* you are within walking distance of the ocean no matter where you live
* you enjoy summerlike weather on most days of the year
* you are not surprised to find skinks and spiders on your interior walls
* you can climb on any bus and it will eventually get you to the city (euphemism for small town)
* you have no access to franchised food joints anywhere
* you discover sea sand can get into all sorts of unexpected niches - like cameras, sandwiches and ears and always coupled with never ending sweeping
* you discover sea sand can get into all sorts of unexpected niches - like cameras, sandwiches and ears and always coupled with never ending sweeping
* 'manana' has become both an art form and a fashion statement
* you don't have any winter coats in your closet
* you drive on laneways that are so narrow you have to pull over for buses or large vehicles
* you never see big rigs and tractor trailers on the roads as they would never fit
* you know you'd have a hard time being a 'missing person' for long
* you realize that you are surrounded by as many boats and yachts as there are houses
* you pass people on the street and almost without fail, they greet you with "Good Morning/Afternoon, how are you?"
* a traffic jam consists of ten cars waiting at the traffic light at 4.30 pm
* when peak hour driving lasts for half an hour
* you can't find a freeway or highway anywhere
* you are surprisingly content to drive along at the 35km per hour speed limit because of narrow roads and constant s-bends (maybe just a tad over the limit)
* you notice everybody seems to know everybody else
* you know there's a cruise ship docked because the population almost doubles in size
* you see wide loads delivered by tug rather than by truck
* honking horns is a tribute to friendship rather than a warning of danger
* you get used to seeing grown men in colourful shorts, long socks, ties and jackets
* you are pitifully grateful when the internet doesn't crash at least once a day
* you become immune to the price of fresh fruit and vegetables
* you time it so that you buy your fruit and vegetables the day after the container ship has docked from the mainland
* you can jump for joy because your personal tax rate is 5%
* you don't have to join a gym to exercise as there are plenty of places to walk or swim nearby
* you come to terms with the knowledge that 'island fever' really does exist
* you can't believe just how relaxed you can feel
Take me to the island!
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