Alright, everyone. It's time to have a serious discussion about one of the all-time best noms on Earth: sushi. If you're a sushi addict, you know very well that your love of sushi knows no bounds. You could eat it for every meal for the rest of your life and be totally OK with it. If you're a sushi addict like me, you'll totally understand these nine things.

1. Your goal in life is to try all of the different kinds of sushi.

Sushi is the general term we use to talk about all that fishy, bite-sized Japanese goodness. But really, sushi is just one type of Japanese food culture -- there's sushi, sashimi, special rolls and the basic sushi rolls. All different, all delicious.

2. Raw fish doesn't freak you out, but you know that not all sushi is raw.

Sushi, contrary to popular belief, is not all raw fish. Some have tempura, some have fish eggs. Some don't even have fish; all veggie sushi is an option.

3. You judge people who can't use chopsticks.

Trust me, I'm not the most coordinated person, and for a while, even I didn't use chopsticks. But if someone teaches you the right way, chopsticks become super easy and actually the best way to eat sushi. And who wants to stab their gorgeous, perfect roll with a fork? Not me.

4. It opens you up to a whole new world of noms.

Sushi is the gateway food. Suddenly, you're trying other Japanese food, you're looking for a good place to try Kimchi (a Korean sauerkraut), and you're trying to go to a Chinese hot-pot place before the end of the year. So much good food, so little belly-room.

5. You've either tried Omakase and it was the best thing to ever happen to you, or it's #1 on your bucket list.

Well, for me, it's on the bucket list, and I'll have to trust my editor on this one, but man, it looks downright delicious.

6. If you go more than a week or so without sushi, you start having withdrawal symptoms.

Must. Have. Spicy. Tuna.

7. Deciding between your go-to order or something new and exciting is the ultimate struggle.

On one hand, you don't want to question something you love. On the other, there's so much potential yumminess that you could be missing out on. There's always next time, right?

8. You've tried to make sushi at home and failed miserably.

Don't try this at home, kids. It always tastes better coming from the pros. Trust me on this.

9. You have seriously considered the fact that you *may* get mercury poisoning from eating too much sushi.

But it's so, so worth it.