffee, Coffee People and Stumptown Coffee.

10 . You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, Sockeye, Farmed and Wild Salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Haceta, Yaquina, Yachats, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Vietnamese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You go camping.

17. You are not fazed by “Today’s forecast: showers followed by rain,” and “Tomorrow’s forecast: rain followed by showers.”

18.You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

19. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

20. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

21. You notice, “The mountain is out” when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

26. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.

27. You measure distance in hours.

28. You often switch from “heat” to “a/c” in the same day.

29. You design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

30. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, winter, Still raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Skiing and Crabbing Season (Winter).

31. You can take hours agreeing on which restaurant to go to because Portland has more great restaurants per capita than any other city in the country. Seattle is not far behind.

32. You understand these jokes.