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20 Signs you were from the south

Trademarked small town facts that prove how 'out there' the South is.

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If you grew up in the South, you certainly will be able to relate to these 20 things.

1. Your high school history teacher was the football coach.

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Although it was easy to get him off-topic, you probably could've used some historical knowledge for the long road, or could have done without listening to the battle of Bunker Hill as a strategy.

2. People always ask how your family is.... even when you don't know them.

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The awkward smiles and "they're great!" to cover up the fact you don't talk to them

3. Your accent is so strong you can barely pronounce words correctly.

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Or when you say a bigger word and people act surprised.

4. Your sweet tea could single-handedly put anyone in a diabetic coma.

passed down through generations

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5. The old men eating Jack's for breakfast keep offering you candy and/or money.

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6. The "late night hang out" is a gas station.

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Until the cops are called.

7. Your mom let you choose the switch from the side of the road in which she was going to beat you with

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Perfect mixture of flimsy and firm-not too green, not too dead.

8. Everyone has a browning or a salt life sticker on their Altima.

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So y'all live by a secret ocean?

9. At least three churches per block

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Ain't no harm done!

10. If your parents were high school all stars, so were you.

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I mean, it runs in the family.

11. Everyone knows your business

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They know about you relative's arrest before you...

12. The cashier at the gas station knows your name and your car.

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13. Everyone is trying to make it in the music industry

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And by 'music industry I mean Soundcloud

14. And if you don't like one of them that made it, everyone hates you.

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No offense, but it's terrible.

15. Everything is robin egg blue and monogrammed

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I'm convinced it's a cult.

16. When you adjust your tinder to 20 miles, it's only people you went to high school with.

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The past finds the present.

17. All people eat is ranch.

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18. Every summer you see at least ONE rebel flag bikini.

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Which is absolutely sickening

19. You hear "Sweet Home Alabama" everywhere you go.

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It really isn't that great of a song

20. Somehow people missed that the 'mullet' went out of style

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Brave souls still rock it, though.

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