Keep in mind, that I'm from northern Louisiana, and some of these don't apply to me(despite being fairly accurate, in certain regions).
-The crawdad mounds in your front yard have over taken the grass.
True for a great deal of the state.
-You greet people with "Howzyamomma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"
I say it more like "an'nem", but yeah.
-Every so often, you have waterfront property.
I lived in the "dry"/northern part of Louisiana(though it's true in many places, even for regions near there).
-When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown," "backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "other side of the bayou" or "other side of the levee."
Some yes, others no.
-When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold."
Not so much Little Rock or Shreveport(I've lived in or near both), but yes to Memphis.
-You've ever had Community Coffee.
I don't drink coffee, so no.
-You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.
vice-versa for me.
-You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.
That didn't happen where I lived.
-You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.
yep(Like I told Aaron, I think that's a saying
).
-The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.
nope.
-You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.
"We don't eat to live, we live to eat!"
-The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King Cake.
minus the last, yes.
-You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.
Not I.
-You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.
Yep.
-You believe that purple, green and gold look good together.
No... but it's a good way to tell the time of the year.
-Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
Accurate... but not in my case.
-You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.
yes I do, and no I wouldn't(they're in New Orleans
).
-You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.
Nope.
-You describe a color as "K & B Purple."
No, but I know what it means.
-You like your rice and politics dirty.
* LouisianaNight takes Raforever's comment from the chat
*cough* no comment
-You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins."
That's one of the ways I pronounce it.
-You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.
***isn't sure how to comment
-You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.
I did, until moving to Texas.
-You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.
Considering how humid it was in the "dry" part of Louisiana... I'd say that's close to true.
-You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron...
yep.
-You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window...
Going by the chat with Aaron, this is PERFECTLY normal.
-When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.
No, and I wouldn't want to go to one... though using the word "parish" has gotten me that look.
-You have flood insurance.
Pretty much true.
-Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.
I lived far enough north, that you could bury people(without worrying about them "floating" back up).
-You consider a Bloody Mary a light breakfast.
I don't drink.
-You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws.
I don't celebrate it, so no.
-You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands.
Does getting my hands stepped on count?
-You have a parade ladder in your shed.
-Your first sentence was "Throw me something mistah" and your first drink was from a go-cup.
no, and dunno.
-You worry about a deceased family member returning in spring floods.
I may have lived far enough not to worry about it, but some of my relatives on the other hand...
-You reply to anything and everything about life here with "Only in Nahlins".
not for the most part, though I've said that a few times.
-You have a monogrammed go-cup.
No, but I've seen enough.
-You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and don’t think twice.
A NewOrleans thing?...
-You shake out your shoes before putting them on.
-Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.
When I lived there, yes.
-No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.
yes(as anyone that's been around more than a couple of months should know).
-You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you give any thought to what you'll fix for dinner.
Once again, southern Louisiana.
-You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring about seafood quality. When a hurricane is imminent
No hurricanes in the northern part of the state.
-When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.
No, but I prefered it outside when it rained(no "skeeters").
-You call tomato sauce "red gravy."
no...
-You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.
yes(and that is the correct spelling).
-Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.
What's funny, is how true it is.(Louisiana=has one of the cheapest housing costs, out of the 50 states)
-Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw."
Mammaw and Pappaw... but close enough(my sister says "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw" though).
-You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of four box fans.
I did(aprox.).
-No one eats healthy. Fried Batter is actually a menu item in some restaurants.
I don't see what's so unhealthy about the food(other than some regions eating too much)... and I've never seen that on a menu.
