YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM SCARBOROUGH WHEN...

You're familiar with neighbourhood names like: Agincourt,
Malvern, West Hill, Warden Woods, Cedarbrae, Tuxedo Court,
Bay Mills, and Wexford.

You lock your car doors when you drive, and only roll the
window down if thetempature is over 30 and you absolutely
have to.

You perk up every time SCARBOROUGH is mentioned on the news
but it's usually related to some crime story (i.e. murder,
robbery, drive-by-shooting/stabbing etc.)

You know what the "RT" is.

You often hear music (or just bass) coming from someone
else's car across the street when you are stopped at a traffic
light.

LADIES: A guy has tried to "pick you up" at the bus stop, ON
the bus or the RT train, at Kennedy Station, Scarborough Town
Centre or even while you'rein your car stopped at a traffic
light.

GUYS: You have, or you know of a guy who has tried to pick up
girls at the
bus stop, on the bus or the RT train, at Kennedy
Station, Scarborough Town Center or even while a girl is in her
car stopped at a traffic light.

You often refer to SCARBOROUGH as SCARBERIA; SCARLEM; SCOMPTON;
SCARCITY. (and if you wanna be crude...new ones include:
SCARLANKA, SCARBLACKISTAN, SCARBADOS)

No one speaks English on the bus.

You consider anything north of Steeles Avenue as "BUSH".

You consider anything east of the Rouge River as "BUSH".

You've learned how annyoing police helicopters are, even though
they're there to help you.

You don't mess with kids who go to Lam, Leacock, Eaton, Bethune
or Porter.

You're probably been covered in the Scarborough Mirror for
something.

You love to mention other parts of Toronto (i.e. Jane-Finch,
Regent Park, Flemingdon Park, Parkdale, Rexdale, Weston,
St. Jamestown, etc.) and talk about how they have a higher
crime rate than
SCARBOROUGH. You are familiar with these
streets: Vic Park, Markham Road, Kingston Road,
McCowan Road, Warden Avenue, Finch Ave, Kennedy Road,
Eglinton Ave.

You LOVE to shop at the "Dollar Stores" scattered throughout
SCARBOROUGH.

There is an Ontario Housing complex in your neighborhood.

There is a Chinese restaurant or a Roti shop in your
neighbourhood.

Scarborough Town Centre was "the place" to hang-out when your
were a teenager.

Stitches is the hot spot for teen girls to shop!

You hate it when NON-Scarborough people refer to it as the
ghetto.

You know the Scarborough Bluffs are there, but never bothered to
go see it.

You sadly realize our proudest accomplishment besides supplying
50% of the T Dot's crime rate, is the Barenaked Ladies.

North York pisses you off.

NON-MALVERN PEOPLE: You refer to Malvern as the East Scarlem
ghetto.

MALVERN PEOPLE: You are
PROUD of Malvern but still refer to
it as the East Scarlem ghetto.

Your bike has been stolen at least once.

Your car has been stolen at least once, or you know someone
who's car has been stolen.

You refer to Agincourt as "Asian-court"

There are more Guyanese people here than in Georgetown, Guyana.

You are able to distinguish the ethnicity of a driver just by
looking at his/her car (i.e. If you see a car with Hello Kitty
or other stuffed animals in it, then you know its probably
someone of Hong Kong descent OR if you see a car with tinted
windows, gold or chrome fender trims, and a crown air-freshener,
then you know its probably someone from the Caribbean) and you
sure as hell know that when you see a "sooped" up 1993 honda
civic hatchback there is either an italian or a greek GINO
drivin!

You HATE Mel Lastman because you think he ignores Scarborough,
BUT you still voted for
him.

Even though you only live about 15 KM from Downtown Toronto,
it still takes you an hour or more by TTC and at least a half
hour by car to get there. Not to mention rush hour.

People involuntarily back away when you say you're from
SCARBOROUGH.

The TTC buses run EXTRA SLOW here.

You're proud that Scarborough is more diverse than most small
countries.

You say you're a PROUD CITIZEN OF SCARBOROUGH, but deep down
inside you kinda wish to move out to Markham, Richmond Hill
or Pickering.

FINALLY...YOU KNOW YOU'RE A TRUE SCARBERIAN WHEN YOU READ
THIS AND YOU SEND IT TO ALL OF YOUR SCARBOROUGH FRIENDS AND
FAMILY!

It is in 'Have Fun' section, but its hardly funny. I used to stay in scarborough, but cannot relate to anything mentioned - except the road names which is nothing unique - everybody knows the names of roads in thier neighbourhood.

Hiren

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Originally posted by hchheda


It is in 'Have Fun' section, but its hardly funny. I used to stay in scarborough, but cannot relate to anything mentioned - except the road names which is nothing unique - everybody knows the names of roads in thier neighbourhood.

Hiren

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Originally posted by hchheda


It is in 'Have Fun' section, but its hardly funny. I used to stay in scarborough, but cannot relate to anything mentioned - except the road names which is nothing unique - everybody knows the names of roads in thier neighbourhood.

Hiren

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Hiren,

I have shared this with people from my work, all of them burst into laughter - and said that the whole list was dead on.

I think it relates more to people who were born and raised in Scarborough. Living as an immigrant doesnt always give you the full picture and visibilty.

Cheers!!

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Scarborough might have not changed over the years!

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