We get it, it’s pretty darn cool to be from Rhode Island, we’ve got beautiful beaches, great food, interesting history, and awesome people, but that doesn’t mean you can say you’re from Rhode Island if you’re not! The street cred may be valuable, but we are very protective of our state and don’t take kindly to imposters. Luckily, there are some things that make it easy as pie to spot a fake Rhode Islander from a mile away, and here are the top seven signs.
- They don’t like Del’s Lemonade
smcgee/Flickr If you don’t love the taste of frosty Del’s frozen lemonade, there’s no way you’re from Rhode Island!
- They don’t mind driving more than half an hour to get somewhere.
Doug Kerr/Flickr Anything more than half an hour counts as a road trip to us!
- They’ve never heard of the Big Blue Bug
sandwich/Flickr Nibbles Woodaway (more commonly called the Big Blue Bug,) is a Rhode Island celebrity!
- They call this a water fountain
Jellaluna/Flickr Every Rhode Islander knows it’s a bubbler!
- They put ketchup on their hot weiners
Matt/Flickr Everyone in Rhode Islands knows this is practically a criminal offense!
- They don’t remember Benny’s
JJBers/Flickr This store was such a Rhode Island staple that any local will have some fond memories here.
- They give directions based on actual locations
Jose Manuel Gabriel/Flickr Everyone knows that Rhode Islanders like to give directions that include places that are no longer there! If they don’t say “take a left where the Newport Creamery used to be,” they’re not from here!
This isn’t to say we don’t want you in our beautiful little Rhodey, just that we don’t want you claiming to be from here if you aren’t. So please, come and visit, try a Del’s, learn our local dialect, and get cozy, we love visitors, just not imposters!
smcgee/Flickr
If you don’t love the taste of frosty Del’s frozen lemonade, there’s no way you’re from Rhode Island!
Doug Kerr/Flickr
Anything more than half an hour counts as a road trip to us!
sandwich/Flickr
Nibbles Woodaway (more commonly called the Big Blue Bug,) is a Rhode Island celebrity!
Jellaluna/Flickr
Every Rhode Islander knows it’s a bubbler!
Matt/Flickr
Everyone in Rhode Islands knows this is practically a criminal offense!
JJBers/Flickr
This store was such a Rhode Island staple that any local will have some fond memories here.
Jose Manuel Gabriel/Flickr
Everyone knows that Rhode Islanders like to give directions that include places that are no longer there! If they don’t say “take a left where the Newport Creamery used to be,” they’re not from here!
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