YOU KNOW YOU WERE BORN N' BRED IN LOUISIANA WHEN
-Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.
-You don't look twice when you see pink flamingos in yards of nice subdivisions.
-You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at crawfish boils.
-Your ancestors are buried above the ground.
-You drink Community, have tried Starbucks, but don't see what all the fuss is about.
-You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco.
-Every once in a while, you have waterfront property.
-You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don't eat the dead ones," and you know what he means.
-You know what a nutria is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.
-No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.
-Your house payment is less than your utility bill.
-In Baton Rouge, you know why East Airport Drive is called that, even though there is no airport for miles.
-You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease.
-Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a football player.
-You cringe every time you hear an actor with a Southern or Cajun accent in a "New Orleans-based" movie or TV show.
-You've eaten at one or more of these restaurants, AND know how to pronounce them: Tu Jac's, Gallatoire's, Ralph & Kacoo's, Brunet's, or Mulatte's.
-You believe that purple, green, and gold look good together.
-In Baton Rouge, you know where the traffic circle used to be.
-You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Louisiana.
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