Being born and raised in Colorado, every day we experience things that only apply to Coloradians. We get looked at differently and the truth is... we love it! People look at us like we are some kind of god or something. They get this look in their eyes like a kid in a candy shop like we come from some rare species or something! Then they begin to ask million questions and want to be your best friend and even though its probably because they think you grow weed in your basement you admire getting followed around like a puppy dog. Colorado isn't just a bunch of close little communities within the state, we are an entire state-wide community. We may not be blood related but we know a pure Coloradian when we see them! Here are a few things you understand if you are born and raised in Colorado!
1. Colorado license plate
Every time you travel across state lines you immediately get pulled over because they think our license plates read “weed on board.”
2. Nice rack
You feel naked without some sort of rack on the top of your car.
3. Mary Jane
We have all heard these questions more than a thousand times: You’re from Colorado? Do you grow weed? Are you a stoner? What is it like? Do you have it on you? Are you high right now?
4. Colorado clothes
You get incredibly annoyed by people who are not from Colorado and wear Colorado clothing everyday as if they know what our state is like.
5. Colorful ColoRADo
It is ColoRADo people. NOT ColoRODo.
6. Out door lab
Outdoor lab is and will ALWAYS be the best field trip you have ever been on. Don't even try to argue it.
7. Proper Attire
Wearing flip flops, shorts and a parka is completely normal. Jeans, a flannel, your puffy and a beanie is dressing up in this beautifully casual state.
7. How many faces do you have?
You own multiple north face jackets and they are a part of your everyday apparel.
8. Outdoor vs. indoor
Nothing makes your skin crawl more than people who only ever want to stay inside and watch movies.
9. Frolf vs. Ultimate
You know the difference between Frisbee Golf and Ultimate Frisbee and refuse to be friends with anyone who doesn't.
10. Californians
We get that your state is unaffordable and insufferable to live in. That’s unfortunate...and when I say unfortunate I mean unfortunately not our problem. Quit Invading. We don’t want you here and you don’t know how to drive. Leave.
11. Pot hole? More like black hole.
Your car has been eaten by at least one pot hole, guaranteed.
12. Red Rocks
Hands down the best music venue and puts other music venues to shame. Whether you are doing things your parents wouldn't approve of or there for an early work out, it never seizes to amaze you.
13. Let's BBQ
Shoveling a path to the grill in the middle of April is normal.
14. Deer crossing
A traffic jam doesn’t involve cars, it involves wildlife.
15. H2O
You’ve never left your house without a water bottle in hand or gone to bed with a water bottle by your side.
16. Whoops!
Your gear closet is bigger than your actual closet.
17. Morning activities
People think we’re crazy for getting up at the butt crack of dawn but we wouldn't miss doing our outdoor activities during the sunset for anything.
18. No judgment
You probably do/know someone who carries a $3,000 bike on top of a $500 car.
19. “Pass”
When you hear the word “pass” it doesn’t involve a football or women.
20. "Edumacated"
You know the elevation of your town but not the population.
21. Dirty snow angel
You’ve made a naked snow angel once in your life or jumped into five feet of snow in your swim suit.
22. Tan lines
A goggle tan is a status symbol.
23. Dog people
We actually get offended when business or stores have signs that says “no dogs allowed." We get really offended when we cant bring our dogs everywhere. After all they are our best friends!
24. Camping, hiking and Casa Bonita
Most of your child hood memories consisted of camping, fishing, hiking and Casa Bonita.
25. Halloween
You've learned to plan your Halloween costumes around your coat and boots.
26. Don’t tell mom!
You’ve gone off-roading in a vehicle not meant for off-roading… and you had the time of your life. Shhhh!
27. Ditch day
Let’s face it: when you have missed school it was to go skiing/snowboarding in the fresh powder, not because you were actually sick.
28. Stop actually means GO
A red light actually means three more cars can go and a stop sign doesn’t actually mean stop. We use Californian stops more than actually Californians do. Don’t lie.
29. Granola
We refer to granola as a person, not food.
30. Hikes, hikes and more hikes!
You have probably been on more hikes than you can even count even some that probably were trespassing... Oops!
31. Five seasons
Summer, Fall, Winter, Spring and construction
32. April showers bring May blizzards.
Welcome to Colorado, where the weather is made up and the seasons don’t matter.
33. CO compass
“Towards the mountains” and “away from the mountains” are legitimate directions.
34. Brain Freeze
You are able to eat ice cream in the middle of the winter with no problem.
35. Snow day
It can snow 10 feet and you don't expect school to be canceled.
36. Snow bunny
One of your favorite times of the year is when you can go skiing/snowboarding in a t-shirt.
37. Subaru
You can't name one person whose family doesn't own a Subaru.
38. Lookout Mountain
Half of your high school memories consisted on Lookout Mountain with friends, or when you had a bad day that's where people could find you.
39. Colorado pride
There is 99.99% chance you have a Colorado flag hanging in your room. If you are a part of that 0.01% you probably lost it at a rave at red rocks!
40. 420
Face it, all of your friends go to Boulder on April 20th and for some reason they make it a tradition every year. Oh yeah, but not you of course!
41. 24-hour car wash
One of the worst things is paying for a car wash knowing full well that that perfect sparkly clean car wont be so squeaky clean the next day, but you still pay for one every damn time pretending it wont rain the next day and it does EVERY TIME.
