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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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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.

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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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20 Signs you were from the south

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

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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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1. Me after every class

2. If you really care about your grades

3. When you get a new homework assignment

4. When people ask what you're going to do after college

5. When you see people who don't study and get good grades

6. We're all broke here

7. FREE FOOD IS FREE FOOD!

8. When it seems like everyone in class is smart - EXCEPT THE PEOPLE IN YOUR GROUP PROJECT!!

Other than knowledge and all those important things

How to take stairs.

Caffeine is your friend.

How to study.

Finding free food.

How to take a nap anywhere.

How to appreciate sleep.

How to procrastinate productively.

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1. As a freshman, one does get to be called “freshman” by upperclassmen when they walk to parties in a mob of people.

2. Some of the best stories happen after 2 a.m.

3. Upperclassmen live for meal swipes from freshman because they are poor and need free food.

4. People are struggling just as much as you are so you're not alone.

5. You will never take privacy or personal space for granted ever again.

6. You are not the only one who has slept on the community bathroom floor after a night out.

7. Skipping class for Netflix is a valid excuse.

8. It’s totally acceptable to bring a pot of coffee, a sleeping bag and a pillow to the library.

9. Having class with a friend is the best because you can trade off days on who goes to class.

10. When you are a senior, you take the easiest classes to boost your GPA.

11. How to pull an all-nighter.

12. How to handle drunk people.

13. The drunk you does not look out for sober you about 90 percent of the time.

14. How to deal with a hangover.

15. How to interact with people very different from you.

16. The perfect amount to procrastinate on every assignment.

17. How to pass a class without paying for the textbook that was "required."

18. How to calculate your grades to see what you need on every test in order to maintain a passing grade.

19. How to hook-up with someone without getting emotions involved (but we all know that doesn’t happen).

20. How to handle your roommate when you want to strangle them.

21. That you miss your parent’s every day.

22. How to get into a bar when you aren’t 21.

23. How to BS on assignments, out loud and on your resume.

24. That theme parties are the greatest.

25. How to find free events that have free food.

26. That when there are puppies on campus it will be the greatest day of your life.

27. Alarms are necessary and you must set like seven of them in order to wake up in time for class.

28. Greek parties are exactly how they are in movies.

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