Kansas is a place full of good country folks and good country food. Besides barbecue, (which we know is a must-have even when you don’t live here,) there are a few things you’ll keep doing even after you leave. You really can’t take the Kansas out of the Kansan, when it comes to these undying habits!
- Looking at the horizon to see your destination approaching.
advantage lendl/Flickr Sometimes, you just get used to seeing your destination creep up over the horizon. However, in most states, you’ll just have to let go of that.
- Taking pictures of a particularly good sunset… which might be every night.
becky mccray/Flickr Can you believe that there are states where people don’t take photos of the sunset every night? What do they do with all that extra time?
- Feeling homesick from the smell of a cow trailer.
carles krause/Flickr Whether they’ve been recently washed or not, they’ll always smell like home. Grass and cows, really.
- Having a second freezer just for meat.
cowgirl jules/Flickr I don’t know many non-Kansans that hoard meat unless they’re from waaay up North. However, sometimes you just decide to buy half a cow’s worth of beef. It happens.
- Having conversations with strangers… comfortably.
demo/Flickr We Kansans usually have a lot of heart, and a healthy interest in others.
- The “farmer’s wave”
donorozeto/Flickr Almost unseen in our bigger cities, this little habit is a good reminder of how we greet others on the road in Kansas. Thankfully, this is shared with many of our Midwestern friends.
- “I don’t have an accent.”
Doug Geisler/Flickr You’ll always feel like the other people around you have the real accent. You just speak normally, right?
- Being neighborly
Gordon/Flickr There’s just no reason not to be friends with your neighbors. Even if they don’t see it the same way every time.
- Ending every meeting with “Have a good one!”
Jim Renaud/Flickr It’s a habit that we’ve picked up from other Kansans, but who knows where it came from?
- Hopping in your car at the mere mention of a tornado.
Lane Pearman/Flickr In addition to being a little crazy for a good storm, we somehow always want to chase one.
- Gifting a casserole to someone just because.
Meaghan O’Malley/Flickr Whether it’s a new baby or a recent family loss, there’s no reason why you can’t gift a casserole.
- Not trusting four wheel drive in the snow.
powhusku/Flickr Sometimes it’s just not a good idea. In Kansas, you don’t often get the crunchy snow needed to use four wheel drive correctly. Going slow is better than the ditch, right?
- Rolling our eyes at any mention of Oz
Rennett Stowe/Flickr This one might look strange if they don’t know you’re from Kansas, but it’s more of an involuntary reaction at this point.
- Pulling over to help someone on the road.
robmba/Flickr Sometimes it’s not exactly safe to stop to help when you’re alone on the road, but the instinct’s still there.
- Driving down the middle of a dirt road when no one’s around.
Royce Kitts/Flickr If you can’t see a dust cloud, there’s no reason why you can’t make the drive a little easier on your suspension. Especially if the road’s been rained on recently.
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advantage lendl/Flickr
Sometimes, you just get used to seeing your destination creep up over the horizon. However, in most states, you’ll just have to let go of that.
becky mccray/Flickr
Can you believe that there are states where people don’t take photos of the sunset every night? What do they do with all that extra time?
carles krause/Flickr
Whether they’ve been recently washed or not, they’ll always smell like home. Grass and cows, really.
cowgirl jules/Flickr
I don’t know many non-Kansans that hoard meat unless they’re from waaay up North. However, sometimes you just decide to buy half a cow’s worth of beef. It happens.
demo/Flickr
We Kansans usually have a lot of heart, and a healthy interest in others.
donorozeto/Flickr
Almost unseen in our bigger cities, this little habit is a good reminder of how we greet others on the road in Kansas. Thankfully, this is shared with many of our Midwestern friends.
Doug Geisler/Flickr
You’ll always feel like the other people around you have the real accent. You just speak normally, right?
Gordon/Flickr
There’s just no reason not to be friends with your neighbors. Even if they don’t see it the same way every time.
Jim Renaud/Flickr
It’s a habit that we’ve picked up from other Kansans, but who knows where it came from?
Lane Pearman/Flickr
In addition to being a little crazy for a good storm, we somehow always want to chase one.
Meaghan O’Malley/Flickr
Whether it’s a new baby or a recent family loss, there’s no reason why you can’t gift a casserole.
powhusku/Flickr
Sometimes it’s just not a good idea. In Kansas, you don’t often get the crunchy snow needed to use four wheel drive correctly. Going slow is better than the ditch, right?
Rennett Stowe/Flickr
This one might look strange if they don’t know you’re from Kansas, but it’s more of an involuntary reaction at this point.
robmba/Flickr
Sometimes it’s not exactly safe to stop to help when you’re alone on the road, but the instinct’s still there.
Royce Kitts/Flickr
If you can’t see a dust cloud, there’s no reason why you can’t make the drive a little easier on your suspension. Especially if the road’s been rained on recently.
