Gainesville, Florida. The little, but big, town that is only about 64 square miles, but has over 130,000 residents. 90,000 of which cram into a stadium every Saturday during football season. Don’t worry, if you do not want to run your heater in the winter, just step outside, its most likely still 75 degrees. On the days it’s not raining? Don’t worry, you’re only two hours from Disney World and the beach. Here are 12 signs that you grew up in Gainesville.
Walking down the street? Go Gators. Standing in line at Chipotle? Go Gators. This was most likely one of the first things your parents taught you, right before sending you off to kindergarten.
Tebow is a star in Gainesville. Everybody knows who he is, and everybody wants to meet him. Tim is discussed in conversations sounding more like one’s son or brother, rather than the star quarterback.
A Gainesville staple, there is nothing like Piesanos stone fired pizza. The rolls drenched in Italian dressing? You’ll never want to stop eating them.
I once heard a lady tell a car salesman that she would not buy a car because it was red. She said red was too close to garnet.
You’ll always know when the chicken tender sub is on sale because the line will be down the street.
The isles are filled with more dorm items than you can imagine. It will take you an hour to just check out.
You went here for your second-grade field trip (and every year after that), and you went here for your prom pictures.
If you’re from Gainesville, Florida, you’ve gone more times than you can fit on one hand, and you most likely knew more than four people in the show.
A Buchholz High student would never be caught dead rooming with a Gainesville High student.
You know the layout like the back of your hand. Every worker knows your name and how that doctors’ appointment you had last week went.
At 5 p.m. on a weekday, you’ll never get home if you take archer road. Backroads are a must if you ever want to get home.
Your fear of alligators is virtually erased. That may not be a good thing.
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