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1. You support Nebraska football and Creighton basketball.

You are a Jaysker and you aren't ashamed.

2. You don’t want to be closely associated with the rest of the state.

There are no cowboy boots in your closet, you’ve never driven a tractor and the only cornfield you’ve been in is the corn maze at Vala’s.

3. Some part of every major road in the city is under construction.

The cones, barricades, and one-lane restrictions are impossible to avoid.

4. You are kinda sorta into the Indie, Pop, Something band that is playing at Slowdown.

Omaha’s music scene is great—if you’re into a bunch of nobodies or up-and-coming artists.

5. The question “What high school did you go to?” is followed up by “Oh, do you know so-and-so?”

And you probably do know them.

6. Caffeine Dreams is the cool, hipster place to go.

7. Wednesday doesn’t exist.


It’s Wednesjay.

8. The College World Series is the social event of the summer.

9. People willingly drive through a blizzard to go to a Creighton Men’s basketball game even if school was canceled.

Why should everyone’s social life suffer because of six inches of white fluff?

10. A trip to the pumpkin patch is mandatory, even when you are in your 20s.

11. During the fall, home-game Saturdays are the best days to go shopping.

While the entire state of Nebraska packs into Memorial Stadium, the malls are practically empty, providing the perfect, low-key shopping experience.

12. Once a year your Twitter timeline is full of Prep vs. Westside football drama.

13. And Marian Field Day drama.

No matter how old people get, they will never close the yearbook.

14. At least one of your friends works (or worked) at Hy-Vee.

15. You brag about the awesome grid system.

There's Maple, Blondo, Dodge, Pacific and Center running East to West. And all of the number streets run North to South. It's impossible to get lost.

16. Doug McDermott is your hero.

And the only celebrity you’ve ever met.

17. Everyone vacations in Colorado.

During the summer, everyone is mountain-biking, hiking, zip-lining and Alpine Slide-ing.

During the winter, everyone is skiing in Vail, Copper, Keystone or Breckenridge.

18. Your parents knew each other in high school or maybe even grade school.

And that fact makes you a little concerned about whom you might end up marrying.

19. You will defend the Henry Doorly Zoo until the day you die.

Even though we don't have pandas, it's the best zoo in the world and everyone should just accept that.

20. Traveling for big concerts and festivals is not unusual.

In fact, it's highly welcomed and anticipated. The Omaha (and Lincoln) arenas have been able to secure some big names like Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift and Imagine Dragons in the past. And of course, there is Maha, but a lot of the time you travel to Chicago or Kansas City for everything Omaha doesn't have to offer.

21. While there were some people who were genuinely impressed with the "two places at once" scene in A Walk To Remember, you were unimpressed.

Because it's just not something abnormal.

22. Most people go to the beach, but you go to the lake.

You can tube, paddle board, water-ski, wake board, jet-sk, swim and more. It's just as good as the ocean, if not better.

23. You are fully prepared for whatever Mother Nature will throw at you.

Snow, ice, tornadoes, thunderstorms, humidity, negative degree wind chills, all possibly in the same month. Who knew it was possible?

24. You (or your family) own a snowblower.

It's simply a necessity.

25. You hate when outsiders try to use the word "Homaha."

It's your home, not theirs.

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