You know you're from the Bay Area when....

I found this list at http://www.blogthings.com/bay-area.html Here are some of my favorite excerpts:

You bought stock in Starbucks just for the free chocolate-covered coffee beans.

Almost all of the companies featured on your resume are no longer in business.

You make $120,000 a year, yet still can't find a place to live.

Your commute time is 45 minutes and you live 8 miles away.

You live an hour or more from the office so that you can afford a larger house.

You know vast differences difference between Thai, Vietnemese, Chinese, Japanese, Cantonese, and Korean food.

You think that "I'm going to Fry's" is an acceptable excuse to leave the office for a while, and your boss does too. (I have actually witnessed this one)

You know that 280 North goes west and that 680 North goes east.

You know where Woz Way, Resistor Avenue, and Floppy Drive are located. (Yep, I used to work on Woz Way, but where is Floppy Drive? The only one I've been able to find so far is in South Carolina.)


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