On the Other Hand...You Know You're From Vancity when...

You know you're in Vancouver when...

Your co-worker has 8 body piercings and none of them are visible.

You make over $400,000 a year and still can't afford a decent house.

You take a bus and are shocked at 2 people carrying on a conversation in English.

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

You can't remember... is pot illegal?

You've been to more than one baby shower that has two mothers and a sperm donor.

You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatra and Ethiopian.

You also know which Yaletown restaurant serves the freshest arugula.

A really great parking space can move you to tears.

A man gets on the bus in full leather regalia and crotchless chaps; You don't even notice.

A woman gets on the bus with live poultry; You don't even notice.

The guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.

Your car insurance costs more than your house payment.

The gym is packed at 3:00pm ... on a work day.

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.

You watch the weather from a Seattle TV station because it's more accurate.

You pass an elementary school and the children are all busy with their cell phones or pagers while waiting for their personal rides home.

You're sure you're the only one on the road with a REAL driver's license.

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

The more expensive the car, the worse the driver

You think anyone who drives a car to work is decadent.

You keep a list of companies to boycott.

You would never dream of crossing a picket line.

You realize that there are far more rainbow flags in the city than Canadian flags.

Old friends you haven't talked to in years suddenly call. "Do you have a spare bedroom for a weekend?"

You think anyone wearing a Preston Manning haircut is Preston Manning.

You go to your office manager's baby shower. The parents are named Judy & Becky.

You give a "thumbs up" gesture to a car with a FREE TIBET bumper sticker and you mean it.

You know that anyone wearing shorts in June is just visiting from Winnipeg.

You curse those damn tourists - but always stop to help anyone who is looking puzzled at a city map.

You haven't been to a BC Lions game since the first month you moved to Vancouver.

You are thinking about taking an adult education course, but you can't decide between a Yoga, Channeling or Building your Web Site class.

Your new neighbours go to temple, but you are still not sure if they're Jewish or Buddist.