Mainers can tell a fellow Mainer everywhere in the world. And, it’s not just because we’re the ones driving a car with a Maine plate years after being in a different city. Old habits die hard! Finding someone who grew up in The Pine Tree State is as simple as looking for these signs!
- “Shopping Local” isn’t just a catch phrase.
jackheddon / Flickr In Maine, shopping local meant just going to the store.
- This is terrifying.
Melissa / Flickr Why? Because it means Mom’s gonna find out. Find out what? EVERYTHING!
- Every so often, you start singing, “Cumberland and Franklin, Piscataquis and Kennebec…”
Colton, G. W., Colton’s Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, c. 1857 edition. Sorry. Now we can all expect to have that in our heads the rest of the day!
- You don’t need Mickey Mouse to feel like you’re seeing a celebrity character.
kitpfish / Flickr The Yarmouth Clam Festival provides all the excitement you need.
- Your dinner table is always prepared to handle guests.
oldonliner / Flickr Even on a Tuesday night in March. You grew up knowing that any house on the block would probably serve you dinner if you needed it!
- You have a much different idea of what “cold” means.
Sam / Flickr If it’s Spring and it snows - it’s still Spring!
- Driving on snow doesn’t bother you - it’s driving after the snow has melted that’s the problem.
b k / Flickr If you grew up in Maine, you know to fear the state of the roads after a long, cold and snowy winter.
- The minute the weather gets nice, you’re out of the house.
symic / Flickr After a winter being stuck inside, you’re not going to waste a single day of summer!
- You’ve been driving longer than any of your friends - like, a lot longer.
jenpilot / Flickr And your first lesson was before you even knew you were having a lesson.
- As soon as you spend time with your family, none of your out of state friends can understand you.
mediaflex / Flickr It’s not an accent! It’s just how people talk.
- Those near water learned how to tie a mean bowline.
Garry Knight / Flickr And you’ll impress boater friends for the rest of your life.
- Your friendships from Maine are everlasting.
kullsworld / Flickr Days at the beach as kids is just the beginning.
Another sign that someone grew up in Maine is the use of very specific words and phrases, like these!
jackheddon / Flickr
In Maine, shopping local meant just going to the store.
Melissa / Flickr
Why? Because it means Mom’s gonna find out. Find out what? EVERYTHING!
Colton, G. W., Colton’s Atlas of the World Illustrating Physical and Political Geography, c. 1857 edition.
Sorry. Now we can all expect to have that in our heads the rest of the day!
kitpfish / Flickr
The Yarmouth Clam Festival provides all the excitement you need.
oldonliner / Flickr
Even on a Tuesday night in March. You grew up knowing that any house on the block would probably serve you dinner if you needed it!
Sam / Flickr
If it’s Spring and it snows - it’s still Spring!
b k / Flickr
If you grew up in Maine, you know to fear the state of the roads after a long, cold and snowy winter.
symic / Flickr
After a winter being stuck inside, you’re not going to waste a single day of summer!
jenpilot / Flickr
And your first lesson was before you even knew you were having a lesson.
mediaflex / Flickr
It’s not an accent! It’s just how people talk.
Garry Knight / Flickr
And you’ll impress boater friends for the rest of your life.
kullsworld / Flickr
Days at the beach as kids is just the beginning.
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