1. Anyone who asks you where you're from and you reply "Staten Island" usually looks like this:

2. You’re represented by some of the best celebrities

Jersey Shore's, Vinny and Angelina, the stars of Mob Wives, and many more people on television who you don’t want to be associated with. Except for the Impractical Jokers cast, they're awesome.

3. You’re embarrassed to say where you are from.

4. There’s always nothing to do.

5. You don’t go to the city as often as you would like.

6. You either have the Staten Island accent or are so used to the fact that everyone around you has it, you forget that it’s only the normal way of speaking in Staten Island.

7. If you’re a student, you get on the bus, with or without a metro card.

8. The food is the main attraction.

9. Everyone around you hates Staten Island.

10. No matter where you go, and how much you hate Staten Island, it will always be home. After all, home is where the heart is.