You know you're from Idaho when....

[Gabu]

You know you're from British Columbia when...

You know the provincial flower.

You consider that if it has no snow, it is not a real mountain.

You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Blendz, and Tim Horton's.

You know how to pronounce Squamish, Osoyoos & Nanaimo.

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

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

You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

You know that Dawson Creek is a town, not a TV show.

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

You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 5, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

You switch to your sandals when it gets about 10, but keep the socks on.

You recognize the background shots in your favourite movies & TV shows.

You buy new sunglasses every year, because you can't find the old ones after such a long time.

You use a down comforter in the summer.

The local hero is a pot-smoking snowboarder.

The local wine doesn't taste like malt vinegar.

Your $400,000 Vancouver home is 5 hours from downtown.

You can throw a rock and hit three Starbucks locations.

You've been to a deforestation protest.

If a cop pulls you over, you just offer them some of your hash.

It's November, it's raining, but you're still wearing birkenstocks.

You go broke just paying rent.

You don't own a heavy winter coat.

You can't figure out why Manitoba is considered part of Western Canada.

You wouldn't be caught dead on Vancouver Island or Vancouver without your umbrella and plastic shoes.

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

You use the statement "sunny break" and know what it means.

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.

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

You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, Pink, Chum, and Sockeye salmon.

You consider swimming an indoor sport.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from British Columbia.

Or...

You know you're from Canada when...

You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk."

You understand the question, "Could you pass me a serviette?  I just dropped my poutine on the chesterfield."

You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.

You drink pop, not soda.

You know what a Mickey and 2-4 mean.

You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap place to go for your holidays, with good cigars.

You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.

You drive on a highway, not a freeway.

You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group.

You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion and many more are Canadians.

You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a Canadian!

You know what a touque is.

You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed" not "Zee".

You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.

You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan."

You perk up when you hear the theme song from "Hockey Night in Canada."

You were in grade 12, not the 12th grade.

"Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary and more polite than, "Huh?"

Winter. Whenever you want it. And then some.

There's German food, Italian food, Chinese food, Armenian food, American food, but NO Canadian food.

You call a "mouse" a "moose".

You like the Americans a little because they don't want Quebec either.

Contests run by anyone other than the government have "skill-testing questions" that winners must answer correctly before they can claim a prize.

Everything is labelled in English and French.

Milk comes in plastic bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.

Mountain Dew has no caffeine.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Canada.

[Gabu]

The "Michigan Left" is confusing for those unfamiliar with it.

It seems pretty straightforward to me.  It's just making one right turn and then two left turns further down to effectivelly legally turn left in a "no left turns" intersection.

[Gabu]

For Gabu:  How do you pronounce Nanaimo?  My wife and I got off the ferry there on our honeymoon in 1980.  I've wondered ever since.

"nuh-NAI-moh"

The second syllable rhymes with "fly".