- you see pizza from other places and wonder why the sauce isn't on top
- you have a fully developed 'Chicago Walk'
- you aren't surprised when your weekend activites include drinking with your friends in just a number of various locations
- you know how to play 'Pididle' and know it isn't a good idea
- you know that Illinois is basically Chicago with a giant farm attached to it
- you yell at people who pronounce the 'S'
- you think that there are only two seasons
- you and your friends take road trips to the Spam Museum
- you know that you only get on the interstate if you are going to the city, the airports, or out of state