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30 Things That Happen When You Live In Wisconsin

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30 Things That Happen When You Live In Wisconsin
Sierra Gardner

Here are 30 things that happen when you live in Wisconsin:

1. You see Packers jerseys everywhere on any given Sunday (in season or not)


2. Cheese stores off the highway


3. No tolls


4. You'll get annoyed when you see an Illinois liscense plate


5. You get excited when the temperature is above 20 degrees in the winter


6. A tornado watch or warning means nothing


7. A beer chaser is automatically offered with a bloody


8. Summerfest is no big deal


9. Creme Puff's are the number one reasoning you going to the state fair


10. You don't plan on wearing shorts until May


11. You don't complain about how hot it is in the summer


12. You don't expect any amount of snow to cancel anything and if it does you are shocked


13. The hatred for Cubs fans will always be real


14. Elementary schoolers have recess outside every single month. Snow, hail, rain... they're still going outside


15. You question why anyone from a southern state would ever be in Wisconsin


16. Bloody's are offered at 8 am and it isn't weird


17. The state capitol is one of the drunkest cities


18. Parents thrive on giving their son/daughter their first beer


19. You get excited when we see animals other than cows at a farm (buffalo, goat, pigs)


20. Brats and cheese are a number one food group in the summer


21. "Ope" is a big part of your vocabulary


22. Kwik trip is more than a gas station and will always be the best gas station


23. When someone from out of town asks "what's so good about Wisconsin?" you are shocked that they can't see the greatness


24. you realize how many TV shows and movies refrence Wisconsin as the weird out there state


26. Culvers is THE best fast food hands down


27. you always think how cool it is that That 70's Show is based in Wisconsin


28. In the winter you drive with one spot of ice scraped on your window so you can see or with your head out the window because you're too lazy to scrape the rest of the ice off your car



29. You're proud of the badgers even if you hate football or basketball


30. You're proud to be called a cheese head

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