There is a sense of pride that comes with being from Maine. We are full off wicked good people, wicked good food and some unconventional ways. However, these are antics and ways of life that seem to be working for us, as we are still standing and the natives are still procreating. If you are reading this and have never been to Maine, come on down, or up, or just down—because that is the only direction we know, being the country's northern-most state and all. And if you hail from the great state of Maine, you are probably guilty of most of these:

1. Seeing a 'Moose Crossing' sign is more cause for alarm than seeing a 'Children at Play' sign

Seriously, moose are huge and extremely slow. They stop for no one. Not only can hitting a moose kill you, it can cause some very damaging injuries to that poor moose.

2. You count mud season as the unofficial fifth season

For those of you who have no clue, this is the period between the end of winter and start of spring. The ground is thawing and soaked many feet deep. This is the time to bring those raised pickup trucks and ATVs out to play.

3. Recreational vehicles are used for more than having fun

Need to get across the frozen lake? Just speed across on your snowmobile (I mean because it is so much safer than driving the just as icy roads). Need to check the mail but feel too lazy to walk through the woods and want to save your gas, drive your four-wheeler. How about driving down (there is the direction thing again) to your neighbor's house? Just take your Razor (off-road vehicle). Who needs an actual vehicle when you have fun toys to drive around in every season?

4. You know what quality lobstah tastes like.

Face it, Maine has the best lobster meat in the world. This is something we take pride in, and also take advantage of. Don't ever try to pass off non-Maine lobster and tell us it is the real deal, we will call you out on it.

5. You see a Mass(achusettes) plate in traffic and instantly hate who is driving.

Massholes don't know how to drive, period. Even if they were driving OK (most likely not) before we recognized the plate, we instantly want to get as far away as possible from them because they are bound to pull an asshole move sooner or later.

6. Everything is wicked this, wicked that.

That was wicked good! Wow, that was wicked awesome! What a wicked long drive. Good or bad, wicked can be used to describe just about anything.

7. You think you have an accent until you speak to a 'northerner'.

This is for my southern Mainahs. Only in Maine can you speak the same language and everything still sounds foreign—like that town of Banger.

8. You know and totally understand that "DownEast" is really up north.

And you wonder why our direction is all off. This really only makes sense to us—you know, because you head down east to get there.

9. You consider 'The Boot' a Maine landmark.

Well, it kind of is. How cool is a giant boot statue in front of a store that sells outdoors stuff (and boots). Perfect Kodak moment at its finest.

10. You feel special when Maine makes mainstream.

Stephen King is arguably one of the greatest creations Maine has ever produced. However, it is no doubt that when a movie is filmed here, a song mentions us or a huge celebrity calls us home (most recently Anna Kendrick), it is a feeling of community pride.

11. You know the 16 counties song.

As a kid, this was the only way to remember the names of the counties. As an adult, this is the only way to remember how many counties we have.

12. You know what 'The County' is referencing.

Even if you don’t remember the name is Aroostook, you know where it is and what someone is referring to when they say those two little words.

13. When you know everyone in town.

But you might be from Maine if you are all related.

14. You hibernate between Labor Day and Memorial Day.

Even though we have four seasons, every month outside of June through September is winter. You can eat what you want, sleep however long you want and binge-watch endlessly. However, once summer rolls around, it is late nights and early morning, sun bathing for days which result in lobster-red sunburns and cookouts galore.

15. You forget Canada is a different country.

Really? I thought they were our neighbor, though. Being so close and accessible to something makes it quite easy to forget.

16. You can travel the world in just a few hours.

Want to visit Denmark, Sweden, Mexico, China, Norway, Poland, Paris or Peru? Hop in your car, no boat or airplane necessary for this international adventure.

17. There is no such thing as flip-flop season.

It could be the dead of winter, and we experience a 'heat wave' after being in single or negative digits. This is cause for people to yank out their sandals/flip-flops for the day. And shorts in the summer? Why do that when they are perfectly wearable any time of the year? Mainahs don't have tough skin for no good reason.

18. You know what an Italian sandwich is.

And the worse conversation to have is trying to explain this delicacy to someone who has never had one.

19. You love whoopie pies.

Remember that time there was the argument about whether or not the Maine treat was the whoopie pie? We may have lost that political catastrophe, but true Mainahs know the whoopie pie really belongs to us.

20. You know whether to fish or cut bait.

If you have been fishing with your dad, and if you are from Maine then you have been, you have heard this said to you many times. And if you don’t get it, then you aren't from Maine.

21. Going Upta camp is the best time of the year.

Upta camp is not only the thing to do in the summer, it is the way of life for a Mainah.

22. 207 is one of your self-identifying numbers.

You never give the area code when giving your phone number. Having one area code for the whole state, why else would we need to bother? Doesn't everyone else only have one as well?

There is so much more that can be added to this list, especially when you come from different parts of our great state. However, the one thing all those from Maine have in common is we love our home. We may talk funny, do weird things, have outlandish traditions, but we are some of the nicest people you will ever meet. So, come on down and visit. You will learn quickly that it really is "the way life should be."