When you go to High School in New Orleans, then you know that you are being set up to be a pretty unique person. If you went to High School in New Orleans, there are some things that you are never going to quite understand, and some things that are going to make perfect sense. Here are some things you know are true if you grew up in New Orleans.

  1. Watch out for horses when you are watching parades at Superior Grill.

Flickr.com / YoTuT They can sneak up on you really easily!

  1. Ask someone where they went to high school, and you can instantly have some kind of stereotype in your mind about them.

Flickr.com / Rex Dingler But that doesn’t always mean that it’s true! Just usually ☺

  1. Always know your go-to escape route if you happen to find yourself at a party on the levee.

Flickr.com / Mark Donoher The cops love to break those up—and take you straight in for breaking curfew.

  1. PJ’s or CC’s—either way, coffee is essential.

Flickr.com / Paul Sableman It’s easy to get hooked pretty early on when you grow up in New Orleans.

  1. This is one town where it’s not unusual to see your parents dressed up in costumes.

Flickr.com / Jim Hobbs And it’s not even thaaat embarrassing—depending on the costume, that is.

  1. Festivals are where you go to see and be seen—so make sure you get yourself dressed first!

Flickr.com / Ray Devlin And of course, the thrift stores in New Orleans are sometimes the best places to get cool stuff.

  1. There’s nothing some Krispy Kreme donuts and an order of Popeyes can’t fix.

Flickr.com / Lady Ducayne Throw some Rally’s fries and a burger from Bud’s Broiler and we’re golden.

  1. Your parents probably know your friends parents from growing up…and thus everyone is in your business!

Flickr.com / Tulane Public Relations So make sure you only share what you need to share.

  1. High School is made infinitely better if you find some way to express your creativity.

Flickr.com / Infrogmation All the amazing high schoolers that go to art-focused schools make New Orleans special!

  1. If your band doesn’t have brass, then there is really no point in calling it a band.

Flickr.com / William Murphy And your costumes better be on point as well.

What do you know to be true because you went to high school in New Orleans? Let us know what it’s been like for you in the comments. We love to hear your feedback!

Flickr.com / YoTuT

They can sneak up on you really easily!

Flickr.com / Rex Dingler

But that doesn’t always mean that it’s true! Just usually ☺

Flickr.com / Mark Donoher

The cops love to break those up—and take you straight in for breaking curfew.

Flickr.com / Paul Sableman

It’s easy to get hooked pretty early on when you grow up in New Orleans.

Flickr.com / Jim Hobbs

And it’s not even thaaat embarrassing—depending on the costume, that is.

Flickr.com / Ray Devlin

And of course, the thrift stores in New Orleans are sometimes the best places to get cool stuff.

Flickr.com / Lady Ducayne

Throw some Rally’s fries and a burger from Bud’s Broiler and we’re golden.

Flickr.com / Tulane Public Relations

So make sure you only share what you need to share.

Flickr.com / Infrogmation

All the amazing high schoolers that go to art-focused schools make New Orleans special!

Flickr.com / William Murphy

And your costumes better be on point as well.

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