“The biggest one to me was that almost nobody locks their car doors here.”
Here’s what people had to say:
1.
“Ive moved a lot.
One of the things I find most interesting is what unique local things people learned about in school.
In Florida, we had gator safety every year.
In Colorado, we spent a lot of time on the Unsinkable Molly Brown.
“I moved from Colorado to Connecticut, and I was shocked at all the different monikers.
I had no idea what a ‘package store’ or a ‘pocket book’ was.”
oldkitten22
3.
“I grew up inLas Vegas, and now I live in Indiana.
The craziest thing for me is the lack of lights.
comfyjellyfish63
4.
“In the Midwest, where Im from, traffic lights are vertical.
In Texas, where I moved for school, theyre horizontal.”
“Helped move a buddy’s family to North Carolina from Arizona.
After 38 hours of driving over 2.5 days, we were an hour from our destination.
He said, ‘Well, you better buy it here because I live in a dry county.’
I replied, ‘WTF is a dry county!'”
lazykid17
6.
“My dad lives in rural Washington state, and my mom lives in New England.
I grew up bi-coastal from the age of nine.
The amount of new versus old cars is something that still gets me two decades later.
That will extend your car’s life easily!
Megan, New England
7.
But the conversation continues for at LEAST another half hour!
Still more talking to be done.
Longest goodbyes I’ve ever experienced, but at least it shows they like talking to you.”
The first time I heard tornado sirens, I was losing it.
I suffer from anxiety and wow, does this shit trigger it bad.”
destructogirl
9.
“I moved from California to Virginia, and the East Coast LOVES their Timbs.
Needless to say, my west coast ass has two pairs now.”
joyfulbunny48
10.
“In California (and I believed everywhere else) a milkshake is milk andice creamblended together.
When I went to college in Massachusetts, I was surprised to be served what was effectively chocolate milk.
I guess they took milkshake literally; here they just combine a flavor with milk.”
cupcakekrystle
12.
“I moved from Massachusetts to South Carolina, and there are a few differences.
The biggest one to me was that almost nobody locks their car doors here.
angrycoyote45
13.
“Cannot buy any liquor at all on Sunday in central Arkansas EXCEPT in restaurants and bars.
But dont drink and drive!”
quirkyking90
15.
In Illinois, houses have basements, and I liked that.
Now, I kind of regret moving to Texas.
Basements were nice.”
cutekitten20
16.
“I moved from Wisconsin to Georgia in my early 20s.
I had to quickly adjust and learn ‘southern twang’ as a second language.
My first introduction to this was how folks would pronounce my name.
waffleheist
18.
But the biggest thing to me is how Midwesterners simply do not care about bad/severe weather.
The ‘Midwest dads staring out the window to watch a tornado’ stereotype is pretty real!
“I saw another couple heading toward the beach and warned them about the lightning.
They just said, ‘Okay, thanks!’
and kept it pushing.
Anonymous, Michigan
19.
“Moved from Ohio to Virginia.
People wear long sleeves, hoodies, and even coats in the warmest weather!
Where Im from, shorts season starts at 60 degrees.”
“The South truly embodies and oozes Southern hospitality.
Back in California, I never really knew any of our neighbors.
Other than the occasional head nod from time to time in passing.
My wife teared up as we watched in utter disbelief.”
Cory, Charleston
21.
“Moved from Utah to Pennsylvania.
Ann, Hershey
22.
Finally, and this is a SIN: ketchup on hot dogs.
