South Carolina is loved and adored by pretty much everyone lucky enough to live here. And it’s safe to say there are some surefire ways to turn the head of just about any South Carolinian, but it takes a lot to get under our skin. However, there are some foolproof ways to do it. Take a look below.
- Calling it “pop” instead of “soda.”
Flickr/Mike Mozart Go ahead, ask for a pop if you want. We probably already knew you were from up North anyway.
- Invite us to spend the day at Myrtle Beach.
Flickr/James Willamor Or worse: ask us to spend the night! Don’t get us wrong, Myrtle Beach, and think for a second that we don’t love you. It’s your crowds we prefer to avoid.
- People who cut the line.
Flickr/Oregon Department of Transportation Whether it’s at the movies, the grocery store or in traffic, people who can’t follow the rules are upsetting — especially when they’re driving out of state vehicles.
- Sudden downpours when you just ran into a store for TWO seconds without your umbrella.
Flickr/Nancy It happens so often you’d think we’d figure it out by now.
- Assume we’re just like North Carolina.
Flickr/Noé Alfaro We call it the “pass through state.” There’s a reason people pass right on through that state when traveling for vacation.
- Tell us you’ve seen better looking sunrises elsewhere.
Flickr/Anthony Doudt It’s just simply not true. Hands down, the most gorgeous sunrises happen right here in the Palmetto State.
- Getting stuck in traffic.
Flickr/George Morris Uuugh. Not again. There’s nothing more annoying than being stuck in rush hour traffic.
- Except maybe road construction and repairs.
Facebook/SCDOT Any construction merge is a cringe-worthy mood killer.
- And no matter what time of day it is, seeing one of these is cringe worthy.
Flickr/Bill Ward Of course it usually never happens unless you’re running late. Am I right?
- Hurricane maps with an active storm.
Wikipedia/NOAA / Satellite and Information Service This one is from Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and it still makes me cringe. How about you?
- Telling us we’re not nice or that we’re unwelcoming.
Flickr/Pawel Loj We treat everyone exactly like we ourselves want to be treated, with kindness and respect. To suggest otherwise is downright untrue.
- Trying to tell us how you did it up North or in the big city.
Flickr/Let Ideas Compete We really don’t care to know how you did it up North - as if that’s the correct and only way to go about things. Bless your heart.
- Making fun of us.
Flickr/Will Richardson We make friends for life here in the Palmetto State. If you want to target one of us with silly rhetoric then you’re making fun of everyone.
- People who just can’t be happy when one of our teams wins the national championship.
Flickr/Joe Plocki Fair and square. Enough said.
- Ordering your tea with ice and no sugar.
Flickr/Justin S. Campbell Follow Ordering unsweetened tea in South Carolina is nearly unheard of. Most folks just learn to drink something else rather than subject themselves to hardcore stares of those sitting nearby.
How many of these hit the nail on the head for you? What other things make you cringe?
Flickr/Mike Mozart
Go ahead, ask for a pop if you want. We probably already knew you were from up North anyway.
Flickr/James Willamor
Or worse: ask us to spend the night! Don’t get us wrong, Myrtle Beach, and think for a second that we don’t love you. It’s your crowds we prefer to avoid.
Flickr/Oregon Department of Transportation
Whether it’s at the movies, the grocery store or in traffic, people who can’t follow the rules are upsetting — especially when they’re driving out of state vehicles.
Flickr/Nancy
It happens so often you’d think we’d figure it out by now.
Flickr/Noé Alfaro
We call it the “pass through state.” There’s a reason people pass right on through that state when traveling for vacation.
Flickr/Anthony Doudt
It’s just simply not true. Hands down, the most gorgeous sunrises happen right here in the Palmetto State.
Flickr/George Morris
Uuugh. Not again. There’s nothing more annoying than being stuck in rush hour traffic.
Facebook/SCDOT
Any construction merge is a cringe-worthy mood killer.
Flickr/Bill Ward
Of course it usually never happens unless you’re running late. Am I right?
Wikipedia/NOAA / Satellite and Information Service
This one is from Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and it still makes me cringe. How about you?
Flickr/Pawel Loj
We treat everyone exactly like we ourselves want to be treated, with kindness and respect. To suggest otherwise is downright untrue.
Flickr/Let Ideas Compete
We really don’t care to know how you did it up North - as if that’s the correct and only way to go about things. Bless your heart.
Flickr/Will Richardson
We make friends for life here in the Palmetto State. If you want to target one of us with silly rhetoric then you’re making fun of everyone.
Flickr/Joe Plocki
Fair and square. Enough said.
Flickr/Justin S. Campbell Follow
Ordering unsweetened tea in South Carolina is nearly unheard of. Most folks just learn to drink something else rather than subject themselves to hardcore stares of those sitting nearby.
For more state pride, check out the 13 phrases that make outsiders think we have our own language in South Carolina.
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