Since so few Arizona residents were actually born in Arizona, there is some confusion about how to know you are a true Zonie. Here then are some examples that identify Zonies.
* You know what "much grass" means. * You know the names of several Mexican beers, and which one is better than another. Even if you don't drink beer. * You know what a chimi is. * You can explain how to make sun tea, but you don't bother to drink the stuff any more. * You know what "tubing the salt" means, and that it is actually done on the verde, not the salt. * You don't know the governor's name, but you want to recall him. * You threaten to cut somebody's water off. * You know that the most important detail when buying land in the desert is flood insurance. * You have ever bragged about your shade cactus. * You have ever sat in the yard to watch a storm blow in. * You have ever been shot at because your car got in front of another on a public street.
NOTE: there are some indications that are very common but do NOT indicate a true Zonie. * If you drive a car that is taller than you, you are just another yuppie. * If you live in a subdivision where weeping willows grow, you are just another jaded businessman/woman. * If you are accustomed to water being sprayed in your face at restaurants, you are just another bored dilettante. * If you know who the man on the state seal is, you are just another bookworm.
