You know you’re a real San Franciscan when

Saw this article in SF Gate recently – You know you’re a real San Franciscan when … and that made me think of a few things myself.

You know you’re real a San Franciscan when you …

• Have a back door channel for what’s going on in the city via the Bay Bridge twitter account and are on a first name basis with him
• Can walk up 5th Street and avoid an encounter with a homeless and/or crazy person
• Can cross the road without being tooted at
• Don’t walk up Powell Street unless you have to, like if that Walgreens is actually closest
• Don’t ride on the open-sided street cars that have camera laden tourists hanging off the side of them
• Know where the nearest Post Office is
• Know where to buy envelopes and posting material, because you can’t get them from the Post Office
• Don’t stare at same sex couples holding hands
• Don’t take pictures and gasp and point when you see someone with a Twitter, Facebook or Square logo on their laptop sleeve, backpack or t-shirt
• Ignore naked people in the street
• Have a Clipper Card
• Use Luxor or Uber cabs and have an app for that
• Know what holiday ‘420’ is in celebration of
• Go to the Ferry Building over Pier 39 or Fisherman’s Wharf
• Know the sweet spot for avoiding long lines at the Ferry Building at various times of the year

I’m sure there are more that I’ll realize as time goes on – perhaps I’ll keep this as an open list.