This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at USF chapter.
I got my first taste of the South last year, when I moved down here to attend school. I always visited Florida for vacations, but living here gives you a completely different perspective on what living in the South is really like.
1. You had no idea what Norts were
2. or Jack Rogers
3. You don’t understand what the Publix sub rave is about
4. Laughing when you see restaurants claim they serve “New York style pizza”
5. Missing Poland Spring water
6. and real bagels
7. You don’t understand the obsession with monograms
8. You miss the changing of seasons
9. You never carry an umbrella with you
10. Missing Chick-fil-a when you go back home
11. Blasting country music because you can’t listen to it up north
12. Being overwhelmed with the number of blondes you see on a daily basis
13. Never having worked at Publix, while almost all your friends down here have
14. Your friends are scared to drive with you because of your road rage
15. Unconsciously calling your SunPass an EzPass
16. You wear flip-flops all year long, regardless of the weather
17. You can’t fathom how some people have never seen snow
18. You order Sweat Tea every chance you get because it’s the best thing ever
19. You’re the first one to get Pumpkin Spice Late at Starbucks because you miss Fall weather
20. You laugh when people say “ya’ll”
21. When everything down here is only 20 minutes away
22. You are absolutely terrified of alligators
23. You’re not used to 80 degree weather in the “winter” months
24. You keep waiting for a snow day
25. Getting very excited when you hear there’s a hurricane coming
26. You have no problem Jaywalking
27. Finding yourself walking at a much faster pace than everyone around you
28. When you still act like a little kid at Disney World
29. You have to explain to everyone that New York City is NOT just Rockefeller Center and Times Square
30. People always ask where you’re from when they hear your accent
