Having been born and raised in Connecticut, I know what being a Northerner is like. It was the only style of life that I knew. And I’m sure that once you read that I am from Connecticut, you immediately made some impressions about me (no I'm not extremely rich). That’s fine, because I certainly had the same type of impressions of people from the South. So when I came to school here in South Carolina, there were some stereotypes that were proven false, but some that were hilariously true. As time passed, I realized that there were more differences than I had previously thought. As such, I thought I would share some of those differences so you can appreciate the differences between the two. And for those who have little idea of northern culture, those stereotypes of us are not that far off...

• The most obvious one, many southerners have there slow accented drawl vs. northerner’s fast paced, almost rushed pace of speech
• To be fair, “y’all” is really convenient vs. saying “you guys” or “all of you”
• While northerners love their hip/hop and their techno (whatever that is), good ol’ country rules the south
• Southerners walk like they have all the time in the world, but northerners walk there they have no time at all
• While many northerners are sometimes rather rude and prefer to keep to themselves, southerners are quite friendlier; I love that southern hospitality
• Northerners have coffee houses while southerners have waffle house
• Speaking of restaurants, there are 86 Chick-fil-a’s in South Carolina vs. only 4 in Connecticut
• One of my favorite differences, 2 inches of snow means a two-hour delay school delay in CT. 2 inches of snow means a two-day school cancellation in Carolina
• While northerners have their Toyota Prius’ and hybrid crossovers, southerners have their suspension lifted, egotistical Ford F150’s
• In my opinion, one of the most baffling differences, you can walk into any Wal-Mart and buy a hunting gun in the south
• In the north, you can order a coke, a Pepsi, a Coca-Cola, or even a soda for a soft-drink. In the south, you order a coke. That’s it.
• Perhaps my favorite difference, Saturday in the north is just a day of the weekend. Saturday for the south is its own holiday for tailgating and watching college football.