67 Reasons how you know if you're from Johnson County...

This is a list for people that know about Johnson County and enjoy scrolling through the info provided below. Some of it may be an exaggeration, but most of it is true for many Johnson County natives. If you disagree with any one of them, comment, and I might alter or remove it. Please no haters! I came up with this list because I know what it's like to live in such a great county. :)

You know you're from Johnson County if...

1. Your high school has a nickname referring to its reputation.
2. Your high school’s name consists of the district, then a direction.
3. Your high school's parking lot is bigger than Super Wal-Mart’s.
4. Your house is worth more than $300,000. (not true for me but for most)
5. You live in one of the countries’ “Best Places to Live”.
6. Your school's bathrooms are used for crying girls dealing with their "terrible, dramatic lives".
7. You have/had a cell phone since the 3rd grade.
8. You think Tech N9ne is the best rapper ever.
9. Your wardrobe is 95% Hollister, American Eagle, Abercrombie...
10. You receive $2000+ in Christmas/Birthday gifts.
11. You say you look horrible in 98% of your pictures, yet you still continue to add hundreds of pictures onto Facebook.
12. You rent a limo for all special occasions.
13. Your parents think a B in school is unacceptable.
14. You see girls wearing short-shorts/skirts and Uggs in the winter.
15. Your winter outfit is tight American Eagle jeans, a PINK shirt, and Uggs.
16. Most t-shirts you own are part of Victoria’s Secret “PINK” line.
17. For pants you wear short jean shorts, yoga pants, tight dark jeans, or sweatpants.
18. You own a lake house, beach condo, and timeshare.
19. You run out of minutes every month.
20. Your family takes yearly vacations to your lake/beach house.
21. Every few houses in your neighborhood have their own private pool.
22. Your looked down on if you don't have a “PLC” membership.
23. When things don't go your way, you text your ‘rents.
24. You have unlimited texting on your Android, Iphone, or Blackberry.
25. If you are in middle school and insist on having a facebook just because it's the "Cool Thing."
26. If you have an Xbox 360, PS3, and a Wii.
27. You get mad that school's aren't closed and complain about how half and inch of snow on the ground is enough for a snow day.
28. It's not uncommon to see a guy in his Ferrari or Mercedes every once and a while.
29. If there's a Walgreens/CVS every other block.
30. If there’s a Starbucks on every corner.
31. If you wear huge designer sunglasses just to go to Target.
32. You have nicer cell phones than your parents.
33. If a 2005 car model seems outdated.  
34. If you consider everything west of Topeka "Western Kansas".
35. If you think Taco Bell is real Mexican, Pizza Hut is real pizza, and Panda Express is real Chinese.
36. If you only watch reality shows and think a day in your life is honestly like an episode of “The Secret Life of an American Teeenager".
37. If your strongly offended when someone asks you if you own a farm.
38. If you constantly find yourselves explaining “No, I don’t own a farm, I’m from Johnson County”.
39. If your offended when someone honestly says "your from the same place as me!" when they are from Kansas City.
40. If you plan on attending JOCO/K-State/KU after you receive your diploma from the 3rd ranked school district in the nation.
41. If you call driving to someone's house 30 minutes away "Out of Town".
42. If you drive to a friend's house who lives in the same neighborhood as you.
43. If you own a house with a three-car garage but have so much stuff in there that you park the cars in the driveway anyway.
44. You go to AMC 30 every weekend to buy a drink and candy and sneak into the movie you just saw last week, then leave, and spend the rest of your night at Olive Garden or Red Robin.
45. You have at least 500 feet on each side of your house until your neighbor's yard starts but you still say your yard is small.
46. You lock your car doors and hide your valuables every time you cross State Line.
47. You don’t lock your front door or car doors when you’re at home.
48. Every time someone asks for your location/hometown (Facebook, Myspace...) you answer Johnson County.
49. If you see it at Pac-Sun, it’s "skater”.
50. If it’s from Hot Topic, it’s “emo”.
51. If you get presents for your birthday, New Year’s Day, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Fourth of July, the birth of a sibling, Halloween, and Christmas,.
52. If you know the official picture poses of Johnson County. (Hand covering face, other hand on hip)
53. Seeing a hobo is the most unusual thing ever.
54. If you have a Xbox, PS3, Wii, a $2000 laptop, a $300 cell phone, a trampoline, pet, musical instrument, and four flat screen TVs and there is still "nothing to do".
55. If you think not going on a vacation over the summer is weird.
56. Gum works as money in your school.
57. You went to a junior high with a name ending in "Trail."
58. You give people directions to your house based on it's proximity to a school.
59. You ever walked from AMC 30 to Texas Roadhouse or Target as a kid.
60. Sonic is the hangout for cheapskates and sevies.
61. Everyone you know owns a car.
62. Walking around your school in the morning with a Starbucks cup is the usual.
63. You have a Jansport, Columbia, North Face, or Vera Bradley backpack.
64. You own at least one North Face jacket.
65. Everybody drives off in their cars before you’re dismissed to the pep assemblies at your school.
66. (Boys only) Your "Truck" is a Ford Escalade with chrome 22 inch rims.
67. (Girls only) You wake up three hours before school starts just to straighten your hair, do your make up just right, pick out what you’re going to wear with what accessories, and meet your friends at Starbucks.