9. Your host's next door neighbor's neighbor is thinking about thinking of making aliyah.

8. What a coincidence, so are you.

7. Your friends go to a shabbos afternoon shiur in the Agudah, but go back to the Young Israel for Mincha.

6. You become educated in the higher theological approach to going of "up the hill" and "down the hill."

5. You ask your host if there is a kiddush in shul, he says yes there are five, but we are not invited to any.

4. People think the Subway is a sandwich

3. You hear tales of the fantasy monorail between Willowbrook and Beit Shemesh.

2. Going to the city means going to Brooklyn.

1. You find out that you are indeed the only one who didn't go to medical school.

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From Liz Cohen: proud New Springville resident Staten Island, NY
-On your shabbat walks through Willowbrook, you can't help but see at least ten people who went to J.F.S./R.J.J. with you.
-Come July, those obnoxious smiling children on the Young Israel Day Camp of Staten Island t-shirts start staring you down on trip days.

From Donny Lowy: Staten Island, NY
People always assume that your backyard is part of the garbage dump

From Brian Jacobs: Staten Island, NY
- your friend tells you "I swear the smell is from New Jersey" or "it's the other side of the island"

- The shabbos lunch topics are:
1. Shul Politics
2. The Board of Ed
3. community scandals
- you will be congratulated on your engagement even before you're contemplating it. (yes it did happen)

From Jenn Hoffman: Staten Island, NY
Im surprised there were no rabbi marcus mentions!.

From Aaron Roth: Staten Island, NY- Writer of #5
-your friend keeps on saying see i told you i doesnt smell

From Steve:
-It's considered frum to go to Touro Brooklyn but goyish to take classes as CSI
-A thousand prospective shadchanim take your name rank and serial number, and actually get in touch with you (or someone who knows you).
- No one has metro cards, they all take the ferry (or verrazano ez pass).
- Your childhood friends try hard to pretend not to be embarassed to know you.