-You save newspapers, not for recycling but for 
tablecloths at crawfish boils. 

 -Your ancestors are buried above the ground. 

 -You get on a green trolley car to go to the park and 
a red one to the French Quarter. 

 -You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the 
Tabasco . 

 -Every once in a while, you have waterfront property. 

 -You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host 
says, "Don't eat the dead ones," and you know what he 
means.

-You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is 
not a national holiday. 

 -You push little old ladies out of the way to catch 
Mardi Gras beads. 

 -Little old ladies push YOU out of the way to catch 
Mardi Gras beads. 

 -Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled. 

 -No matter where else you go in the world, you are 
always disappointed in the food. 

 -You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a 
disease.

-Your grandparents are called "Maw-Maw" and "Paw-Paw." 

 -Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite 
Saint is a football player. 

 -You cringe every time you hear an actor with a 
Southern or Cajun accent in a "New Orleans-based" 
movie or TV show.