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20 Signs you were from the south

Trademarked small town facts that prove how 'out there' the South is.

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Aug 01, 2018

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1. Your high school history teacher was the football coach.

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Although it was easy to get him off-topic, you probably could've used some historical knowledge for the long road, or could have done without listening to the battle of Bunker Hill as a strategy.

2. People always ask how your family is.... even when you don't know them.

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The awkward smiles and "they're great!" to cover up the fact you don't talk to them

3. Your accent is so strong you can barely pronounce words correctly.

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Or when you say a bigger word and people act surprised.

4. Your sweet tea could single-handedly put anyone in a diabetic coma.

passed down through generations

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5. The old men eating Jack's for breakfast keep offering you candy and/or money.

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6. The "late night hang out" is a gas station.

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Until the cops are called.

7. Your mom let you choose the switch from the side of the road in which she was going to beat you with

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Perfect mixture of flimsy and firm-not too green, not too dead.

8. Everyone has a browning or a salt life sticker on their Altima.

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So y'all live by a secret ocean?

9. At least three churches per block

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Ain't no harm done!

10. If your parents were high school all stars, so were you.

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I mean, it runs in the family.

11. Everyone knows your business

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They know about you relative's arrest before you...

12. The cashier at the gas station knows your name and your car.

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13. Everyone is trying to make it in the music industry

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And by 'music industry I mean Soundcloud

14. And if you don't like one of them that made it, everyone hates you.

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No offense, but it's terrible.

15. Everything is robin egg blue and monogrammed

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I'm convinced it's a cult.

16. When you adjust your tinder to 20 miles, it's only people you went to high school with.

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The past finds the present.

17. All people eat is ranch.

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18. Every summer you see at least ONE rebel flag bikini.

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Which is absolutely sickening

19. You hear "Sweet Home Alabama" everywhere you go.

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It really isn't that great of a song

20. Somehow people missed that the 'mullet' went out of style

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Brave souls still rock it, though.

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1. Your high school history teacher was the football coach.

2. People always ask how your family is.... even when you don't know them.

3. Your accent is so strong you can barely pronounce words correctly.

4. Your sweet tea could single-handedly put anyone in a diabetic coma.

5. The old men eating Jack's for breakfast keep offering you candy and/or money.

6. The "late night hang out" is a gas station.

7. Your mom let you choose the switch from the side of the road in which she was going to beat you with

8. Everyone has a browning or a salt life sticker on their Altima.

9. At least three churches per block

10. If your parents were high school all stars, so were you.

11. Everyone knows your business

12. The cashier at the gas station knows your name and your car.

13. Everyone is trying to make it in the music industry

14. And if you don't like one of them that made it, everyone hates you.

15. Everything is robin egg blue and monogrammed

16. When you adjust your tinder to 20 miles, it's only people you went to high school with.

17. All people eat is ranch.

18. Every summer you see at least ONE rebel flag bikini.

19. You hear "Sweet Home Alabama" everywhere you go.

20. Somehow people missed that the 'mullet' went out of style

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7. "Wow, college is great"

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1. You need people to hang out with.

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4. College will be miserable for you.

5. Finding a roommate for the following year will be impossible.

6. You need someone to talk to about personal stuff or homework that isn’t your mom.

7. Classes will be boring and quiet for you if you don’t know anyone.

8. Walking around campus is just awkward.

9. Homework help and study buddies do not exist.

Why it pays to leave the hoodie at home.

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2. Confidence

3. Surprises

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1. You dress for the temperature of the library, not the weather outside.

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