1. You show people where you're from with your right hand.

2. You know how to pronounce Mackinac, Kalamazoo, Ypsilanti, etc.

3. You had more snow days in March than in January.

4. Ohio and State are the two worst words put together.

5. Hell is a real place in MI, and I'm not talking about the potholes on our highways.

6. You can experience all 4 seasons in four days.

7. You know what a Yooper is and how to use it in a sentence.

8. "Up North" is anywhere in the state above Grand Rapids.

9. The state is split in half and the West side is mostly Chicago sports fans and the East is all Detroit sports fans.

10. Tailgating is the single most important activity during the fall.

11. Camping during the summer wasn't camping without Euchre.

12. MSU vs. UM games meant someone in your family wasn't going to speak for a year. (Go Green)

13. Vernors is the cure-all when you're sick.

14. You don't throw your cans away.

15. We don't have an accent, but we probably do. Everyone says we do.

16. The great lakes are where all the fun happens during the summer.

17. Michigan Left turns make you cringe.

18. The Fourth of July is a holiday bigger than Christmas.

19. You say, "ope" if you run into someone. Seriously we do this and it's weird.

20. We have world class sunsets.