The following was included as part of an email sent to me about Riverview Park, an amusement park in Chicago opened in 1904, closed in 1967.

Some of them are really interesting, and you wouldn't need to live here your entire life, or in the city limits to know them. Others however, if you're a transplant, like myself, you never pick up.

You might be from Chicago if:

- The "living room" is called the "front room".
- You don't pronounce the "s" at the end of Illinois. And you become irate at people who do.
- You measure distance in minutes (especially "from the city"). And you swear everything is pretty much 1/2 hour away.
- You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Plaines".
- You go to visit friends or family down south, and laugh when they complain about the traffic.
- You understand that no person from Chicago can be a Cubs fan AND a White Sox fan.
- It's "kitty corner" not "katty corner".
- You know the difference between the Loop and Downtown.
- You eat your pizza in squares, not triangles, and you never refer to it as "pie".
- You own celery salt.
- You understand the primary is the official local election.
- You have drunk green beer on St. Paddy's Day.
- Stores don't have sacks, they have bags.
- You end your sentence with an unnecessary preposition. Example: Where's my coat at? Can I go with?
- Your idea of a great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun, "everything" is on it, and a slice of dill pickle is on the side.
- You carry jumper cables in your car.
- You drink "pop".
- You understand that I-290, I-90, I-94 and I-294 are all different roads.
- You know the names of the interstates: Stevenson, Kennedy, Eisenhower, Dan Ryan, and the Edens.
- You call the interstates expressways or tollways.
- You refer to anything south of I-80 as Southern or Central Illinois.
- You refer to Lake Michigan as "The Lake".
- You refer to Chicago as "The City".
- "The Super Bowl" refers to one specific game in January 1986.
- You have two favorite football teams: The Bears, and anyone who beats The Packers.
- You buy the "Trib" (not the Tribune) or the "Times" (not the Sun-Times).
- You know that despite being on the lake, there is no such place as the waterfront.
- You think 45 degrees is great weather to wash your car.
- You picnic or ride your bike in the "forest preserve".
- You cried when Bozo was cancelled on WGN.

There are more...keep reading!

- You know what goes on a Chicago Style hot dog.
- You know what Chicago Style pizza REALLY is.
- You know why they call Chicago "The Windy City".
- You understand what "lake effect" means.
- You understand the difference between Amtrak and Metra, and know which station they end up at.
- You have ridden "The L".
- You think your next door neighbor is a cousin to Tony Soprano.
- You can distinguish between the following area codes: 847, 630, 773, 708, 312, & 815.
- You have, at some time in your life, used furniture...or a friend's body, to guard your parking spot in winter.
- You respond to the question "Where are you from?" with a "side". Example: "Westside", "Southside", "Northside".
- You know the phone number to Empire Carpet.
- You know what a "garach e key" is.