There are a ton of indicators that you're from New Hampshire. Some obvious, and some not so. Here are some of them.
1. Foliage
Fall is one of a New Englander's favorite seasons, especially in New Hampshire. Sure, it's just starting to get a little bit colder, but it's not freezing. And the trees are making way for winter, but when all of those leaves prepare to fall off, they become one of the most beautiful sights you'll see all year. One of my favorite things to do is to drive around on some old back roads, and just watch as the yellow and orange and red trees disappear behind me. The foliage is by far one of the greatest things about New Hampshire, and if you love the foliage more than anything in the entire world, you're probably from New Hampshire.
2. Dunkin' Donuts
I'm sure all of you have seen those memes about New Hampshire girls always drinking Dunkin' Donuts iced coffee. Funny story—it's 100 percent true. I'm definitely guilty, because I'm drinking an iced coffee right now. But there are Dunkin' Donuts in more places than just New Hampshire, so why is it on this list? Well, as I am writing this (and enjoying my medium iced), it's 15 degrees outside. I walked across campus multiple times already, coffee in hand. What makes New Hampshire unique on the Dunkin's scale is that we'll literally drink iced coffee anytime. Whether it's 80 degrees or 10 degrees, you're pretty much guaranteed to see someone drinking an iced coffee from Dunks.
3. Drivers
We know we're not always the greatest drivers, for whatever reason, but according to us there's always a group of people that are worse at it then we are. If you walked up to anyone living in New Hampshire, and asked them to name the worst drivers in America, they would tell you in this order: Massachusetts drivers, elderly people and people that drive mini vans. And not only that, but we all have a common name for the first two sets of drivers on this list. We often refer to drivers from Massachusetts as "Massholes" and elderly people as "Q-tips."
4. Beaches
Although a lot of New Hampshirites enjoy heading up to Maine during the summer to do some tanning, a lot of us are honestly way too lazy to drive all the way up to Old Orchard or Ogunquit. We usually decide to go to Hampton beach, where our driving rivals are almost always visiting. Even though this beach doesn't have the softest sand, the water is always freezing and there's usually trash all over the place, there's a certain attractive quality to this beach. A lot of people from New Hampshire spend at least a couple of weeks over the entire summer at Hampton beach, because who doesn't like the beach? Hampton's our favorite anyway.
5. The Old Man
If you've ever even heard of New Hampshire, you've heard of the Old Man on the Mountain. Most people from New Hampshire have seen him in person, but as anyone from here will know, he fell off the side of the mountain a while back, and is no more. We mainly just recognize him as a symbol of New Hampshire (one that's depicted on our license plates), but he acts as a kind of father to us New Hampshirites.
6. Weather
If you're from New Hampshire, you know that the weather can sometimes be unpredictable. If you look at a seven day forecast for New Hampshire, you'll probably see at least three of the four seasons over the course of that week. If you stay here for a while, you're guaranteed to experience at least one day that is freezing in the morning, deathly hot around lunch and just right in the afternoon. Unfortunately, the "just right" phase of the day doesn't last long, and then it changes back to either freezing or deathly hot. You know what I'm saying, New Hampshirites, and you've gotten used to it.
7. No Sales Tax
One of the easiest ways to tell if someone is from New Hampshire is when you see them shopping. If they forget about the sales tax, or are very surprised when there's an extra couple of bucks on their bill, you have to assume that they're from New Hampshire. One of my favorite things about New Hampshire (aside from the foliage we already talked about) is that if I have $50 to go shopping at the mall, all of my money will be spent on clothes, and not tax. It really is a wonderful thing.
If you related to these, you know you're from New Hampshire. And if you're not, then maybe you should move here! We always welcome more sales tax and driver hating, Old Man, foliage and beach loving, iced coffee drinking people.