The 5 Things New Residents Don't Understand About Michigan

If you're new to Michigan, allow me to welcome you. We work hard, play hard, enter our homes through the garage door, and each goodbye takes a minimum of 5 minutes. While there's no official "New Michigander Manual," there are some things that will take a moment to get accustomed to.

We are loyal to brands, especially those born and raised in Michigan. Hence, anyone who refers to Vernors as "just a ginger ale" will only understand its true purpose when they are struck ill and need to feel the healing power of our unofficial State Elixir.

Pure Michigan is Friendly Midwest Passive Aggression

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We were raised to always behave in public, but that doesn't mean if you say something completely ridiculous, we won't respond in a way that will later make you wonder what we meant. For instance, if you share something with someone from Michigan and their response is, "Well, good luck with that," that's a nice way of saying, "That is ridiculous...you must be from Ohio."

Michiganders also tend to be tough to rattle. Don't think so? Here's proof: We watch every single Detroit Lions game, without fail, win or lose, and after all this time, we still swear next year is our year.

If you've lived in the state for more than a day, you've already learned where on your hand you're located. Now let's look at five things new Michiganders can't quite grasp from the get-go.

5 Things New Residents Don't Understand About Michigan

Every state has its quirks; Michigan is no exception. But once you learn that despite your allegiance to U of M or MSU, we all loath Ohio State, there are a few more lessons you'll need to master before truly embedding yourself as a true Mitten State native. Here are 5 Things New Residents Don't Understand About Michigan.

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The 10 Snobbiest Cities in Michigan

RoadSnacks.net compared Michigan cities' populations, median incomes, average housing costs, and the percentage of adults with a college education to determine which location was the snootiest in the Great Lakes States. Let's countdown to #1 with RoadSnack.net's Top 10 Snobbiest Cities in Michigan.

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The Snobbiest States in America: Full 50 State Countdown

The career advisors at Zippia had fun putting this tongue-in-cheek study together. To determine America's snottiest state, they looked at the percentage of the population that held bachelor's degrees, how many were in Arts and Humanities, and how many Ivy League universities were in the state. They also looked at the average bottle of wine consumed per person. Here's a look at Zippia's Snobbiest States in the United States.

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