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25 Things That Are True If You're From Highland Park, Texas

Oh, how we love our little bubble.

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25 Things That Are True If You're From Highland Park, Texas

If you're like me, you grew up in the sweet little suburb inside of Dallas called Highland Park, and you’ll find yourself relating to at least most or all of these.

1. You and your friends are constantly spending nights drinking margaritas and eating queso at Banditos.

2. You can get anywhere in 10 minutes.

3. You belong to a church you can recognize with just the initials: PCBC, PCPC, HPPC, PHPC, HPUMC.

4. You call your home “the bubble.”

5. You’re not sure if you like or don’t like it when people refer to you as a “parkie.”

6. The amount of designer clothing and stores at your reach is better than a mall.

7. Seeing the lights in Highland Park Village at Christmas time is your favorite thing in the world.

8. You feel like the Highland Park police are constantly stalking you and are everywhere. You can’t escape them.

9. There are way too many people with the same last name and the extended families are way too complicated to keep up with.

10. You’ll hear at least one mother or socialite complaining about something ridiculous every day.

11. You grew up wanting to play football in high school or dance as a Belle.

12. Seeing dozens and dozens of mansions throughout the neighborhood doesn’t phase you.

13. If you have made it on the front page of The Park Cities News, you’re a celebrity.

14. Being groomed to be a part of La Fiesta or Dallas Symphony Orchestra League is normal.

15. Everyone had JD’s Chippery every morning in middle school.

16. Your great great grandparents, great grand parents, grand parents, mom and dad all grew up in HP and went to HPHS, went to some school in Texas, got married and moved back to HP.

17. Your entire high school “career” revolved on FCA, Roots, Yearbook, Highlights or CASA club.

18. You grew up bouncing around Snider Plaza, Highland Park Village and Preston Center.

19. You danced at Preston Center Dance at some point in your life.

20. Every girl you know owns a pair of lululemon leggings, riding boots, a patagonia and a Longchamp.

21. The DCC is your after-school hangout place.

22. Watching the Scots play Friday night football is everything.

23. You go into withdrawal if you don’t eat East Hampton Sandwich Company, Burger House, Eat Zi’s or Mi Cocina at least once a week.

24. You know people who use private jets to go on vacations.

25. Blue and gold run through your veins.


No matter what, our little “bubble” will always have it’s perks as well as it’s stereotypes. Stay golden scotties.

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