1. You hate seeing people who are not from STL do the mono/chicken head.
2. You refer to carryout Chinese restaurants as “the Chinamen.”
3. You drink Vess soda (any flavor).
4. Matter of fact, you think Vess soda and Chinamen is the best combo meal.
5. You only drink Strawberry soda with Popeye’s and Church’s Chicken.
6. You fry fish every Friday
7. You remember when the Center, Northland, and River Roads were popping.
8. You used to sneak into the movies with a gang of people at Halls Ferry or Esquire.
9. Your people grew up in Carr Square or Laclede Town.
10. You consider Florissant Valley, Forest Park, and Harris-Stowe to be high school all over again.
11. You still refer to The Roberts building as the “Old Sears Building.”
12. You still think that Barrington Downs is a high-end area to live in.
13. You do not like to drive in Calverton Park (Ferguson), Cool Valley, or Jennings because of the police.
14. You think GM or Chrysler is the best place to work in St. Louis.
15. You have driven up and down Kingshighway and Natural Bridge or the Riverfront on a Sunday until the police forced you back on the highway.
16. You have parked on the Shell’s lot on Lucas and Hunt just to hang out on a Sunday.
17. You pick up the St. Louis American and skip the front-page news and go straight to Partyline.
18. You read the Whirl to try and see if you know anybody on the front page.
19. You’re arrogant because you work at the post office or Metro.
20. You attend the Platinum Hood Awards even though you say it’s so ghetto.
21. You tell everybody how you know Nelly and Chingy (I used to date him, we used to hoop together, his cousin is my cousin, we went to school together, etc.)