1. Being So Awesome That Nicholas Sparks Can’t Stop Writing About Your Home State
Stop letting everyone in on all the secrets with your cheesy romance, Sparks!
2. Someone Attractive Asks You Out But They’re Wearing A UNC Sweatshirt
Reverse that with a Duke sweatshirt if you’re a Carolina fan. The rivalry has broken some strong bonds. It’s the kind of stuff Shakespeare wrote about, only with more balls.
3. Finding A Nice Shirt But It’s The Wrong Shade Of Blue
“This is more of a navy, don’t you think? I don’t want anyone to assume that I’m actually wearing ROYAL blue or anything…” Versus “Is this Carolina blue? It’s definitely periwinkle… right?”
4. Wanting Eastern BBQ When You’re In The West Or Lexington BBQ When You’re Out East
Whichever side of the barbecue tracks you fall on, you’ll never understand the other, no matter how hard you try.
5. Dying Of Thirst And The Vending Machine Is Out of Cheerwine
What kind of torture device is this?
6. The Outer Banks Is Like A Prison
You really want to see the world. But you can’t help but spend every vacation in OBX because, well duh, it’s OBX and it’s the best ever.
7. When There’s Bread And Tomatoes But No Dukes
There’s no denying it. Sometimes, the world is just cruel. Especially at lunchtime.
8. You Left The Sunblock At Home While At The Panthers Game
You’re stranded without SPF because the weather was so beautiful, you almost forgot the sun will burn you. And now tan lines? What a nightmare. But Go Panthers!
9. Still Wanting To Wear That 90s Charlotte Hornets Windbreaker
What, it doesn’t go with this evening gown? Pfffft. That’s some serious style.
10. And The Logo… THE LOGO!
Why did they ever change it in the first place? Maybe there are more pressing issues in the world, but these are still real questions.
11. You Have The Day Off But Can’t Decide Between Going To The Mountains Or The Beach
Why must you be so beautiful, North Carolina?
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12. “This Restaurant Only Serves Coke Products”
Very funny! Oh, wait. You’re serious?!
13. Spending The Weekend In Asheville But Hating The Smell Of Patchouli
14. Being Unimpressed By Even Great Gatsby-Level Mansions
If it’s not The Biltmore, it’s not much.
15. No One Is Allowed To Love Krispy Kreme The Way North Carolinians Do
By now, most places have Krispy Kreme .But that’s the problem. Now everyone around the country thinks it’s their thing. Don’t they know it was your thing first? Outrageous.
16. The Best Waves Of The Week Hit During The Work Day
How is anyone supposed to get in any quality surfing or SUP time in here with work getting in the way?
17. Ordering Tea And Getting Unsweetened
Of course, this would never happen while you’re in North Carolina. But even a queen has to leave her castle sometimes.
18. Waking Up With A Sinus Infection But You’re Out Of Moonshine
There’s still a mason jar full of the stuff that your cousin from West Virginia brought on his way through town…Of course, you know that the survival rate on that stuff hovers around 50 percent.
19. It’s Lunch Time But There’s No Ranch To Be Found
How are you supposed to eat under such deplorable conditions?
20. Asking A Store Clerk For A Toboggan And Being Given A Sled
What, do you expect me to wear this on my head or something? I’m not as dumb as I look, mister!
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21. Looking For Nabs But Only Finding Whole Wheat
Well, this is depressing.
22. Being Late For Work Because Bull Durham Is On
Great. You’re never getting out of here. Thanks, Costner.
23. Discovering That Paradise Isn’t So Perfect Without Bojangles’
No Bojangles’? You’ve got a lot of nerve calling this place paradise, Tahiti. Now what to do with all these gift cards…
24. Expecting Every Morning Everywhere To Be A Carolina Morning
Because everybody knows there’s nothing finer than Carolina in the morning.
25. And Every Sunset To Look Like This
There’s nowhere else where you can ask “can’t you just feel the moonshine?”
26. Having Carolina On Your Mind So Much, There’s No Room For Anything Else
This one’s okay, though, because you wouldn’t have it any other way.
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