You Know You’re From Lafayette If…

Gotta love Lafayette (and the surrounding Acadiana area). Its those little insiders-only things that make us who we are. The rest of the country may not understand this list, but if you’re from here, ya know. Here’s just a sampling of what makes us unique in Lafayette.

• You “pass by” and “get down” at a store or friends house.
• You “save” the groceries/dishes/toys.
• You “put a crack” in the door/window.
• You don’t need subtitles when watching ‘Swamp People’ on the History Channel
• You were there when the Cajuns beat Texas A&M (and you still have the bumper sticker to prove it.)
• You know how to spell and pronounce Kaliste Saloom, Feu Follet, Atchafalaya , Authement, Caillier, Verot, Breaux, DeRouen and Hebert.
• You still crave hamburgers from Burger Tyme and Mr. Cook (and remember where the stores were).
• You know what comes after ‘Hello Acadiana,….’
• You can identify people not from here by the way they pronounce “Lafayette”.
• You know never to try to order fries at Judice Inn.
• Your idea of adding onto your house is to wall-in your carport.
• You know the days of the week by what plate lunch you are eating.
• Three words – Drive Through Daiquiris
• You question the authenticity of food labeled as “Cajun” outside of the area.
• You follow drivers that speed and hit the breaks right before the red-light cameras catch em.
• You can navigate through the Mall of Acadiana without using the maps.
• You know that you can’t use credit cards at Old Tyme Grocery, but that it’s worth it.
• You noticed that nearly half of this list dealt with food, and now you’re hungry again.
• You noticed that Southeast and Southwest Evangeline Thruway roads are parallel