You Know You're Born and Raised on the [Name of Your Place] When You are related to more than half the town. Your car breaks down outside of town and news of it gets back to town before you do. Without thinking, you wave to all oncoming traffic. You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store. You don't put too much effort into hairstyles due to wind and weather. The local gas station sells live bait. You get up at 5:30 am and go down to the coffee shop. You're on a first name basis with the county sheriff. When little smokies are something you serve on special occasions. You have the number of the Co-op on speed dial. All your radio-preset buttons are country. You try to find the cheapest room rates when going out of town. Using the elevator involves a grain truck. Your mayor is also your garbage hauler, barber, and insurance salesman. You know you should listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit. You call the wrong number and talk to the person for an hour anyway. Your excuse for getting out of school is that it snowed. You wake up when it's dark and go to bed when it's still light. You can tell it's a farmer working late in his field and not a UFO. You know the difference between field corn and sweet corn when they are still on the stalk. You know the code names for everyone on the CB. You can eat an ear of corn with no utensils in under 20 seconds. You wear your boots to church. It takes 30 seconds to reach your destination and it's clear across town. The meaning of true love is that you'll ride in the tractor with him. You go to K-Mart for your Saturday shopping. Your main drag in town is two blocks long. You defend the beauty of being able to see the next town, which is 20 miles away. You ask your date if she is related to you. You have all your neighbors' house keys. Your teacher in high school is teaching your kids.