I grew up in Morrisville, North Carolina. For those of you, the many of you, who aren't sure where that is, it's right next to Cary which is fifteen minutes from Raleigh, the capital city. I'm basically from the epitome of suburbia.

North Carolina is technically a southern state, but I never really felt like a 'southern gal' until I came up north. I play softball and a lot of my teammates were from the more rural areas of the Carolinas, so I was certainly exposed and privy to some of the stereotypical 'southern' culture, but I didn't realize what Northern Yankees really thought of us until my first semester at Fordham University in the Bronx.

Here are some of the most common questions and comments I and others from Southern states have probably heard at least once or twice since their migration. These are mostly over-used stereotypes, but trust me, I've actually heard them all.

1. "Have you ever seen snow before?"

2. "Do you have, like, a southern accent?" or "You don't really have an accent..." or "Oh my God, you have such a strong accent" (or just anything about the Southern accent)

3. "Did you vote for Donald Trump?" "Are you republican?" "Are your parents racist?" "Did you grow up with Confederate flags?"

4. "Do you live on a farm?" or "Are there lots of farms near you?" or "Have you ever ridden a tractor?" "Did you ride horses?"

5. "Why did you even come up North? It's warmer down there."

6. "Are you sure you're going to be warm enough?"

7. "Do they have Wegmans or Greggs down there?" or "They have Dunkin Donuts in the South, too, right?"

8. "Do you like country music?"

9. "What's Bojangles?" or "What's Cook Out?"

10. "What does sweat tea taste like?"

11. "Are you Baptist or Methodist?"

12. "Have you ever tried real Italian food?" or something about how "You haven't had real pizza."

13. "Have you ever ridden in a subway before?" "A train?" "A bus?" "A plane?" "Do you drive a truck back home?"

14. "Roll Tide?"

15. "Why are you always so nice even to strangers?"

16. "Do you own a gun?" "Have you shot a gun?"