phillyvic DOESNT DO LOUNGES's blog: "NORTH VS. SOUTH"

I've been living in SC for the last 5 years. Here are just some of the differences between SC and NJ, where I'm from...

NJ: You flick a butt out the window and nothing happens

SC: You flick a butt out the window and you get fined 1000 bucks and jail time

NJ: You can use Mapquest to get directions and they’ll be accurate

SC: You use Mapquest and end up asking for directions anyway

SC: You say hello to the cashier at the convenience store, they say hello and engage in friendly chit chat.

NJ: You say hi to the cashier and they get ready to hit the button that calls the cops

NJ: A traffic jam could have you sitting for an hour

SC: A traffic jam consists of ten cars at a stop light, and the ninth guy in line actually has the nerve to honk his horn

NJ: At 50 degrees people will go out in jeans and a tshirt

SC: At 50 degrees people go out in jeans, tshirt, a coat, two pair of socks, a wool cap but still flip flops

NJ: In a small town the cops have one job...being a cop

SC: In a small town the cops also moonlight as greenskeepers or bouncers...and the mayor moonlights at the local supermarket

NJ: You move to a new area and ask for info and people hold back as if they are guarding spy secrets

SC: They tell you EVERYTHING, including where they got married, the tree that was hit by lightning, who owns the locals stores and even where their kids live.

NJ: You get a bag of corn chips and it lists the ingredients on the back

SC: You get a bag of corn chips and it lists the ingredients on the back, along with Bible excerpts

NJ: They will throw a benefit for MS, MD or any other major disease

SC: They will take up a collection for someone that can’t pay their electric bill.

NJ: When women talk about guys they mention if he’s nice or a jerk

SC: When women talk about guys they mention whether or not he is violent

NJ: When women start talking trash about other women, they end it with "that F***in bitch!"

SC: When women talk trash about other women they end it with " Bless her heart"

NJ: Barmaids are nice and usually not too hard on the eyes

SC: Barmaids are nice and smoking hot

NJ: When they say something is "down a bit" they mean around 5 blocks

SC: When they say something is "down a bit" they could mean anywhere between 5 and 30 miles

NJ: Guys will get a sports car and bring it in for routine maintenance.

SC: Guys will get a sports car and tear it apart so it’ll do 0-80 in 3.5

NJ: Guys will get drunk at a bar and yell FREEBIRD at the band

SC: Guys will get drunk at a bar, yell something you can’t understand at the band, hit on women and possibly pass out

NJ: People get bent out of shape if you make fun of their accent

SC: People laugh with you when you make fun of their accent, but then they make fun of YOURS.

NJ: If you get caught with a suspended license, they issue you a ticket, fine you like crazy and impound your car

SC: Jail

NJ: If you get caught with no insurance, they issue you a ticket, fine you like crazy and impound your car

SC: Jail

NJ: If you get caught with an expired car registration, they issue you a ticket, fine you like crazy and impound your car

SC: Jail

NJ: Guys call other guys "Dude"

SC: Guys call other guys "Bubba"

NJ: You meet a woman whose hobbies include working out, yoga and "finding herself"

SC: You meet a woman who talks about how she shot a 7 point buck

NJ: People talk about their family

SC: People talk about their kin

NJ: Women call guys they really like "darling"

SC: Women call guys they are about to chew out "darlin’"

NJ: When a cop pulls you over, they talk to you as if you were a common criminal

SC: When a cop pulls you over, they talk to you about how the Gamecocks are doing....unless it’s the "counties", but even then they’re pretty friendly.

NJ: You call the landlord to have something fixed and it takes 3 to 4 days

SC: You call the landlord to have something fixed and it takes 3 to 4 hours, if not within a half hour.

NJ: People go out in a boat looking to catch bluefish or flounder

SC: People go out in a boat looking to catch an alligator

SC: You drive down a road and people wave to you, even if they don’t know you

NJ: You wave to people you DO know and they think....who the hell was that?

SC: You shoot a deer, get it made into burgers, sausage and steaks and your girl says MMMM...this is some GOOD stuff!

NJ: YOU CAN’T EAT BAMBI!