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You know you’re from Michigan when…

You know you’re from Michigan when…. owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your hometown. You know you’re from Michigan when…. “vacation” means going to Cedar Point. You know you’re from Michigan when…. you measure distance in minutes. You know you’re from Michigan when….

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You know you’re from Michigan when…

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  1. You know you’re from Michigan when… • owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your hometown.

  2. You know you’re from Michigan when… • “vacation” means going to Cedar Point.

  3. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you measure distance in minutes

  4. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre

  5. You know you’re from Michigan when… • your school classes were canceled because of cold

  6. You know you’re from Michigan when… • your school classes were canceled because of heat

  7. You know you’re from Michigan when… • the trees in your yard have spigots.

  8. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you can explain the difference between yoopers, trolls and fudgies.

  9. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you are not fazed by a traffic sign saying "Snowmobile Crossing."

  10. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you have no problem spelling names like Mackinac, • Tahquamenon • and Ypsilanti.

  11. You know you’re from Michigan when… • the Big Three are either Ford, Chrysler and GM • or • Domino's, Little Caesar's and Hungry Howie's.

  12. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you know that it's usually warmer in Hell than in Paradise.

  13. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you go "up north" for the weekends.

  14. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you know all the lyrics to "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald."

  15. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you visit Florida and are frustrated because the newspapers there don't report hockey scores.

  16. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you think that having clogged sinuses is normal.

  17. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you bake with soda and drink pop

  18. You know you’re from Michigan when… • the word “thumb” has a geographical rather than an anatomical significance.

  19. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you know how to pronounce “Mackinac”

  20. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you expect Vernor’s when you order ginger ale

  21. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but that it isn’t far from Hell

  22. You know you’re from Michigan when… • at least one person in your family disowns you for the week of the Michigan/Michigan State football game

  23. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you carry jumper cables in your car

  24. You know you’re from Michigan when… • traveling coast to coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon

  25. You know you’re from Michigan when… • half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh

  26. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you design your kid’s Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit

  27. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand

  28. You know you’re from Michigan when… • the local paper covers national & international news on 1 page but requires 6 pages for sports

  29. You know you’re from Michigan when… • you have experienced frostbite & sunburn in the same week

  30. You know you’re from Michigan when… • your year has 2 seasons: Winter and Construction

  31. You know you’re from Michigan when… • shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout

  32. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you think Alkaline batteries were named for a Tiger outfielder

  33. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • your idea of a traffic jam is 20 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel on the highway

  34. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • the Big Mac is something that you drive across

  35. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you believe that “down south” means Toledo

  36. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you’ve ridden the school bus an hour each way

  37. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • your Little League baseball game was snowed out

  38. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you end your sentences with a preposition. Example: “Where’s my coat at?”

  39. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked

  40. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you know what a millage is

  41. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you know that deer season is a national holiday

  42. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • driving is better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow

  43. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you have more miles on your snow blower than your car

  44. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car

  45. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you have 10 favorite recipes for venison

  46. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • the trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer

  47. You know you’re from north of M46 in Michigan when… • you define summer as 3 months of bad sledding

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