Growing up going to parades, learning how to eat crawfish, hanging out in the kitchen learning your family’s secret recipes… there’s something special about growing up in New Orleans that you just won’t experience anywhere else. If you grew up in New Orleans, you’ve definitely done these nine things.
- Asked someone where they went to high school
Hinterhaus Productions/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images Usually right after you learn someone’s name.
- Asked someone how their mother is doing
Linka A Odom/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images How’s ya mama and ‘dem?
- Referred to a color as “K&B purple”
Infrogmation/Wikimedia And you know exactly what color that is.
- Ridden the flying horses
Burt Johnson/EyeEm Collection via Getty Images Bonus points if you had a favorite animal to ride.
- Pretended you were in a real-life fairy tale at Storyland
Guide to NOLA/Google I mean, when you’re inside Cinderella’s coach, it’s hard not to.
- You know the importance of Mardi Gras cups
Jackie Ann/Flickr We all know they’re the most coveted throw of them all. And since we missed out on this year’s cups, everyone’s stash is pretty weak right now.
- Hit a pothole so hard, you audibly apologized to your car
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images And rubbed the steering wheel, and maybe held your breath hoping a tire light doesn’t come on.
- Sat on the top of one of these bad boys.
Brock Tice/Flickr Only in New Orleans would you put your most prized possession on the top of a ladder, stand behind it, and try to catch things flying at you.
And we wouldn’t have it any other way. If you’re from NOLA and recognize everything on this list, then you probably are familiar with the “can’t get it out of your head” jingle from the Rosenberg’s store. Check it out below from YouTube user Meglise (the jingle is in the first 10 seconds) :
Hinterhaus Productions/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images
Usually right after you learn someone’s name.
Linka A Odom/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images
How’s ya mama and ‘dem?
Infrogmation/Wikimedia
And you know exactly what color that is.
Burt Johnson/EyeEm Collection via Getty Images
Bonus points if you had a favorite animal to ride.
Guide to NOLA/Google
I mean, when you’re inside Cinderella’s coach, it’s hard not to.
Jackie Ann/Flickr
We all know they’re the most coveted throw of them all. And since we missed out on this year’s cups, everyone’s stash is pretty weak right now.
Jose Luis Pelaez Inc/DigitalVision Collection via Getty Images
And rubbed the steering wheel, and maybe held your breath hoping a tire light doesn’t come on.
Brock Tice/Flickr
Only in New Orleans would you put your most prized possession on the top of a ladder, stand behind it, and try to catch things flying at you.
And if THAT doesn’t say “classic NOLA,” we don’t know what will! If you know some other things you’d add to this list, shout them out in the comments!
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