There are some things you just don’t do as an Ohioan—and as a respectful out-of-state visitor.

From claiming your loyalty to the football team up north that shall not be named to insisting that there’s nothing to do here in the Buckeye State, the following are 12 foolproof ways to make someone from Ohio cringe. Take note. (And DON’T do these things. Ever.)

  1. Stereotype us.

charlatan/Reddit.com FYI, “corn” is not a stereotype. It’s a crop. (Note the misspelling of “hillbillies.”)

  1. Call us a “fly-over state.”

Howard Jefferson/Flickr All you’re really doing is proving your ignorance and general unawareness of the world around you to us.

  1. Insist that we have an accent.

Brian Talbot/Flickr Nope. Sorry. You’re severely mistaken.

  1. Claim your love for Michigan.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan/Flickr Seriously, WHY are you here?

  1. Tell us we’re drama queens when it comes to Ohio weather.

memegenerator.net Spend a winter here and then get back to us.

  1. Call pop “soda.”

Mike Mozart/Flickr Who do you think you are? Seriously.

  1. Assume we grew up on a farm, in a corn field or tried cow tipping.

Dave Kekish/Flickr (Because, you know, cities in Ohio don’t exist or anything. That perfectly explains our population density.)

  1. Claim that we’re “boring.”

quickmeme.com ^^^ See above. ^^^

  1. Tell us our state isn’t pretty or scenic.

Mark Moschell/Flickr You are (clearly) looking in all the wrong places.

  1. Only come here to visit Cedar Point or the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Theaterwiz/Flickr Sure, we’re proud that we’re home to these kinds of places, but there’s a LOT more to Ohio than roller coasters and rock and roll.

  1. Think that we contribute nothing to the rest of the nation. (Or world.)

Micah Drushal/Flickr I mean, we only took a giant leap for mankind. No big deal.

  1. Make fun of us in any way, shape or form.

Todd F. Niemand/Flickr Only Ohioans are allowed to make fun of Ohio. GOT IT?

Can you relate to any of these? What else would you add to this list? Let us know!

charlatan/Reddit.com

FYI, “corn” is not a stereotype. It’s a crop. (Note the misspelling of “hillbillies.”)

Howard Jefferson/Flickr

All you’re really doing is proving your ignorance and general unawareness of the world around you to us.

Brian Talbot/Flickr

Nope. Sorry. You’re severely mistaken.

Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan/Flickr

Seriously, WHY are you here?

memegenerator.net

Spend a winter here and then get back to us.

Mike Mozart/Flickr

Who do you think you are? Seriously.

Dave Kekish/Flickr

(Because, you know, cities in Ohio don’t exist or anything. That perfectly explains our population density.)

quickmeme.com

^^^ See above. ^^^

Mark Moschell/Flickr

You are (clearly) looking in all the wrong places.

Theaterwiz/Flickr

Sure, we’re proud that we’re home to these kinds of places, but there’s a LOT more to Ohio than roller coasters and rock and roll.

Micah Drushal/Flickr

I mean, we only took a giant leap for mankind. No big deal.

Todd F. Niemand/Flickr

Only Ohioans are allowed to make fun of Ohio. GOT IT?

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