Here in Tennessee, we do things a certain way. We call pretty much everything a vegetable as long as it’s served by a meat-and-three, we are friendly to everyone we meet, and we eat our biscuits slathered in butter. Whether you’ve been living in Tennessee your whole life or you’re a recent transplant, you’ll know that these 11 unwritten rules that every Tennessean lives by are true.
- Dolly is the real queen.
Rockin’Rita - Flickr Sorry, Beyonce and Queen Elizabeth II, down here in Tennessee, we have our own queen, and she only works nine to five.
- Sundays are only for church.
Brent Moore - Flickr In Tennessee, church is practically a way of life. Sundays are for getting together with your friends and family and hearing the good word.
- … and football.
cbgb_chopper - Flickr Let’s not forget football season. In Nashville, especially, there’s practically no difference between church traffic and football traffic.
- There is no Pepsi.
Richard Eriksson - Flickr Here in Tennessee, we drink Coke. When we ask for a “coke,” we might mean Sprite, Coke, or Diet Coke, but we never mean Pepsi.
- Tea is only sweet.
Tyler Neu - Flickr We’re not sure why anyone would ever want to drink unsweetened tea, but if you do, you’re not from Tennessee.
- If there is a threat of snow, you stay home.
Kim Unertl - Flickr We Tennesseans know we don’t know how to drive in the snow, so if there’s a 1% chance, we’re just gonna stay in.
- Rooting for Alabama is a sin.
Tim Bounds - Flickr It doesn’t matter if you root for the Vols, the Commodores, or the Tigers, just as long as you’re not rooting for the Tide.
- Tennessee barbecue is the only real barbecue.
Memphis CVB - Flickr There’s just something about a fresh-smoked pork sandwich in Tennessee that sets it a step above all other barbecues.
- And hot chicken isn’t real if it’s not from Nashville.
AW Photography - Flickr Ever since Prince’s started serving up the first-ever hot chicken, Nashville has had the claim on hot chicken, and it’s just not the same anywhere else.
- But the best biscuits are made at home.
Christina B Castro - Flickr Tennesseans make the best biscuits, and the homemade recipes are always the best.
- Be a friendly person everywhere you go.
Fouquier - Flickr Tennessee ins’t known as the most neighborly state for nothing.
You’re in love with Tennessee, aren’t you? Here’s a couple of ways to convince those friends of yours to move…
Rockin’Rita - Flickr
Sorry, Beyonce and Queen Elizabeth II, down here in Tennessee, we have our own queen, and she only works nine to five.
Brent Moore - Flickr
In Tennessee, church is practically a way of life. Sundays are for getting together with your friends and family and hearing the good word.
cbgb_chopper - Flickr
Let’s not forget football season. In Nashville, especially, there’s practically no difference between church traffic and football traffic.
Richard Eriksson - Flickr
Here in Tennessee, we drink Coke. When we ask for a “coke,” we might mean Sprite, Coke, or Diet Coke, but we never mean Pepsi.
Tyler Neu - Flickr
We’re not sure why anyone would ever want to drink unsweetened tea, but if you do, you’re not from Tennessee.
Kim Unertl - Flickr
We Tennesseans know we don’t know how to drive in the snow, so if there’s a 1% chance, we’re just gonna stay in.
Tim Bounds - Flickr
It doesn’t matter if you root for the Vols, the Commodores, or the Tigers, just as long as you’re not rooting for the Tide.
Memphis CVB - Flickr
There’s just something about a fresh-smoked pork sandwich in Tennessee that sets it a step above all other barbecues.
AW Photography - Flickr
Ever since Prince’s started serving up the first-ever hot chicken, Nashville has had the claim on hot chicken, and it’s just not the same anywhere else.
Christina B Castro - Flickr
Tennesseans make the best biscuits, and the homemade recipes are always the best.
Fouquier - Flickr
Tennessee ins’t known as the most neighborly state for nothing.
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