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25 Things Marylanders Know To Be True

It's not good if it doesn't have Old Bay on it.

Kaya Elizabeth
Aug 22, 2016
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25 Things Marylanders Know To Be True
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Two years ago, I gave up inconsistent weather and great home-cooked food for the lovely and beautiful California sun. I'm not going to lie, I love California but Maryland will always and forever be my home. Every month I find myself sitting and remembering the best things of Maryland. You can take the girl out of Maryland, but you can't take the Maryland out of the girl. Enjoy these 25 things that will surely bring back those nostalgic memories.

  1. Maryland Crabs Are The Best Crabs
  2. No matter how many times other states try to convince you, you know no one else does it better.
  3. The Renaissance FestivalYou'll never forget the first time you had fried macaroni on a stake.
  4. Flip Flops with Jeans and Sweatshirts with ShortsDue to the forever changing weather, our fashion choices are...odd.

  5. AnnapolisBoys = Pastel ShortsEven though they hate to admit it, you'll always find boys pretty in pink during the summer time in Annapolis.

  6. BGE Commercial I remember seeing these commercials after school and singing along to every single word.

  7. Baltimore is the set of 'Hairspray' and 'Step Up'

  8. Claiming that you’re from the DMV
  9. Calling the DMV the MVA
  10. Too Southern to be Northern, too Northern to be Southern If the state had slavery, it's in the south.
  11. Eastern Motors Commercial and Seeing your favorite Raven’s player
  12. Jousting is the State Sport
  13. Having at least one friend named Mary or Anne
  14. Merriweather Post Pavilion and Seeing Maryland Bands
  15. Seeing the Temple from the Freeway and Thinking It's Disney World

  16. Field Trips to DC Smithsonian

  17. B&O Railroad
  18. UTZ Lady Ugh, those Crab Chips!

  19. Mr. Boh Beer

  20. UTZ Lady and Mr. Boh Getting Married

  21. Orioles Games

  22. Baltimore Ravens vs. Washington Redskins
  23. Old Bay on EverythingIt't not good if it doesn't have Old Bay on it.

  24. Ocean CityNo matter how old you get, you will always love family trips to Ocean City Beach.

  25. Edgar Allan PoeDue to his death and amazing presence in Baltimore, Maryland, the Baltimore Ravens mascot is named after him.

  26. Once a Marylander, Always a MarylanderEven after years of leaving, you will always call yourself a Marylander.

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