1. No One Will Understand Your Love For American Chop Suey
It looks kind of like a kid-friendly leftovers dinner to everyone else, but that doesn’t make it any less comforting to eat.
2. All Other Maple Syrup Is A Joke
In fact, it’s not even clear if most of the store bought stuff ever had anything to do with a maple tree at all.
3. But It Doesn’t Matter, Because There Are No Good Pancakes Anyway
Why even bother tracking down real maple syrup when everyone wastes it on these flat, sad pancakes?
4. Shopping With Sales Tax Is The Worst
New Hampshire is one of a few states lucky enough to avoid the dreaded sales tax, but once you leave everything is more expensive than it seems.
5. Eat As Many Steak Bombs As You Can
Because you’ll have the hardest time ever finding these delicious sub sandwiches once you leave the state.
6. Most People Drive Like They’re From Massachusetts
Okay, maybe most people aren’t that bad, but they’re certainly not as safe and courteous on the road as New Hampshire drivers.
7. Which Is Why Fastening Your Seat Belt Is A Must
Well, that and the seat belt laws in almost every other state.
8. Everyone Is Terrible At Geography Forever
Just ask someone to point out New Hampshire on a map. It’s equal parts painful and entertaining.
9. And Some People Don’t Even Know It’s Not New England
It’s in New England… but seriously, some people don’t know there’s any difference between New Hampshire and New England.
10. You’ll Have To Wait Forever To Vote In The Primaries
New Hampshire loves their first voting status, but the rest of the country doesn’t hop to the polls in January.
11. But Your Politicians Will Never Be Weirder
They may be more adulterous. They may be more corrupt. But they’ll never be Vermin Supreme.
12. No Beach Will Ever Seem More Cinematic
Sure, everyone values their white sandy beaches with miles of flat coastline and bright sunlight all the time, but there’s a different kind of beauty in the rocky New Hampshire beaches.
13. And Fall Colors Will Always Seem Dull Compared To New Hampshire
There’s a reason people flocked to your state to leaf peep all those years.
14. On The Bright Side, You’ll Get To Skip Mud Season
Otherwise known as the price New Hampshirites pay for their beautiful fall.
15. And Black Fly-less Spring Is More Wonderful Than Your Wildest Dreams
No more anxiously checking the status of black fly hatchings in your area. Oh, the beautiful freedom.
16. You’ll Seem Like Ron Swanson When You Say The New Hampshire Motto
But come on, “live free or die” is the coolest state motto ever, and you’ll never stop embodying that principle.
17. Even More So When You Tell People You’ve Killed A Moose
Just leave out the part about how it was in the most terrifying car accident of your life, and you’ll seem totally cool.
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18. You Will Always Run On Dunk’s
Don’t move to a state that doesn’t have Dunkin’ Donuts. Yes, those states exist. And they are sad and horrible places, and you might not survive there.
19. Everyone Freaks Out At A Little Snow
Unless you go to one of the few other places where people know how to rough it in the winter, you’re going to be stuck around a bunch of people who refuse to drive when there are flurries outside.
20. Because Not Everyone Knows How To Ski
Which seems totally weird if you’re from New Hampshire, where skiing is second nature.
21. People Will Ask You About Your Accent
Just tell them the truth: it’s nothing compared to Massachusetts and Maine.
22. New Hampshirites Know How To Get Stuff Done
There’s a unique New Hampshire mentality: if something is broke, you fix it yourself. If you don’t know how, you learn. Most people just order a new one on Amazon.
23. You Should Never Stop Saying Wicked
Even though it usually means kind of evil or a musical, it could totally come back outside of New Hampshire or New England if you try hard enough.
24. Caring So Much About A Mountain Is Kind Of Weird
Good luck explaining why everyone from New Hampshire is still upset about the Old Man on the White Mountains falling down. No one from outside the state will ever understand your pain.
25. No One Loves Adam Sandler As Much As You
Maybe people were on the same page as New Hampshirites for a minute there in the 90s, but that era is over.
26. Vanity Plates Are Not Status Symbols
So constantly thinking about what your next license plate is going to say and how clever it’s going to be might be a wasted effort outside New Hampshire.
27. You Have To Explain The Difference Between A Frappe And A Frappuccino
Nope, one is not short for the other.
28. Buying A Gun In Twenty Minutes Is A Thing Of The Past
Oh yeah, New Hampshire takes their motto seriously. Never is it more apparent than when it comes to gun control.
29. Someone Will Recite That Robert Frost Poem
If they know where Frost is from, they may try to gain some points by reciting “The Road Not Taken.” Okay, buddy, we all took eighth grade English. Good for you.
30. You Will Be Called Quaint At Some Point
Someone will see a picture of your old house, or a local spot you hung out at, or a community farm you worked on and say, “Oh, it’s looks so quaint. Why did you leave?” Try not to scream as you wonder the same exact thing.
What do you miss most about New Hampshire? Tell us in the comments below!
