You Know You’re From Illinois If…

The people from Illinois are an interesting breed in a good but unique way.

Weird Habits Of The Residents From Illinois

I know that Illinois gets a bad rep but not everything in the state is horrible. Remove the politics, taxes, and corruption and it's actually a good place to live. Don't get me wrong, it's a strange state but in a good way.

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Every city, state, country, and etc is unique in its own way. You can usually tell where someone is from by their personality and habits. Those definitely jump off the page with the residents of Illinois. You can usually tell right away.

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Maybe, you're in Illinois denial. You don't think the people in our state have strange personality traits. Well, of course, I can help you with that. I have lived here my whole life and I have a good understanding of our residents.

Here are some of the things that the residents of Illinois do that make them unique to the Land of Lincoln. See how many of these things you do on a regular basis. You know you're from Illinois if...

• Ignore the tornado siren: most residents are out in their yards looking for one.

• Crossing into Wisconsin or Indiana to purchase fireworks.

• When asked where you're from, you answer Chicago instead of your actual hometown or even just Illinois.

• When figuring out directions to somewhere you asked how long will it take to get there as opposed to how far away it is.

• You'll drive in any kind of weather conditions no matter what.

• Your winter wardrobe includes shorts, t-shirts, and sandals.

• The drink is called pop and not soda.

• You say downtown or the city instead of Chicago.

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