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*Signs you live in the Pacific Northwest*

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

You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant or to church.

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

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

You can taste the difference between Starbucks and Seattle's Best.

You know the difference between chinook, coho and sockeye salmon.

You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Heceta, Weippe, Stites, Weiser, Oregon, Spokane, Yakima and Willamette.

You consider swimming an indoor sport.

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

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

You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

You measure distance in hours.

You often switch from heat to air conditioning in the same day.

You know all the important seasons: Spring Chinook, Turkey, Trout, Steelhead, Bear, Cougar, Deer and Elk.

You understood these jokes and will tell your friends.