You've gotten used to the smell of cow manure on a car trip to Raleigh.
ESPECIALLY IF YOUR COMING FROM THE EAST
Saying "y'all" isn't just a cute expression; it actually means something.
There are big labrador retrievers in the back of every truck.
only in the rural areas
You give directions using KFC and Waffle House as landmarks.
You still see Dale Earndheart tributes on cars.
You can't imagine life without Bojangles' sweet tea Damn Right
Your annual church fundraiser always deals with bbq and potato salad
You have a sunburn from May to October
Your 'heavy winter clothing' consists of some turtleneck sweaters, a fuzzy jacket, and your daddy's boots
Your family has fried chicken once a week
You can tell the difference between cotton fields and tobacco fields while driving you mean there are people who can't? Cotton has white puff balls!
One of your neighbors has a confederate flag hanging on their front porch
should be changed to one of your neighbors has either a UNC, State, or Duke flag on their porch and they didn't even go to college.
Those "damn yankees" are taking over your school/church/workplace/neighborhood... CARY == Containment Area for Relocated Yankees
You've been "properly raised", and yankees love it when they hear you say "ma'am" and "sir"
You get your carbs from biscuits, rolls, pancakes, and grits
You know the difference between a "redneck" and a "hick". generally rednecks are smarter. They go to college, and everything
You own at least one surf shop or seafood restaurant shirts. just bought one Saturday at Myrtle
No matter what those people in ohio say, we are still "first in flight" haters
The Coca-Cola 600 is as big as the Super Bowl
You prefer Chick-fil-a to KFC why did i just find out they have no chick-fila's in chicago. How do you all survive?
You know pastry is a chicken stew, not a dessert item.
Every time you visit someone you�re offered something to eat and a glass of tea. And if you don't accept it, your host will view you as a snob. Old black people will even question you about it to guilt you into eating; but then they'd be the same people who claim you've been gaining weight when you walk in the door!
Your granddaddy always wore overalls and your grandma always wore an apron.
In summer you have home-grown tomatoes with every meal.
When it rains and the creek rises, everyone gathers to see how high it rose.
You know that "chunk" the ball means to throw it.
You've had a burger "all the way" - chili and slaw on it.
You can recognize a copperhead and your heart drops when you see one.
You have at least one relative that raises collards.
Your folks have taken trips to the mountains to look at leaves.
Your school classes were cancelled because of a ****.
You know Krispy Kreme makes the best doughnut.
You have an opinion about UNC. You went there and loved it, or you hate everyone who did.
You know the best BBQ is found in Lexington BS, lol. . . what are they nutz? The best BBQ is found around Greenville and Wilson.
You would rather eat at Bojangles's than McDonald's have you had Bojangles fries?
You have actually uttered the phrase "It's too hot to go to the pool"
You faithfully drink Pepsi or Mt. Dew everyday of your life.
i won't lie, if it didn't break me out, I'd drink Pepsi,Mt. Dew and Cheerwine every day
You have your own secret bbq sauce. it's a right of passage into adulthood
You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from North Carolina.
My add-ons;
If you can tell what part of the state someone is from based on their accent.
If the Carolina Panthers are still your SECOND favorite team.
If you don't care about the NBA until after the college season is finished.
If you call anything outside of the city: Virginia or South Carolina.
If you take a day trip to Concord Mills/Smithfield or Myrtle Beach.
If people from Raleigh avoid Durham and/or people from Greensboro avoid Winston-Salem.
ALABAMA HOE!!!
You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football.
You go to Gulf Shores every summer.
You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.
You would much rather visit Florida than California.
You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"
A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.
You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.
You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.
Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."
You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.
The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.
You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.
You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.
You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.
You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.
Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Alabama.
You know you from Texas (by me)
You barbeque year round. i.e. Christmas Eve & New Year's.
All you see when driving is Cadillac's, Escalades, & F-150's.
You on a bus or waiting somewhere and you start talking to a stranger like you've been knowing them for years.
You think sleet is snow.
Football games are as essential as Sunday service.
85 degree weather is cooler weather.
You speak when walking past someone.
lol. most of these i can relate to. especially:
You call McNichols 6 Mile
You pronounce Lahser as "Lasher"
You add an "s" on Livernois
You can do any of the 3,000 hustles
You take ballroom hustle lessons
You`re familiar with the term "Dress to Impress"
You listen to Mason in the morning on 102.7 FM
You get your hair "did"
You think that Lou's Deli (the Mc Nichols location) has the best corned beef sandwiches! (<<<
**** at a lot of these esp the potholes....but a recent study just showed that L.A., san fran, and KC, have worst roads than detroit...detroit is not even in the top ten...im way off topic...
mine:
all you see people driving is ford,****, and **** cars...very few nissans,hondas,etc...
everybody has a pair of white air force ones
you greet you fellow peeps with whatupdoe!?
you went to belle isle at the end of the school year every friday in may and june for city wide skip days(highschoolers)
you hate baseball because of the tigers
you know not to hang out at any of the "ford" schools...mumFORD,redFORD, and henry FORD high schools
going to canada is nothing out of the ordinary
fairlane is "the mall"
...cant think of anymore right now...
the true YAY area:
you know you from the YAY when:
1. you can use hella at least five different times in a sentence
2. you know what a runner, ripper, or bop is
3. you call san franscico "the City"
4. you go dumb, stupid, or **** and don't see a problem with that
5. you can see a rainbow by looking at the weave of the girls on the bus
6. you've been to a KMEL Summer Jam
7. everybody you know drives buicks
8. you consider e-40 and too short the best rappers of all time
9. you swear tupac is from oakland
