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Image 2 of 44 You say “Seattle,” not Sea-town or The City or whatever … as in “I love Seattle!” You say “Seattle,” not Sea-town or The City or whatever … as in “I love Seattle!” Photo: David Hogan / Getty Images/Flickr RF

Image 3 of 44 When someone says “Rainier is out” gasp, shake your head in awe at the beauty of it (whether you can see it or not) and smile like you’ve just fallen in love. If there’s room to genuflect … go for it. When someone says “Rainier is out” gasp, shake your head in awe at the beauty of it (whether you can see it or not) and smile like you’ve just fallen in love. If there’s room to genuflect … go for it. Photo: Dan Callister / Getty Images

Image 4 of 44 <p>Don’t blink in surprise or wonder when you see and smell marijuana everywhere.</p> <p>Don’t blink in surprise or wonder when you see and smell marijuana everywhere.</p> Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Image 6 of 44 Pretend you can tell where your salmon came from … or that you really care. Pretend you can tell where your salmon came from … or that you really care. Photo: Marje Cannon / Getty Images

Image 7 of 44 Say you love the viaduct and wish it could be fixed instead of torn down, especially since the waterfront will soon be filled with condos for rich people. Say you love the viaduct and wish it could be fixed instead of torn down, especially since the waterfront will soon be filled with condos for rich people. Photo: Stephen Brashear / Getty Images

Image 8 of 44 Bitch about the rain and clouds, and then go on and on about how, if you don’t get a few days of sun soon, you’re going to lose your mind (which will all be true soon enough). Also, figure out what this statue belongs to and its name! less Bitch about the rain and clouds, and then go on and on about how, if you don’t get a few days of sun soon, you’re going to lose your mind (which will all be true soon enough). Also, figure out what this ... more Photo: Robert Sumner / Getty Images

Image 9 of 44 Pretend you love dive bars and know the name of at least one in your neighborhood, but don’t worry about actually going to it. Pretend you love dive bars and know the name of at least one in your neighborhood, but don’t worry about actually going to it.

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Image 11 of 44 Make sure you don’t screw up the recycling at a house party! It seems too simple, but, yeah, it all goes in the same can, but food and some food containers go into the compost. Make sure you don’t screw up the recycling at a house party! It seems too simple, but, yeah, it all goes in the same can, but food and some food containers go into the compost. Photo: Jetta Productions / Getty Images

Image 12 of 44 Act as if standing sardine-like in some bar bobbing your head but unable otherwise to move is the best music experience ever. Act as if standing sardine-like in some bar bobbing your head but unable otherwise to move is the best music experience ever. Photo: Mat Hayward / Getty Images

Image 13 of 44 Buy several used plaid shirts so it looks like you’ve had them for ages … and some Seahawks gear because … Buy several used plaid shirts so it looks like you’ve had them for ages … and some Seahawks gear because … Photo: Amanda Edwards / WireImage

Image 14 of 44 Act like the Seahawks’ winning the Super Bowl has changed your life, just like when the SuperSonics (they were our NBA basketball team) won it all in 1979. Act like the Seahawks’ winning the Super Bowl has changed your life, just like when the SuperSonics (they were our NBA basketball team) won it all in 1979.

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Image 16 of 44 Oh, and buy an item of clothing with the old-school Seahawks logo so as not to appear to be a bandwagon jumper. Photo: In the Seahawks' inaugural season, 1976, the home uniforms consisted of a blue jersey and gray striped pants. Players wore their number on their sleeves, which had stripes but no Seahawks logo. less Oh, and buy an item of clothing with the old-school Seahawks logo so as not to appear to be a bandwagon jumper. Photo: In the Seahawks' inaugural season, 1976, the home uniforms consisted of a ... more Photo: Grant M. Haller / Seattle P-I file

Image 17 of 44 Make like you have plenty of friends and things to do and that the Seattle Freeze is a myth. Make like you have plenty of friends and things to do and that the Seattle Freeze is a myth. Photo: Getty Images

Image 18 of 44 You’re also an expert at cooking shellfish, “Oh, I just toss ‘em in a little water …” You’re also an expert at cooking shellfish, “Oh, I just toss ‘em in a little water …” Photo: zorani / Getty Images

Image 19 of 44 Act like Hempfest is passé. Act like Hempfest is passé. Photo: Dean Forbes / FlickrVision

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Image 21 of 44 Talk about a great song you heard on KEXP. Talk about a great song you heard on KEXP.

