If there’s one thing that New Orleanians have plenty of, it’s passion. So if you are new to the city or just don’t get around much, you might just stumble upon a topic that people feel…pretty passionate about. Here are the top things you probably don’t want to bring up if you’re trying to just have calm conversation…or if you don’t want to end up in a long debate!
- AirBnB
Flickr.com / Airbnb Office In true New Orleans fashion, even though new regulations have been created to put this issue to bed, it’s still one of the hottest ones you’ll come across. You never know who got evicted because their landlord wanted to airbnb….or who has an extra apartment in their house that they are making bank on. Tread cautiously.
- Flooding
Flickr.com / Joel Johnson When it comes to flooding–what causes it, where it’s better or worse, and what could be done to stop it–there are a lot of landmines. Yah, it’s a pretty sensitive topic.
- Drew Brees
Flickr.com / Brook Ward At first, Drew Brees was basically treated like Jesus. I mean really, his nickname was Bresus. But slowly, as the Saints continue to decline, questions are starting to pop up. And you can bet, there will be some fights about this!
- New Orleans Drivers
Flickr.com / Derek Bridges Sometimes, you really wonder whether the individual knows how turn signals are suppose to function. And then you get angry…
- How To Pronounce: Pralines, Esplanade, or Prytania
Flickr.com / Paula Padilla del Valle You ever heard of that song, you say tomato, I say toma-toe? Well most people in New Orleans have not. We’d rather argue with you instead.
- The Real Estate Market
Flickr.com / Thomas Hawk Ok, so maybe people don’t fight about the housing stock in NOLA…but it certainly gets a lot of people mad!
- What The Best Krewe in Mardi Gras Is
Flickr.com / Mike Connor Everyone has their favorite part of Mardi Gras. But once you start sharing about it, you can bet there will be a whole bunch of opinions.
- The Monuments
Flickr.com / Tom Green Similar to AirBnB, it feels like it is going to take a long time for this one to be laid to rest.
- Noise Ordinances
Flickr.com / Wayne Hsieh Truly, all kinds of decisions that are made in regards to zoning and special districts cause a whole lot of debate in NOLA, pretty much no matter what.
- What The Best New Orleans Brewery Is
Flickr.com / Inforgmation of New Orleans Now that there are so many beers that are made in the city, you can bet people are picking teams. Just make sure you have actually tried all the different beers before you start debating.
- Potholes
Flickr.com / Infrogmation Similar to the housing in New Orleans–everyone has a pothole story that is crazier than the next.
- Who’s Got the Best Gumbo
Flickr.com / Angela Koh Once this conversation gets started, it takes a really long time before it ends.
- Who Makes the Best Po-Boys
flickr.com/photos/janetfo747/ And finally, perhaps the most controversial of all–who’s got the best po-boy. Not only do people have a favorite po-boy shop, they have the particular places they like to go for certain kinds of po-boys as well.
What do you think are the most controversial topics in New Orleans? What do you always debate about with your friends? Let us know what’s on your minds in the comments below. Your idea could be the next article we run on Only in New Orleans!
Flickr.com / Airbnb Office
In true New Orleans fashion, even though new regulations have been created to put this issue to bed, it’s still one of the hottest ones you’ll come across. You never know who got evicted because their landlord wanted to airbnb….or who has an extra apartment in their house that they are making bank on. Tread cautiously.
Flickr.com / Joel Johnson
When it comes to flooding–what causes it, where it’s better or worse, and what could be done to stop it–there are a lot of landmines. Yah, it’s a pretty sensitive topic.
Flickr.com / Brook Ward
At first, Drew Brees was basically treated like Jesus. I mean really, his nickname was Bresus. But slowly, as the Saints continue to decline, questions are starting to pop up. And you can bet, there will be some fights about this!
Flickr.com / Derek Bridges
Sometimes, you really wonder whether the individual knows how turn signals are suppose to function. And then you get angry…
Flickr.com / Paula Padilla del Valle
You ever heard of that song, you say tomato, I say toma-toe? Well most people in New Orleans have not. We’d rather argue with you instead.
Flickr.com / Thomas Hawk
Ok, so maybe people don’t fight about the housing stock in NOLA…but it certainly gets a lot of people mad!
Flickr.com / Mike Connor
Everyone has their favorite part of Mardi Gras. But once you start sharing about it, you can bet there will be a whole bunch of opinions.
Flickr.com / Tom Green
Similar to AirBnB, it feels like it is going to take a long time for this one to be laid to rest.
Flickr.com / Wayne Hsieh
Truly, all kinds of decisions that are made in regards to zoning and special districts cause a whole lot of debate in NOLA, pretty much no matter what.
Flickr.com / Inforgmation of New Orleans
Now that there are so many beers that are made in the city, you can bet people are picking teams. Just make sure you have actually tried all the different beers before you start debating.
Flickr.com / Infrogmation
Similar to the housing in New Orleans–everyone has a pothole story that is crazier than the next.
Flickr.com / Angela Koh
Once this conversation gets started, it takes a really long time before it ends.
flickr.com/photos/janetfo747/
And finally, perhaps the most controversial of all–who’s got the best po-boy. Not only do people have a favorite po-boy shop, they have the particular places they like to go for certain kinds of po-boys as well.
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