1. You Know UDel Is Just As Good As Any Ivy League School
Notre Dame? Please. It’s not a real school unless there’s a Blue Hen attached.
2. You’d Storm Out If You Go Somewhere Where The Cashier Tries To Charge You Sales Tax
“What is this sales tax nonsense? DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?”
Getting charged for sales tax in other states when you’ve lived in a state with no such thing for so long is a serious shock to the system. Everyone in Delaware has walked away from an out-of-state purchase at one time or another.
3. You Tell Everyone You’re From Philly (Even Though You’re Just From Northern Delaware)
It’s just so much easier than dealing with the textbook Delaware remarks. Yes, it’s small. It’s only boring if you’re boring. No, not everybody knows Joe Biden… The cheesesteak questions are much easier to field.
4. When You Have To Travel To The Other End Of The State You’re Like “Meh”
No worries. You’ll be there and back in record time.
5. When You See The Leaves Change, You Don’t Think Halloween Or Thanksgiving
Source: YouTube user Discovery
Because the best holiday of all is PUMPKIN CHUNKIN’!
6. A Red Spiral Can Only Mean One Thing
It’s time for a slice from Grotto’s.
7. You Don’t Question Random Road Tolls Anymore
Did you enjoy that $3 toll you just paid even though you didn’t cross a bridge? Well get excited because here comes another one!
8. You’re Horrified By Any Party That Doesn’t Serve Dog Fish Head
Why would anyone choose to live like this? Delaware doesn’t have very many claims-to-fame, but Dog Fish Head is one of them and they’re very proud. Prepare to have your citizenship revoked if you get caught without it.
9. You Don’t Ask Questions When Chickens Cross The Road
Why’d the chicken cross the road? Because the people here are outnumbered 200:1, that’s why! Delawarians just consider themselves lucky that the chickens haven’t figured out how to drive… Yet.
10. If You’re In DelMarVa, You Relate Way More With The “Mar” and “Va” Than The Del
Anything north of the Canal shouldn’t really be considered Delaware. But since it is, you’re just from DelMarVa, not Delaware.
11. … And Your Neighbor Swears The South Will Rise Again
Because he thinks the Canal is the equivalent of the Mason-Dixon line and you don’t have the heart to tell him the truth. He’d never believe you anyway and you’d just end up on the outside of his circle of trust with the rest of those Yankees.
12. You Plan Your Vacations Around NASCAR
Because the parking lots around Dover Downs are just as good as any beach. Well, except for Rehoboth or Dewey, of course.
13. You Know Way More About Joe Biden Than You’re Comfortable Admitting
Down to his daily commute route and that his middle name is Robinette. Yes, really.
14. You’ve Accepted That There’s A DuPont Street, DuPont Avenue, DuPont Road, DuPont Boulevard…
Of course there is. There’s a DuPont everything. Seriously, you might even have a pair of socks with a DuPont logo embroidered on them. You’re used to it.
15. You See A Black License Plate With The Number 23 And Think “Dayum”
They must be livin’ large.
16. Your Friends From Out Of State Only Visit When They Need Cigarettes Or Lottery Tickets
It’s so nice of them to squeeze you in between WaWa for those tax-free cigarettes and 7-11 for a lottery ticket that will make them anonymous millionaires, isn’t it?
17. You Used To Love Fireflies
But now that the Firefly festival has suddenly become such a huge deal, meaning that crowds and traffic have become a huge deal, the sound of the word makes you want to jump off of the DMB. Or maybe even flee to Jersey. Just kidding. Nothing could be that bad.
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