People from Michigan always seem to know how to give themselves away, no matter where they are. We’ve put together a few ways to tell if you’re in the presence of a Michigander.
- When they give you crap for not buying American.
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- When they either belong to a GM family…
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…A Ford family…
“Black Ford Fiesta X100 - 008” by Marcin Mincer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
…Or a Chrysler family.
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- But they remember the day exactly when that one uncle switched over to another automaker.
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- When they can tell you just which plant your Chevy was built.
By Clark, Joe, photographer, Photographer (NARA record: 8463821) (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
- When they’re not saying Big Mac to refer to the signature sandwich at McDonald’s…
By Evan-Amos (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
…But rather as something you can drive across in Mackinaw City.
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- When they have a habit of correcting you that it’s blue and MAIZE, not blue and YELLOW.
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- If they drive 65 mph through an insane blizzard, without batting an eye.
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- When they miss the snow because it fills up the potholes.
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- When they think 60 degrees out is shorts weather.
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- If they only consider it a little chilly when the temperature hits ZERO.
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- When they pack for all four seasons… For a weekend trip.
- When their catch-all cure is Vernors.
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- When they ask for a pop, NOT a soda
- When they refer to the thumb as a place and not an appendage.
“Thumb Area Michigan Map” by Cgord (talk) - I (Cgord (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia
- They swear the best beaches in the world are on Lake Michigan.
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We’re sure there are aspects of your roots that just scream Michigan. Share with us some of your dead-giveaways in the comments.
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By Gage [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
“Black Ford Fiesta X100 - 008” by Marcin Mincer. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
http://www.public-domain-image.com/vehicles/car/slides/chrysler-car.html
“2000.ford.focus.arp.750pix” by Original uploader was Arpingstone at en.wikipedia - Transfered from en.wikipedia. Licensed under Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons
By Clark, Joe, photographer, Photographer (NARA record: 8463821) (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
By Evan-Amos (Own work) [CC0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Steven Depolo/Flickr
memegenerator.net
myfoxdetroit.com
http://www.theburningplatform.com/2015/02/16/its-so-cold/
Ben Dominguez-Benner/Flickr
“Thumb Area Michigan Map” by Cgord (talk) - I (Cgord (talk)) created this work entirely by myself.. Licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikipedia
Ken Bosma/Flickr
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