At the age of 17, I found myself making one of the hardest choices a person can make in life: where do I want to go to college? I visited places here and there, and that was how I found myself in Lafayette. It was instantaneous when I found the culture of this place being thrown at me from every angle, and shoved down my throat. And after living here for four years, I felt it was time to send out a warning to all those considering visiting this insane city.

1. We’re quite lacking in culture.

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Because why would we have places to preserve the Cajuns' cultural and historic backgrounds?

2. Everyone here is way too polite.

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We are the ones who say "yes ma'am," and "no sir."

3. Wearing red on Fridays is kind of a big deal here.

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Basically, the worst color in the spectrum.

4. The food isn’t all that great.

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Can you believe the University of Louisiana at Lafayette forces their students to eat 10,000 pounds of this stuff every spring semester?

5. The college there isn’t too special.

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Is it ULL or just UL?

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6. Seriously, who would want to visit this campus?

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We use our brand new student union and quad to distract you from the fact that we keep real live alligators in Cyprus Lake.

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7. I mean, who’s ever even heard of the “Ragin’ Cajuns”?

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I think they won that NOLA Bowl thing a few times?

8. And who thought it was a good idea to give them their own beer?

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I guess you're considered important if you get your own ale.

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9. Mardi Gras is totally not fun at all.

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Plot twist: New Orleans isn't the only city that celebrates Fat Tuesday.

10. If you’re looking for fun, outdoor places, this is not your town.

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I heard this place hosts a famers' and artists' market every weekend. Who wants to go to that?

11. Or interesting historic sites.

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Are things from the 1800's really all that important?

12. We put boudin in our king cake.

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Because regular king cake wasn't good enough for us.

13. Oh, and we have regular boudin, too.

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All the glory of boudin king cake, minus the king cake.

14. Football season isn’t too big of a deal here.

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"There are so many empty seats here at Cajun Field!!!" said no one, ever.

15. Nobody knows how to party.

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There's a reason we're called the "Ragin' Cajuns."

16. No one notable is from here.

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R.J. Mitte, who played Walt Jr. in that show, "Breaking Bad"? Wasn't that a thing?

17. And no one watched “The Office,” right?

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That show that everyone still talks about.

18. Festivals? We're not too known for those.

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Unless you count world-renowned Festival International de Louisiane, and the dozens of others that happen here throughout the year.

19. We’re not that into art here.

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Art walk is kinda a thing...and the statues around town.....and the multiple museums......yeah.

20. Everyone here is just way too happy for his or her own good.

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Fun fact: we were voted the happiest city in America.

So take it from a local. Please save yourself the trip, because it’s totally not worth it to come here. We're all too busy being genuinely happy people and living life to the fullest.

Happy exploring.