Image 22 of 44 Purposefully don’t talk about grunge music or Cobain. Photo: Kurt Cobain performs at Seattle Center Arena as part of Nirvana's In Utero tour Jan. 7, 1994. Kurt Smith/Copyright MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection less Purposefully don’t talk about grunge music or Cobain. Photo: Kurt Cobain performs at Seattle Center Arena as part of Nirvana's In Utero tour Jan. 7, 1994. Kurt Smith/Copyright MOHAI, Seattle ... more

Image 23 of 44 Either own a Prius or Subaru, or as a fallback put an “Obama” or “coexist” sticker on the car you do have. Rub it until it fades … Either own a Prius or Subaru, or as a fallback put an “Obama” or “coexist” sticker on the car you do have. Rub it until it fades … Photo: YOSHIKAZU TSUNO / AFP/Getty Images

Image 24 of 44 Find out what the “S-curves” are and why they’re always a parking lot. Find out what the “S-curves” are and why they’re always a parking lot. Photo: Jason Hawkes / Getty Images

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Image 26 of 44 Suggest you have a secret route for avoiding the parking lot of I-5 when coming into Seattle from the south. But add that you’re not going to tell. (… 'cuz there isn’t one!) Suggest you have a secret route for avoiding the parking lot of I-5 when coming into Seattle from the south. But add that you’re not going to tell. (… 'cuz there isn’t one!) Photo: Piriya Photography / Getty Images/Flickr Open

Image 27 of 44 Bitch about transplants wrecking traffic and giving Seattleites a rep as bad drivers. Bitch about transplants wrecking traffic and giving Seattleites a rep as bad drivers. Photo: photo by Kirsten Geyer / Getty Images/Flickr RF

Image 28 of 44 When people say “snow,” you say, “But, Seattle has a lot of hills!” When people say “snow,” you say, “But, Seattle has a lot of hills!” Photo: Walter Hodges / Getty Images

Image 29 of 44 <p>You don’t say “light rail.” You take the “Sounder” or “the train to the airport.” </p> <p>You don’t say “light rail.” You take the “Sounder” or “the train to the airport.” </p> Photo: JORDAN STEAD / SEATTLEPI.COM

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Image 31 of 44 <p>Tell people you’d like to bike, but the city is just too dangerous, although it is getting better. Then say “Dead Baby.”</p> <p>Tell people you’d like to bike, but the city is just too dangerous, although it is getting better. Then say “Dead Baby.”</p> Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO/ / SEATTLEPI.COM

Image 32 of 44 <p>Speaking of bikes, act like you're just dying to get naked and ride one in a parade. </p> <p>Speaking of bikes, act like you're just dying to get naked and ride one in a parade. </p> Photo: LINDSEY WASSON / seattlepi.com

Image 33 of 44 For heaven’s sake, don’t talk to anyone on the bus. For heaven’s sake, don’t talk to anyone on the bus. Photo: Mint Images - David Schultz / Getty Images/Mint Images RF

Image 34 of 44 Pretend you are truly worried about the next great earthquake, because you’ve known since childhood that it will liquify most of the ground under Seattle and dump the city in the water … You also know what a “megathrust” is and as a bonus you can throw in “lahar.” less Pretend you are truly worried about the next great earthquake, because you’ve known since childhood that it will liquify most of the ground under Seattle and dump the city in the water … You also know what ... more

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Image 36 of 44 You hate that Ballard and Fremont are being overrun with condos and mega-apartment buildings (… though you live in one or want to because that’s the only way you can afford to live in those neighborhoods). You hate that Ballard and Fremont are being overrun with condos and mega-apartment buildings (… though you live in one or want to because that’s the only way you can afford to live in those neighborhoods).

Image 37 of 44 Say we have an amazing library and then scoff at the EMP, though you probably haven’t been to either one. Say we have an amazing library and then scoff at the EMP, though you probably haven’t been to either one. Photo: Cavan Images / Getty Images

Image 38 of 44 <p>Criticize Microsoft… </p> <p>Criticize Microsoft… </p> Photo: Oli Scarff / seattlepi.com

Image 39 of 44 … but worship Amazon. … but worship Amazon. Photo: Spencer Platt / Getty Images

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Image 41 of 44 Bad-mouth Bill Gates … Bad-mouth Bill Gates … Photo: The Associated Press

Image 42 of 44 <p>… but defend Jeff Bezos. </p> <p>… but defend Jeff Bezos. </p> Photo: Andrea James / seattlepi.com

Image 43 of 44 Act like you work for a startup or will or have a startup idea ... when you're just happy with that 8-5 gig and a private life. Act like you work for a startup or will or have a startup idea ... when you're just happy with that 8-5 gig and a private life. Photo: Paul Bradbury / Getty Images/OJO Images RF