If you're from Wisconsin, you may not think anything we say or do is that odd, but to everyone else, it is. After years of interacting with people from other states and countries, I've compiled a list of things only Wisconsinites understand.

1. "Ope."

Pretty sure every Wisconsinite's first word was "ope." We usually say it when we bump into everyone.

2. Cheese

It's not normal to eat a block of cheese like a candy bar anywhere else but here.

3. "I'm going Up North for the holiday's this year."

No matter what the occasion, we will make an excuse to go up north to our cabins.

4. "Ready for bow season?"

Most people don't even know that there are different types of hunting seasons, but we know and we celebrate them all.

5. "Are you going to the tailgate?"

Sports, food and alcohol are the three things that basically sum up Wisconsin, so you better believe we love to tailgate.

6. "Someone brought beer-cheese dip!"

If you haven't had it, you wouldn't understand.

7. "GO PACK, GO!"

Everyone takes their sports team seriously no matter where you are from, but we really like to rub it in that our team is publicly owned.

8. "I'll take a Spotted Cow."

We take our beer very seriously here. We have every flavor, style, color imaginable and we drink in all.

9. Camo Everything

Pants, jackets, prom dresses - you name it, half the state owns it.

10. Culver's is the best

It doesn't matter if Culver's has locations across the United States, we will always love it more.

11. "You've never had a cheese curd?!?!"

It's crazy to think that there are people who have never had a cheese curd, but most of the world hasn't. Sad.

12. "But how cold is it with the wind chill?"

Wind chill sucks, but it also got school days canceled.

13. "Hey, don't talk that way about Rodgers."

Seriously, just don't.

14. "I don't know why people think we say bag funny."

We don't. Everyone else does.

15. "Lake finally froze, are ya going ice fishing this weekend?"

Isn't it weird to think that some people live in places where the water never freezes?

16. There's no such thing as lactose intolerant

Yeah, even if you are, it's basically impossible to cut dairy from your diet, so why even try?

17. "Are you going to the bar crawl this weekend?"

Bar crawls are a sport.

18. Milk

It's either 2% or whole milk, nothing else is acceptable.

19. "Yeah, I hit another deer today."

Yup, we don't just kill deer with guns and bows here.

20. We love it here

We may complain about the weather or the smell, but we are proud to be Wisconsinites.