If you’ve lived your life in Maine, there’s a good chance you’ve picked up some pretty unique habits over the years. Whether it’s the way you speak, the things you do or how you approach life, chances are these habit run deep! Think a move to a new state will erase them? Nope! The things you learn to do as a wee-Mainer stay with you. And, if you’re like us, you couldn’t be happier about it! Here are those undeniable habits – the ones you’ll never unlearn. Which ones sound familiar to you?
- Inviting everyone, just in case.
cecilyupton / Flickr Mainers know that there’s nothing more wonderful than having a seat at the table. That means we’re always prepared for just one more. You never know who might drop by!
- Heading to Chex Renay just to look around.
smilla4 / Flickr It IS a Maine adventure, after all!
- Loving that perfect plaid.
chiotsrun / Flickr Some of you might deny it, but even if you don’t wear it you appreciate when others are decked out in plaid. Doesn’t it remind you of winters and dad taking you sledding?
- Ending up with a porch or front yard filled with seasonal “things.”
juliemelton / Flickr In the summer it might be paddles or swim trunks, in the winter it might be snow boots or bibs. But, you can always tell the season by the state of a Mainers front porch area!
- Grabbing your best pals and getting outside.
pavdw / Flickr It might be a walk, it might be a sunset, but nothing warms a Mainers heart than getting together with the friends who know us best.
- Remembering to look up at the night sky.
ironammonite / Flickr Parts of Maine are so free of light pollution that the stars feel otherworldly. File this under “things that Mainers know.”
- Breathing an audible sigh of relief anytime you cross the bridge back into Maine.
g-art-mann / Flickr It’s not the most beautiful bridge in the world, but it’s the one that takes you straight to Kittery which means you’re back on safe ground!
- Always knowing the tide schedule.
drocpsu / Flickr You might move inland or to landlocked town, but you’ll always somehow know in your bones when to expect the tide!
- Looking for an alternate route in the spring.
dougtone / Flickr Mainers know that spring doesn’t just mean warmer weather and less snow. It also begins construction season, which means this view is a daily occurrence. The best line of defense is simply finding a new route.
- Dropping those unnecessary “r” sounds.
binkley27 / Flickr Who needs ’em anyway, we say!
- Finding the first snow majestic.
houser / Flickr Followed by immediately wondering why you spend winters in Maine.
- But, really, always always always absolutely loving that you DO live in Maine.
nedrai / Flickr And shouting it from the rooftops. Or, our lapels, as the case may be.
Another thing that comes with being a longtime Mainer is experiencing all that mother nature has in store for us, including the epic ice storm that ravaged Maine in 1998! Do you remember it?
cecilyupton / Flickr
Mainers know that there’s nothing more wonderful than having a seat at the table. That means we’re always prepared for just one more. You never know who might drop by!
smilla4 / Flickr
It IS a Maine adventure, after all!
chiotsrun / Flickr
Some of you might deny it, but even if you don’t wear it you appreciate when others are decked out in plaid. Doesn’t it remind you of winters and dad taking you sledding?
juliemelton / Flickr
In the summer it might be paddles or swim trunks, in the winter it might be snow boots or bibs. But, you can always tell the season by the state of a Mainers front porch area!
pavdw / Flickr
It might be a walk, it might be a sunset, but nothing warms a Mainers heart than getting together with the friends who know us best.
ironammonite / Flickr
Parts of Maine are so free of light pollution that the stars feel otherworldly. File this under “things that Mainers know.”
g-art-mann / Flickr
It’s not the most beautiful bridge in the world, but it’s the one that takes you straight to Kittery which means you’re back on safe ground!
drocpsu / Flickr
You might move inland or to landlocked town, but you’ll always somehow know in your bones when to expect the tide!
dougtone / Flickr
Mainers know that spring doesn’t just mean warmer weather and less snow. It also begins construction season, which means this view is a daily occurrence. The best line of defense is simply finding a new route.
binkley27 / Flickr
Who needs ’em anyway, we say!
houser / Flickr
Followed by immediately wondering why you spend winters in Maine.
nedrai / Flickr
And shouting it from the rooftops. Or, our lapels, as the case may be.
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