Heh...the Vermont version of that is that Halloween costumes must fit OVER a winter coat / snowsuit.
This one really cracked me up...coulda applied to Germany, too, for that matter...
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
It wasn't always raining there, but it was pretty much always overcast. After awhile, I got to almost like it. Much easier on the eyes...
There's a phenomenon here called the "Seattle Squint".
It's what happens to people here in the summer when the clouds break, the sun comes out, and people haven't had time yet to buy new sunglasses. :-)
One of the Album Rock FM stations used to do this phony PSA commercial on sunny days that opened with this deep God-like voice bellowing out over loudspeakers:
"Citizens... of... Seattle...! Do not... be... alarmed! That bright yellow object in the sky is called 'The Sun'... It will not harm you... Please... do not be alarmed!"
:-)