44 Signs You're From Austin, Texas
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44 Signs You're From Austin, Texas

I can't help it I'm from the best city in the world.

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44 Signs You're From Austin, Texas
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Here's for the weirdos from the beautiful city of Austin,Texas. No matter where you live, Austin will always hold your heart and here are 44 reasons why.

1. It's hot here, y'all

2. We say y'all a lot

3. But we also speak proper so it's confusing

4. Food trucks. Everywhere.

5. Breakfast tacos... Everywhere.

6. The "I love you" sign? I'm over it

7. Let's still take a picture in front of it though

8. Where's the Austin mural at?

9. Homeslice or Hopdoddys?

10. Both? Ok

11. Lake day is every day

12. Drinking "Tigers Blood" is a normal everyday summer activity

13. Barton Springs is never too cold

14. It's never too late at night for a visit to Kerby Lane

15. Zilker Hillside Theater is the strangest place to watch musicals but I'm kinda into it

16. When family comes into town and you have to explain how to pronounce Guadalupe and San Jacinto

17. Spinning under a huge lit up Christmas tree holding hot chocolate is harder than it looks

18. It's the live music capital of the world and for that you love it

19. Tex-Mex isn't a type of food it's a religion

20. It's always okay to order a push-up pop at Chuy's no matter how old you are

21. You grew up knowing who kept Austin weird

22. RIP Leslie

23. You went to Austin City Limits in high school

24. You judge a Mexican restaurant off their ability to make Queso

25. SXSW is like ACL all over again and you're obsessed

26. Cedar season makes you want to cry and then actually makes you cry

27. Magnolia Café is awesome during Christmas

28. It's also awesome every other day of the year

29. UT fan or not... if you're from Austin you've been dragged to at least one UT football game or event don't lie

30. Amy's Ice Cream aka heart eyes

31. It was all about football games

32. Sixth street is terrifying but also so very intriguing

33. You aren't 21 but you'll still call 6th street, "Dirty Sixth"

34. The Alamo Drafthouse was your favorite spot as a kid

35. The hike and bike trail is basically where you grew up

36. The footbridge is still your go-to picture spot

37. Ok, maybe the "You're my Butter Half" sign is...

38. Be honest, it's still the "I love you" sign because it really never gets old

39. Or your favorite picture could quite possibly be Zilker's beautiful skyline

40. Maybe it's you standing up on a paddleboard in the middle of Lake Austin

41. No matter where you live Austin will always hold your heart

42. Stop moving to Austin

43. The traffic is really bad here

44. But it's so worth it

I love ya Austin, Texas.

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