Man weiß, man ist in/aus San Antonio, wenn …

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You know you’re from/in San Antonio if …

• you think 95 degrees in the middle of summer is a chilly day
• your neighborhood often smells like BBQ on Sundays, especially during football season
• you have a bean and cheese taco and a Dr Pepper for breakfast
• you understand the dire implications of parking under a tree at sunset when the grackles are getting ready to roost
• a 90-degree August day is considered a cold front
• you consider cactus decorative lawn flora
• there’s been road work on your street since 1998
• you believe using a turn signal is a sign of weakness
• you text, tweet and email all your friends every time it rains
• you are on the streets of Paris and you hope that there is a Taco Cabana around the corner
• you eat fish with gravy
• your idea of health food is a few cheese and bean breakfast tacos
• it is over 100 degrees and you believe Thanksgiving must be next week
• you know that if someone has their turn signal on, it’s probably a factory defect
• the true value of a parking spot isn’t determined by the distance to the door, but by the amount of available shade
• you know that the Chili Bowl is a football game
• you have seen Hummers parked in „compact car“ parking spaces
• you have see bus patrons waiting in the shade of a telephone pole
• you’re frequently dodging potholes on residential streets
• your wedding is catered by Bill Miller
• it’s raining hard and all the local stations interrupt scheduled programs to cover the weather
• after returning from a vacation, you stop at Taco Cabana on the way home from the airport
• you don’t consider wearing cowboy boots with a tiara to be a wardrobe faux pas
• you spent Christmas Day in 96-degree weather
• you closely follow the aquifer or mountain cedar pollen levels, depending on the season
• you know what day of the week it is by the specials at your favorite Mexican food restaurant.
• tacos are for breakfast, lunch, AND dinner
• eating healthy means choosing the wheat bun at Whataburger
• one inch of snow is a „once in a lifetime“ experience
• you don’t need a tanning booth to tan
• every other car is a pick-up truck