You have to remind people that your hometown is in California, and not Nevada
It’s so dark at night in downtown you need to carry a flashlight
You call the wrong number and the person on the other line politely gives you the right one
An exciting day is driving 30 miles out of town to the nearest…. anything
A helping hand isn’t at the end of your own arm
“Bro code” doesn’t exist. It’s almost impossible not to date your friends’ exes
When describing where you live to someone out of town or state, you always have to refer to Sacramento as the closest reference point
There is more people hanging at the tea shop than at the bar
A tank of gasoline lasts over a month
Church and the Yuba are one and the same
People say “Aw man, that’s all the way on the other side of town”, and they really mean five miles
You have to park in Grass valley in order to stroll through the Nevada City shops
You can never be a jerk publicly without the entire town knowing the next day
You write down a local phone number with only 5 digits.
Grass Valley seems too far to drive for dinner
You don’t know all the street names, only landmarks
You have no tan lines but a really great tan
You don’t know if bears, coyotes, or raccoons will get your garbage before Waste Management does
You end a relationship and your best friend asks if you’d mind if she dates him
You can’t imagine not knowing your neighbors
You can’t go to SPD without running into at least 3 people you know
You are friends with all the local shop owners, and they greet you by name every time you walk into their store
When you get to a 4-way stop, everyone will always wave for you to go first
It’s impossible to explain where you’re from without referring to larger cities or big landmarks
You go away to college, the college itself is 5 times the population of your hometown
You are shocked when you go to a big city and realize one quarter only gets you about 10 minutes
You look forward to reading the police blotter
Most of the time you buy your clothes online
The closest mall is an hour away
No one’s going to judge what kind of car you have
There’s not such thing as being underdressed
The fair is the biggest event of the year
You can’t leave the house without running into at least 5 people you know.
Your teachers had your older siblings and mix up your names
Everything closes at 9 pm
