You measure distance in minutes
Weather is 90% of your conversation
Down south to you means Missouri
Snow tires came standard on your car
You have no concept of public transportation
The top 5% of your graduation high school class went to Iowa State -- everyone else attended the U of I
You know more than one person who has hit a deer
You have no problem spelling "Des Moines"
You know the answer to the question, "Is this Heaven?"
Your school classes have been canceled because of cold
You know what the numbers I-80, 280, 380 mean
You have boiled fish in lye for Christmas
You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it properly
You know what "Amish Country" is
You've licked frozen metal
The only reason you go to Wisconsin or Missouri is to get fireworks
You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees out in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60 degrees
You have gone Trick-or-Treating in two feet of snow
You carry jumper cables in your car
You drink "POP"
In a conversation you heard someone say "Yah sure you betcha" or "No, I never" or "Not once ever even" and you didn't laugh
You know exactly where "Field of Dreams" was filmed
People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "Os" in them
You know what "Hawks" and "Clones" are
When someone says they are going out for dinner or supper, you know which meal they are talking about