As states go, Maine is one of the best. I like to think that’s a result of the population. We’re some of the kindest, warmest, funniest people I know. But, it’s not all fun and games up north. There are times that the smiles are slow and the attitude is fierce. If you’ve never seen a Mainer mad, consider yourself lucky. We don’t anger easily, but when we do – it’s not pretty. Here are a few of the quickest ways to make us mad. Avoid them at all costs!
- Forget that you can leave the coast and still have good, summer fun.
crashmaster / Flickr We’ve got so many amazing lakes, such as Moosehead pictured here.
- Refer to this as our “lake house.”
dana_moos / Flickr It’s a camp. When we go there, we’re going “upta camp.” Just accept that and we’ll all get along. You might even be able to come visit.
- Try to sell us a lobster roll in an other state.
leeco / Flickr We know it’s going to be overpriced and, even worse, not the real thing.
- Be the construction crew deployed when spring comes.
dougtone / Flickr It’s not you that we hate, it’s the fact that it takes so long to repair what the winter did to us.
- Ask us where Maine is.
TUBS / Wikimedia Commons It’s this red one. As you can see, it’s NOT in Canada.
- Forget we have an inland.
waynesphotos / Flickr We do. And it’s just as beautiful, it not more so, than the rest of Maine.
- Forget that there’s a world above Bangor.
auvet / Flickr We know this one from personal experience. Whenever we’re too light on including northern Maine in an article, we are quickly reminded of our error!
- Ask us if we’re constantly crashing into moose.
christine4nier / Flickr Okay, so it’s happened. But, after the first time, you never forget to be on the lookout!
- Be from away.
nicolebratt / Flickr Just kidding, we love you tourists. Well, I’m sure some of us do.
- Act like we’re all uneducated people from the back woods.
romanboed / Flickr Both public and private universities call Maine home. And they churn out some of the best in the country.
- Not properly understand what all the parts of Maine are actually called.
Ryan Gavin / mainememes.com There are many friggen pahts, bub!
- Tell us we talk funny.
neilmoralee / Flickr If you can’t say “Calais” right, you might be the one who talks funny, bub.
- Act like Portland isn’t a real city.
coreytempleton / Flickr It might not be Manhattan, but there’s no shortage of things to do. Although, with all these expats, it might become Manhattan eventually. P.S. - This might make us mad, too.
- Be from Massachusetts and drive a car.
auvet / Flickr It doesn’t matter if you’re driving perfectly, we’ll probably still find a flaw.
- Park a cruise ship.
coreytempleton / Flickr We get grumpy when there’s a line at our local coffee shop. The only exception here is if you’re talking to a local business owner. They’re very happy to take those passengers and send them home with souvenirs!
- Act like it’s always cold in Maine.
chcarver / Flickr When it’s not cold, it’s beautiful. And we do summer exceptionally well.
- But, also tell us we complain about the snow too much.
coreytempleton / Flickr Yes, we know we chose to live here, but have you ever shoveled for so long that your eyebrows have ice in them? Didn’t think so.
- Fail to love Maine as much as we do.
coreytempleton / Flickr Okay, maybe that’s not true. We know you just can’t understand it the way we can. But, stick around a while and you’ll probably learn to love it almost as much.
Maine will always be home. We’re proud of that and can’t deny it. Click here to read our list of reasons that we’ll never call another place “home,” no matter how long we live there.
crashmaster / Flickr
We’ve got so many amazing lakes, such as Moosehead pictured here.
dana_moos / Flickr
It’s a camp. When we go there, we’re going “upta camp.” Just accept that and we’ll all get along. You might even be able to come visit.
leeco / Flickr
We know it’s going to be overpriced and, even worse, not the real thing.
dougtone / Flickr
It’s not you that we hate, it’s the fact that it takes so long to repair what the winter did to us.
TUBS / Wikimedia Commons
It’s this red one. As you can see, it’s NOT in Canada.
waynesphotos / Flickr
We do. And it’s just as beautiful, it not more so, than the rest of Maine.
auvet / Flickr
We know this one from personal experience. Whenever we’re too light on including northern Maine in an article, we are quickly reminded of our error!
christine4nier / Flickr
Okay, so it’s happened. But, after the first time, you never forget to be on the lookout!
nicolebratt / Flickr
Just kidding, we love you tourists. Well, I’m sure some of us do.
romanboed / Flickr
Both public and private universities call Maine home. And they churn out some of the best in the country.
Ryan Gavin / mainememes.com
There are many friggen pahts, bub!
neilmoralee / Flickr
If you can’t say “Calais” right, you might be the one who talks funny, bub.
coreytempleton / Flickr
It might not be Manhattan, but there’s no shortage of things to do. Although, with all these expats, it might become Manhattan eventually. P.S. - This might make us mad, too.
It doesn’t matter if you’re driving perfectly, we’ll probably still find a flaw.
We get grumpy when there’s a line at our local coffee shop. The only exception here is if you’re talking to a local business owner. They’re very happy to take those passengers and send them home with souvenirs!
chcarver / Flickr
When it’s not cold, it’s beautiful. And we do summer exceptionally well.
Yes, we know we chose to live here, but have you ever shoveled for so long that your eyebrows have ice in them? Didn’t think so.
Okay, maybe that’s not true. We know you just can’t understand it the way we can. But, stick around a while and you’ll probably learn to love it almost as much.
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