I got this from the Facebook, You know you're from Richmond when...
1. there are more places to buy bubble tea than a cup of coffee!
2. when snowy roads in richmond are worse than iraq conditions (thank you, jared)
3. people ask if you speak chinese
4. you know that east richmond is brown, west richmond is rich/asian, and there is no north or south
5. more sushi places than mcdonalds
6. when there are more bmw's and benz's in sight than caucasians. dont think its racist...more like the truth!
7. You know No. 3 Road as the "Ho Chi Minh Trail"
8. You know that Steveston Highway has only half the speed limit of a real highway.
9. you see one white person for every 50 non-white people (i dont think thats racist)
10. there is absolutely nothing to do unless you want to shop at a mall where no signs are in english
11. you can be entertained for hours sitting in a parking lot and counting the accidents
12. when someone from out of town says "no way that person just did that" as they crossed 3 lanes to turn right instead of left and all you can say is "ive seen worse"
13. A weekend consists of trying to find a party, if not you end up drinking with a small group, going to BP, and heading to bed early.
14. you avoid # 4road because its too bumpy and will ruin your car because it is most likely lowered
15. you know someone, that knows someone you know, that knows someone else you know...........that knows you
16. When you're surprised when your car starts to roll faster when going down a hill because you've never gone down one.
17. you've most likely dated someone you know's ex
18. you probably know me (tahnee), or someone who knows me.
19. HAHA BEST ONE!! : when you have had driving lessons done by Bill from Trinity! (love this one)
20. Tim Horton's on No.3rd and Cambie has Chinese Translation on the Menu Board
21. when you tell people you are from richmond and they look at you with a confused look and say "...but you are white?"
22. you know that ryan styles has a home in steveston and colin mocherie also used to go to school here.
23. There's no point checking translink's website: Richmond busses come whenever the (beep) they want
24.You call your hometown "Ditchmond" yet jump to defend it whenever Vancouver or Burnaby kids start talking (beep)
25. You know that as the road numbers get bigger, so do your chances of getting stabbed
26.The sharp smell of cow manure in the morning no longer has you thinking that a sadistic farmer went crazy and blew up a bunch of cows. It's just the norm!
27. You know that Michael J Fox and Ryan Reynolds are both from Richmond, and that Ryan Reynolds attended Kwantlen for a bit. Actually maybe you didn't-but hey, now you know.
28. when you don't know that part of your city is called the golden village on richmond tourism brochures. however, once you find out that it is, you know exactly what area of richmond is being referred to
.29. you actually get offended by the truly terrible quality of sushi and sashimi found in any other city in BC, Canada, and North America
30. you've lived in richmond most your life, but you can count the number of times youve gone to landsowne mall with your fingers
31. youve seriously considered ticking the "member of a visible minority" box of numerous application forms...even though youre a caucassian male
32.even though theres three local ski mountains, you only ever go to one, because last time you went to the second it sucked, and you never even considered, ever, of going to the third
33.even though you live in canada, so called "land of ice and snow"...you helplessley acknowledge that ten cm of snow will effectively shut down vancouver.... for a week
34. We have no basements and understand the concept of "play rooms or games rooms"
35. Club blox now capital is something we all know about but will never ever go to
36. you had a picture with asian santa at RC.
37. when people use umbrellas, wear sun visors, and drive with gloves on, regardless of the weather.
38. you know ur from richmond when u know what a screamer is
39. you know ur from richmond when the only reason u go to lansdowne is for taco luis!!!
40. when french is no longer considered a second language, more a 4th or 5th
41.You have an earthquake buddy in Vancouver because you need a place to stay when the Big One hits and sinks Richmond like the Titanic.
42. Your biggest tourist attraction, Entertainment Boulevard, is in the middle of nowhere, surrounded by farms.
43.You know you can find every single religion represented on No. 5 Road.
44.You know what the dyke is - and it's not a derogatory term.
45.You've blazed at Alien Landing/Gary Point Park
.46.You know that Queensborough is not part of Richmond - neither is Delta/Tssawwassen.
44. you've been hammared out of your mind in steveston, at least twice.
45. you know a drug dealer, or two.
46. When your parents ask you want you want for dinner - you say you feel like eating "white" food.
47.You've eaten at Danny's - even though it's a convenience store.
48. You've eaten dim sum for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
49. when celebrities come to your city and throw laptops at old ladies (haha Denise Richards)
50. when you've been stuck in traffic for a couple hours cause there was another accident in the tunnel
51. you have a store called Rice World
52. you have full-serve gas stations
53. when during christmas you drive along blundell just to see the house with the lights...you all know which house i'm talking about
54. you have gone to the nature park thinking it would be a fun time, and left being really disappointed you didn't see anything larger than a duck.
55.you've been stuck behind a tractor on a oneway street
56. you have passed that large lot of land by garden city and westminster highway, and wonder, why haven't they done anything to it
57. it takes you half an hour to drive the 3 rd stretch, no matter what direction, or time of day
58.you know what was there before the giant casino "riverrock" was built
59. you know where the only drivethrough starbucks is
60.the posted speed limit is 50 but the mercedes beside you is doing 80 and you speed up because you know the cops will ticket him before he tickets you
61. you know the things you see in the fast and the furious really happen, or you know someone who supes up their car to street race, and then you laugh at them
62. you have a pitiful excuse for a beach
63. you or someone you know works/has worked at silvercity riverport. (haha yes..so true..i worked there for 2 years)
64.you've had an elementary school sub. called Mr. Richmond
65.you're confused when first hearing of the concept of filling up your own gas at a self-serve gas station
66. you get so freaking excited when you find out the most amazing band HEDLEY is in town for a free concert (this might only apply to me :S)
