There’s a lot to be said for living in Louisiana. There’s nothing like it, but it does come with some struggles. You take the good, you take the bad, right? If you’ve lived here for a while, you should be able to relate to some of these struggles.
- Hitting a pothole so big you’re positive some of your car was left in that pothole, never to be seen again.
Robbie Sproule/Flickr There’s a fine line between pothole and sinkhole.
- Completely underestimating how deep the pothole was because it looked like a puddle.
Janelle/Flickr That one looks small, I’ll just go slowly and… NOPE!
- Having to use the AC and the Heater in the same day because the weather can’t decide what season we’re in.
Da Smart/Flickr Can I put my winter clothes away yet? Make up your mind, Mother Nature!
- Driving somewhere and forgetting that there’s a parade and now you’re stuck in traffic.
Wikimedia Commons Once you realize what you’ve done, it’s too late.
- Or worse, you can’t get to your destination without driving at least an hour out of your way.
Shreveport-Bossier/Flickr Slight detour because you can’t cross over the parade route.
- Leaving the state and swearing you don’t have an accent.
Wikimedia Commons And quickly throwing another Louisiana city under the bus in your defense. (ex. “I don’t have an accent! Have you heard people from [other Louisiana city]? Now THEY have an accent!”)
- Wincing at the site of crimson.
Wikimedia Commons SEC rivalries run deep y’all.
- If you’re from Northern Louisiana, constantly getting compared to New Orleans.
David Doehring/Flickr It’s like having everyone ask about your big brother’s achievements, even though you’ve done some cool stuff too!
- Having to specifically plan your weekend because two (or more) festivals are the same weekend.
Derek Bridges/Flickr French Quarter Festival and Strawberry Festival are on the same weekend?! Argh!
- Those festival plans getting ruined because it’s raining.
Mike Freyder/Flickr And really trying to convince yourself that it’s not raining that bad.
- The humidity
Wikimedia Commons Summer time is the worst…
- Touching the metal part of your seat belt in the middle of summer
Wikimedia Commons So hot. So, so, hot.
- Burning a Roux
rumolay/Flickr You walk away from it for one second and all your hard work is wasted.
What other struggles can you think of? Let us know in the comments below.
Robbie Sproule/Flickr
There’s a fine line between pothole and sinkhole.
Janelle/Flickr
That one looks small, I’ll just go slowly and… NOPE!
Da Smart/Flickr
Can I put my winter clothes away yet? Make up your mind, Mother Nature!
Wikimedia Commons
Once you realize what you’ve done, it’s too late.
Shreveport-Bossier/Flickr
Slight detour because you can’t cross over the parade route.
And quickly throwing another Louisiana city under the bus in your defense. (ex. “I don’t have an accent! Have you heard people from [other Louisiana city]? Now THEY have an accent!”)
SEC rivalries run deep y’all.
David Doehring/Flickr
It’s like having everyone ask about your big brother’s achievements, even though you’ve done some cool stuff too!
Derek Bridges/Flickr
French Quarter Festival and Strawberry Festival are on the same weekend?! Argh!
Mike Freyder/Flickr
And really trying to convince yourself that it’s not raining that bad.
Summer time is the worst…
So hot. So, so, hot.
rumolay/Flickr
You walk away from it for one second and all your hard work is wasted.
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