You know you're from Chicago if...

You know what the phone number for Empire Carpet is!

Your living room is called the "front room."

You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois, and you become irrated at people who do.

You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"), and everything is pretty much 15 minutes away. (except in traffic)

You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines."

You still consider the sears tower the tallest building in the world.

You know where Comiskey Park is.

Your school classes were canceled because of the cold weather.

Your school classes were canceled because of the hot weather.

You've switched from heat to air conditioning in the same day.

Your grocery stores don't have sacks; they have bags.

You end your sentences with prepositions: "Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall, I wanna go with," or "Come by and pick me up."

You know that cheese head is a synonym for someone that lives in wisconsin

Your idea of a great sandwich is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, it has everything on it, and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.

You know what a "pizza puff" is.

You know what a "gyros" is.

You always carry jumper cables in your car.

You drink "pop,"  not soda or coke.

You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94, and I-294 are all different highways.

You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, Ronald Reagan and the Edens, but you call them all "expressways."

You refer to anything south of I-80 as "Southern Illinois."

You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake."

You refer to Chicago as "The City."

No matter where you are, when you hear the term "Downtown," you immediately assume they're talking about downtown Chicago.

You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats the Packers!

You read "The Trib."

You think 35 degrees is great weather to wash your car!

You know what Chicago Style Pizza REALLY is, and it ain't at the Uno's Pizzerias outside of Chicago. (trust me on this)

You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City."

You understand what "lake-effect" means.

You know the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at. (Do note the preposition.)

You can distinguish among the following area codes: 847, 630, 773,708, 312, & 815.

You wear gym shoes, not sneakers.

You have at some time in your life, used your furniture to guard your parking spot in winter. (haha)

You pronounce "on" as "ahn" and not "awn".

You play softball with the biggest ball imaginable that doesn't fit into a mitt, which everyone else strangely calls a "glove".

You know why O'Hare Airport's abbreviation is ORD.