How does that saying go… “Haters gonna’ hate.” ? Yes, I do believe that is what people say these days. Believe it or not there are people out there that can’t stand the idea of South Carolina at any time of the year or on any matter, but we love South Carolina. We love it in the hot, in the cold, when our teams are losing, and when they are beating the pants off others. These are 15 things that I have found that others don’t particularly care for. I’m not saying all people, but there are a lot of them. However, here are 15 things that we absolutely love!
- Carolina Gamecocks & Clemson
Chris/Flickr Yes, we are a state divided when it comes to those two, but we absolutely love them anyway. They make us proud and so thats where our conversation goes when we talk sports. It’s not going to change.
- Our staunch Republican status.
DonkeyHotey/Flickr Everyone has their opinion and this is ours.
- Anything fried.
Stacey Huggins/FLickr It’s good. Plain and simple. By the way, this is a fried PB&J with banana.
- What we call beauty…
Paul Arps/Flickr others seem to wrinkle their nose. But, we love the swamps of our state. They are home to some of the most amazing wildlife.
- Our Pride…
drtreypennington/Flickr and I believe that other’s don’t like that part because, well, it’s not their state pride.
- The way we call any soft drink, “Coke”.
Allen/Flickr It’s not soda and it’s not pop. My mom used to say that soda was for baking with.
- The way we plaster our cars with Palmetto trees….
goldsardine/Flickr
and flip flips.
Rusty Clark - Back In One Piece/Flickr What can I say?
- Our obsession with all things that have “Carolina” on them.
Kaboodle It can be shirts, stickers, wreaths, hangers, doesn’t matter. We love our state!
- How we unabashedly wear clothing that says, “Go Cocks”.
David Goehring/Flickr
- Our long summers.
Holly Lay/Flickr I don’t think that others hate the fact of our summers, but hate the fact that their state doesn’t compare with the length of our summers.
- Mild winters.
Hunter Desportes/Flickr Not always, but most of the time our winters are pretty mild in comparison to other states and they are just jealous!
- Our accent.
Steve Terrell/Flickr I’ve heard, “Say that again.”, “What are you saying?”, “Can you talk slower?” and there are some who do love it. The fact is, we love it and that’s all that matters.
- Grits.
Edsel Little/Flickr Ahhh, that loveable food that we adore and others deem questionable at best.
- Boiled peanuts.
Charles Haynes/Flickr I don’t understand why these hasn’t caught on everywhere. To us there is nothing better than a hot or cold bowl of boiled peanuts. Others have different ideas about this.
- Our laid back way of life.
Laurie Chipps/Flickr You would think they would like this. Maybe it’s because they can’t have it for themselves? For whatever reason, there is no better way to spend time than catching up with each other or watching the grass grow. Others seem to think that life is best lived in the fast lane.
Maybe we should learn from each other instead of hating. Life is way too short for all of that mess. It gives you lines on your forehead and what fun is that?
Chris/Flickr
Yes, we are a state divided when it comes to those two, but we absolutely love them anyway. They make us proud and so thats where our conversation goes when we talk sports. It’s not going to change.
DonkeyHotey/Flickr
Everyone has their opinion and this is ours.
Stacey Huggins/FLickr
It’s good. Plain and simple. By the way, this is a fried PB&J with banana.
Paul Arps/Flickr
others seem to wrinkle their nose. But, we love the swamps of our state. They are home to some of the most amazing wildlife.
drtreypennington/Flickr
and I believe that other’s don’t like that part because, well, it’s not their state pride.
Allen/Flickr
It’s not soda and it’s not pop. My mom used to say that soda was for baking with.
goldsardine/Flickr
Rusty Clark - Back In One Piece/Flickr
What can I say?
Kaboodle
It can be shirts, stickers, wreaths, hangers, doesn’t matter. We love our state!
David Goehring/Flickr
Holly Lay/Flickr
I don’t think that others hate the fact of our summers, but hate the fact that their state doesn’t compare with the length of our summers.
Hunter Desportes/Flickr
Not always, but most of the time our winters are pretty mild in comparison to other states and they are just jealous!
Steve Terrell/Flickr
I’ve heard, “Say that again.”, “What are you saying?”, “Can you talk slower?” and there are some who do love it. The fact is, we love it and that’s all that matters.
Edsel Little/Flickr
Ahhh, that loveable food that we adore and others deem questionable at best.
Charles Haynes/Flickr
I don’t understand why these hasn’t caught on everywhere. To us there is nothing better than a hot or cold bowl of boiled peanuts. Others have different ideas about this.
Laurie Chipps/Flickr
You would think they would like this. Maybe it’s because they can’t have it for themselves? For whatever reason, there is no better way to spend time than catching up with each other or watching the grass grow. Others seem to think that life is best lived in the fast lane.
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