A Real Skater (Trademark Applied For)

You know you're a "Real Skater" when:

You have a preferred brand of skate laces because they don't slip during practice.

It annoys you when an ice tourist skates the wrong direction during public.

When you talk to your non-skating friends about your skating, they react like this:

You have a really good story about the time you stepped on the ice with your guards on

When you fail a test for the third time get your third "retry" you feel like this: