You know you're from Staten Island when the smell of rotting fish reminds you of home.

You know you're from Staten Island when memories of your teens are made up of plenty of days spent cutting out of school & hanging out at Timeout in the Mall. (Timeout = videogame arcade)

You know you're from Staten Island when you once thought OakTree & Chess King were where to buy the hottest gear.

(stylin' boys)



You know you're from Staten Island when wifebeater tank tops are a staple in your wardrobe.

You know you're from Staten Island when you used to wear parachute pants & Sweet Orr's to school everyday.

You know you're from Staten Island when you refer to Manhatten as "the city".

You know you're from Staten Island when you're used to the 2 hour commute time to "the city".

You know you're from Staten Island when you prefer not to take off your shoes while walking on the beach.



You know you're from Staten Island when you attended an out of city college because you promised yourself you would leave Staten Island after you graduated High School.

You know you're from Staten Island when you know where all the red light cameras are hidden in the Island.

You know you're from Staten Island when you find parking in other NYC boroughs extremely difficult.

You know you're from Staten Island when there is only one shopping mall you know of... and it's called "the Mall".

You know you're from Staten Island when you can name the entire food court in the Mall from left to right.

You know you're from Staten Island when you will wait on line for 45 minutes just for a Ralph's Ice in the summertime.



You know you're from Staten Island when you know the difference between Richmond Rd., Richmond Ave., and Richmond Terrace.

You know you're from Staten Island when doing your hair in the morning took longer than your commute time to school.

You know you're from Staten Island when you used to hang out in the schoolyard at night smoking white owl blunts and drinking 40's with your buddies because there was never anywhere to go.

You know you're from Staten Island when on nights you weren't hanging out in the schoolyard, you were hanging out in front of 7-11 or in the Pathmark parking lot smoking blunts & drinking 40's with your buddies.

You know you're from Staten Island when you would usually end up at a diner or Country Donuts after hanging out every night.

You know you're from Staten Island when a Japanese Hibachi house named after a Korean folk song and cooked by Chinese chefs is what you call authentic Japanese cuisine. (yeah, I know we all look the same.)



You know you're from Staten Island when you've gone sledding at Latourette Golf Course during the winter.

You know you're from Staten Island when at least one of your relatives or in-law's is fluent in Italian.

You know you're from Staten Island when you do most of your food shopping at the corner deli.

You know you're from Staten Island when you or someone you know has a tribal band or some sort of tibal art tattooed on their body, and doesn’t know what it means. It just looks cool.

You know you're from Staten Island when someone you know has a lifetime membership to Tanning Loft.

You know you're from Staten Island when everyone you know claims to be "connected".

You know you're from Staten Island when you still blast TKA & Noel in your car while driving.

You know you're from Staten Island when you have at some point owned an Iroc-Z Camaro or a Mustang 5.0.

(rollin' in my 5.0)



You know you're from Staten Island when grades 6-8 are called "Intermediate School" (e.g., IS 61), not middle school or junior high.

You know you're from Staten Island when you refer to every highway on the Island as "The Expressway".

You know you're from Staten Island when you've snuck onto the Wagner College campus parking lot with your gf/bf to make out. (*cough* never! *cough*)

You know you're from Staten Island when you've been cut off by a ghetto modded Honda Civic with badly distorted booming bass rattling its trunk lid.

Sweet! All that's missing are the "No Fear" stickers & you just been pimped playa!



You know you're from Staten Island when you have chased someone down in your car for cutting you off just to give them the finger.

You know you're from Staten Island when a new development of townhouses has recently sprung up in your neighborhood.

You know you're from Staten Island when the shocks in your car are pretty much shot.

You know you're from Staten Island when you feel the strange urge to look at the people in the car next to you when stopped at a red light to see if it's someone you know.

You know you're from Staten Island when you've rarely driven South past exit 7 on the New Jersey Turnpike.

You know you're from Staten Island when your idea of paradise is the Jersey Shore.

You know you're from Staten Island when "Fuggetabodit", "Git the **** atta here!" & "Ish right here, arright?" are all parts of your daily vernacular. (*grabs crotch*)

You know you're from Staten Island when you refer to your hometown as "Shao-Lin".

that's an impressive list, and one to be proud of.

I actually went to wagner college, and your list brings a tear to me eye as I remember people I went to school.

definitely some nice parts of SI, and then some not so nice parts.

This is pretty funny, there was a similar Jersey list. So I imagine people from SI enjoy it, as I enjoyed the Jersey list.