8 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From Monroe, Georgia
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8 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From Monroe, Georgia

They don't call it "Funroe" for nothing

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8 Things You'll Only Understand If You're From Monroe, Georgia
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In the words of Journey, I'm "just a small town girl, living in a lonely world." Well, technically, I'm a small town girl living in an even smaller town, now; however, just because I attend college in a different town than the one I grew up in does not mean that I've forgotten my roots. Monroe, Ga. will always be the small town I come back to so I can see my mom and dad on the weekends and holidays, or to hang out with old friends from high school. Monroe is a classic town, and therefore one of the only ways to describe it is with a classic '90s TV show: "Friends." Here are things you'll only understand if you're from Monroe, Ga., as told by "Friends."

1. Nobody can ever properly pronounce this town's name.

You know it's pronounced "Mun-roe" and not "Mawn-roe." C'mon. We got our name from James Monroe, fifth President of the United States, people.

2. You remember the moment when we finally got a Walmart.

We finally made the transition from what seemed like a ghost town to an actual civilization.

3. But you also remember the moment we lost our beloved Starbucks.

No more Monroe Mochas for any of us.

4. It's always the talk of the town when movie crews come rolling in to film.

We finally thought Monroe would become a booming metropolis full of celebrities (plot twist: it didn't).

5. But the crews shut down Main Street, basically eliminating the chance of going anywhere, ever.

Highway 78? Nope. 138? Nice try. You can never escape.

6. People always seem to go too slow on Highway 78.

Also known as our only real way to get anywhere ever. The speed limit is 55, you know.

7. And you always seem to run into someone you know at any restaurant in town.

You see them in the morning at Chick-fil-A, lunch time at Amici's, and dinner time at Los 3 Amigos.

8. But at the end of the day, you know you'll always find someone to be there for you in our little town.

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