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25 signs you're too puro San Antonio for your own good

By San Antonio Current Staff on Fri, Feb 18, 2022 at 12:09 pm

San Antonians have well-documented quirks when it comes to the food, culture, music and entertainment we love.

When we're all-in for that uniquely Alamo City lifestyle, we're considered "puro San Antonio." And that's a good designation to have. Most of the time. However, some folks may take it a little too far — either to the annoyance of others or to the detriment of their own health and sanity.

Here's how you know when you've become too puro San Antonio for your own good.

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Your annual outlay for Spurs merch is larger than what you spend on housing.
Photo by Julian Ledezma

You regularly get into knock-down-drag-out arguments over who really invented the puffy taco.
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You're unafraid to wear your chanclas inside the port-a-potties at NIOSA. Photo by Jaime Monzon

You have been frightened to the point of tears at the Ghost Tracks.
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Your craving for Lucas is so uncontrollable you've actually snorted lines of it. Photo by Sanford Nowlin

You have mastered the art of tying multiple varieties of knots to find the ultimate one to lash your river tubes together.
Photo via Instagram / alyssasullivan522

The doctor recently informed you that you have permanent hearing damage from all those concerts at Municipal Auditorium and Sunken Garden.
Photo by Jaime Monzon

You don't just judge others by where they went to high school but also junior high and elementary school.
Photo by Sanford Nowlin

You refer to any place that sells beer as an "icehouse," no matter how fricken fancy it is.
Photo via Instagram / rockandryebar

You have burned through all your vacation days to make sure you're able to take off for the enirety of Fiesta.
Photo by Jaime Monzon

Your tongue is perpetually numb from consuming too many sour snacks.
Photo via Instagram / elchangoloco_treats

You have a Spurs emblem or the numerals 2-1-0 tattooed on your body in a place you can't hide.
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Someone in your family has lost an eye to illegal fireworks or Fiesta food on a stick.
Photo via U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

You know all the lyrics to "Woman" by Legs Diamond, and much to the embarrassment of your family, have attempted to sing it at weddings and quinceaneras.
Photo via Mercury Records